The International Trade Administration is publishing notices in the April 3 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):
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The Mexican Secretary of Economy welcomed a letter from a group of U.S. Congressmen expressing support for the inclusion of Mexico in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations. The March 30 letter, sent to U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk by a group of 28 Congressmen led by Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and Francisco Canseco (R-TX), recognized the importance of the U.S.-Mexico commercial relationship, particularly the integration of production chains in North America to promote economic recovery and strengthen competitiveness in both countries. The legislators also noted the similarities between the U.S.-Mexican bilateral commercial agenda and the objectives of the TPP, and stated that Mexico is ready to meet the TPP’s high standards.
The Court of International Trade remanded to the International Trade Administration the final results of the 2004 changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty order on extruded rubber thread from Malaysia (A-557-805), which determined to revoke the AD order due to the bankruptcy of the sole U.S. manufacturer of the domestic like product. While the ITA revoked the order effective October 1, 2003, plaintiff Heveafil SDN. BHD. argues for an effective date of October 1, 1995.
The International Trade Commission is asking for comments by about April 11, 2012, on a patent complaint filed on behalf of Technology Properties Limited, which alleges violations of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the U.S., the sale for importation, and the sale within the U.S. after importation of certain computer and computer peripheral devices and components thereof, and products containing the same (D/N 2889). ITC is asking for comments on any public interest issues that might affect ITC consideration, including whether the issuance of an exclusion order and/or cease and desist order would impact the public interest.
The International Trade Administration initiated new shipper reviews for the antidumping duty order on fresh garlic from China (A-552-801) at the request of: Quang Minh Seafood Co., Ltd.; Dai Thanh Seafoods Company Limited; Fatfish Company Limited; and Hoang Long Seafood Processing Co., Ltd. The ITA will determine whether each company is eligible for an estimated AD cash deposit rate other than the Vietnam-wide entity rate they currently receive ($2.11 per kilogram).
The Court of International Trade dismissed claims by domestic plaintiffs Tampa Bay Fisheries, Inc. and Singleton Fisheries, Inc. arising from the U.S. International Trade Commission and U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s denial of monetary benefits under the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 (CDSOA, or the “Byrd Amendment”). Tampa Bay and Singleton were not included on the ITC’s list of Affected Domestic Producers (ADPs) because of a failure to check the relevant boxes on an ITC questionnaire, and were therefore ineligible to receive Byrd Amendment distributions of antidumping duties collected under AD duty orders on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from Brazil, Thailand, India, China, Vietnam and Ecuador.
The Court of International Trade affirmed the International Trade Administration’s remand redetermination in the 2008-09 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from China (A-552-801). The remand redetermination, which domestic plaintiffs Ad Hoc Shrimp Trade Association (AHSTA) continued to dispute, was pursuant to a 2011 CIT order to further explain or reconsider its decision to rely exclusively on U.S. Customs and Border Protection Form 7501 data for entries designated as “Type 03”1 when selecting mandatory respondents in the review.
Mexico's Diario Oficial of April 3, 2012, lists notices from the Secretary of the Economy as follows:
The International Trade Administration issued notice of its rescission of the antidumping duty new shipper review of chlorinated isocyanurates from China (A-570-898) for Puyang Cleanway Chemicals Ltd. As a result, any entries of subject merchandise exported by Puyang Cleanway will be subject to the China-wide rate of 285.63%. The ITA will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assess AD duties on entries exported by Puyang Cleanway at the appropriate China-wide rate determined in the ongoing 2010-11 administrative review.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service said the Food and Agriculture Organization's Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR) Secretariat has published a report on Pesticide Residues in Food, entitled the "Evaluations of 2011 JMPR PART I- RESIDUES." This report may be accessed on the FAO website here.