The International Trade Administration published notices in the May 4, 2012, Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, the scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The International Trade Administration issued the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain activated carbon from China (A-570-904) for 11 companies. These preliminary results are not in effect. The ITA may modify them in the final results of this review and change the estimated AD cash deposit rate for this company.
The International Trade Administration issued the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on frontseating service valves from China (A-570-933) for two companies. These preliminary results are not in effect. The ITA may modify them in the final results of this review and change the estimated AD cash deposit rate for this company.
The International Trade Administration initiated a new shipper review for the antidumping duty order on certain new pneumatic off-the-road tires from China (A-570-912) at the request of Trelleborg Wheel Systems (Xingtai) China Co. Ltd. The ITA will determine if this company is eligible for an estimated AD cash deposit rate other than the China-wide entity rate it currently receives.
The International Trade Administration posted generic versions of its antidumping duty margin calculation programs to its website. The ITA said these programs are the starting point of its AD calculations. For a particular company in a proceeding, a case analyst will fill in the company’s case-specific information in the required sections and make any changes to the boilerplate code required for the situation. ITA officials said the calculations have been updated to reflect the ITA’s new average-to-average methodology, without zeroing, in administrative reviews.
On May 3, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Food and Drug Administration issued its weekly Enforcement Report for May 2, 2012, that lists the status of recalls and field corrections for food, drugs, biologics, and devices. The report covers both domestic and foreign firms.
On May 3, 2012, the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued emails May 3, 2012, announcing changes to some Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) electronic manuals. While some changes are minor, other changes may affect the admissibility of the plant products, including fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service recently revised export requirements and plant lists for the following countries: