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ITA and ITC Consider Revoking 8 AD/CV Orders in Sunset Review

The International Trade Administration and the International Trade Commission have each issued notices initiating five-year Sunset Reviews of the following antidumping and countervailing duty orders:

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ChinaChlorinated IsocyanuratesA-570-898
SpainChlorinated IsocyanuratesA-469-814
ChinaGreige Polyester Cotton PrintclothA-570-101
ChinaPotassium PermanganateA-570-001
BrazilIron Construction CastingsA-351-503
CanadaHeavy Iron Construction CastingsA-122-503
ChinaIron Construction CastingsA-570-502
BrazilIron Construction CastingsC-351-504

Sunset Review is an Opportunity for Revocation of Order

The ITA has previously stated that the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) requires that AD and countervailing duty orders be revoked after five years unless it is found that revocation would be likely to lead to both (1) a continuation or recurrence of dumping or a countervailable subsidy and (2) material injury to a U.S. industry within a reasonably foreseeable time. As a result, a negative determination either by the ITA with respect to (1) or by the ITC with respect to (2) results in a revocation of the AD or CV duty order(s).

ITA Five-Year Sunset Reviews. The ITA states that domestic interested parties (as defined in certain sections of the Tariff Act of 1930 and 19 CFR 351.102(b)) wishing to participate in its Sunset Review(s) must respond by filing a notice of intent to participate not later than May 18, 2010.

If it does not receive a notice of intent to participate from at least one domestic interested party by this deadline, the ITA will automatically revoke the AD or CV duty order(s) without further review. However, if it does receive an order-specific notice of intent to participate from a domestic interested party, then all parties wishing to participate in the Sunset Review(s) must file complete substantive responses not later than June 2, 2010.

ITC Five-Year Sunset Reviews. The ITC states that interested parties are requested to respond to its notices by submitting certain specified information by June 2, 2010. The ITC states that it will assess the adequacy of interested party responses to the notices of institution to determine whether to conduct full or expedited review(s). The ITC adds that comments on the adequacy of responses may be filed by July 16, 2010.

ITA and ITC Five-Year Sunset Review Web Sites

The ITA and ITC have made information related to five-year Sunset Review proceedings, including copies of rules and regulations, available to the public via the internet at the following Web site addresses: ITA: http://ia.ita.doc.gov/sunset/ and ITC: http://info.usitc.gov/oinv/sunset.nsf.

(See ITA and ITC notices for more information, including ITA and ITC comment submission requirements, etc.)

Jennifer Moats (ITA)(202) 482-5047
Mary Messer (ITC)(202) 205-3193

ITA notice (FR Pub 05/03/10) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-10258.pdf

ITC notices (FR Pub 04/01/10) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-9817.pdf; http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-9815.pdf;

http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-9813.pdf; and

http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-9814.pdf