The International Trade Administration has issued a proposed rule to modify its antidumping and countervailing duty regulations under 19 CFR Part 351 which allow bonds to be posted under an AD or CV duty investigation until a final affirmative injury determination is issued by the International Trade Commission. The modification, if adopted, would normally require that a cash deposit, not a bond, be required until the ITC’s injury determination is issued. Comments are due May 26, 2011. See future issue of ITT for detailed BP summary.

The International Trade Administration has issued the preliminary results of the antidumping duty administrative review of certain polyester staple fiber from Taiwan (A-583-833) covering the period May 1, 2009 through April 30, 2010. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

The International Trade Administration has issued the preliminary results of the antidumping duty new shipper review of certain frozen warmwater shrimp from Vietnam (A-552-802) covering the period February 1, 2010 through July 31, 2010. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

The International Trade Administration has issued the preliminary results of the antidumping duty administrative review of purified carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) from Mexico (A-201-834) covering the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

The International Trade Administration has issued a fact sheet announcing the initiation of an antidumping duty investigation on imports of steel nails from the United Arab Emirates.

The International Trade Administration has issued a fact sheet announcing the initiation of antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on imports of galvanized steel wire from China, and an AD duty investigation on galvanized steel wire from Mexico.

The International Trade Administration has published a quantity and value questionnaire and a separate rate application for its recently initiated antidumping duty investigation on steel wheels from China.

The International Trade Commission has instituted a section 337 patent-based investigation¹ of certain video game systems and wireless controllers and components thereof pursuant to a complaint.

The International Trade Administration has initiated an antidumping duty changed circumstances review of frozen warmwater shrimp from Vietnam (A-552-802).

The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review of lightweight thermal paper from Germany (A-429-840) for the period November 20, 2008 through October 31, 2009.