The International Trade Commission published notices in the Nov. 1 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):

The Commerce Department is giving advance notice that in automatic five-year sunset reviews scheduled to begin in December it will consider revoking the antidumping duty orders on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Belarus, South Korea, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates and the U.K. (A-822-806, A-580-891, A-821-824, A-791-823, A-469-816, A-823-816, A-520-808, A-412-826) and tool chests and cabinets from Vietnam (A-552-821), as well as the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia (A-357-820/C-357-821, A-560-830/C-560-831), carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Italy and Turkey (A-475-836/C-475-837, A-489-831/C-489-832), softwood lumber from Canada (A-122-857/C-122-858), hardwood plywood from China (A-570-051/C-570-052), multilayered wood flooring from China (A-570-970/C-570-971) and tool chests and cabinets from China (A-570-056/C-570-057). These orders will be revoked unless Commerce finds that revocation would lead to dumping and the International Trade Commission finds that revocation would result in injury to U.S. industry, Commerce said.

Public interest comments are due to the International Trade Commission by Nov. 9 in a case concerning bio-layer interferometers, according to a Federal Register notice (ITC Docket No. 3652).

The International Trade Commission has requested public interest comments concerning a Section 337 investigation on imported video surveillance equipment, according to a Nov. 1 Federal Register notice (USITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1281). The request follows Administrative law Judge Bryan Moore's Oct. 24 initial determination, which found respondent Verkada of San Mateo, California, had violated Section 337 by importing certain video security equipment and systems that infringe on three patents held by Motorola and Avigilon. Moore recommended a limited exclusion order directed to certain video security equipment and systems, related software, components thereof, sold for importation by Verkada as well as a cease-and-desist order.

The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission began five-year sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings from Italy (A-475-828), Malaysia (A-557-809) and the Philippines (A-565-801). It also will consider revoking antidumping and countervailing duty orders on high pressure steel cylinders from China (A-570-977/C-570-978), Commerce said in a notice released Oct. 31.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Oct. 28 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Oct. 26 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):

The Commerce Department issued its final determination in the antidumping duty investigation on superabsorbent polymers from South Korea (A-580-914). Cash deposit rates set in this final determination take effect Oct. 27, the date it is scheduled for publication in the Federal Register.

The Commerce Department seeks public comments on any subsidies, including stumpage subsidies, paid by certain countries that exported softwood lumber to the U.S. Jan. 1 through June 30, 2022, it said in a notice released Oct. 26. The Softwood Lumber Act of 2008 requires Commerce to submit a report every 180 days on any subsidy provided by nations exporting softwood lumber or softwood products to the U.S., including subsidies for stumpage. Commerce is seeking input on subsidies paid by countries whose exports composed at least 1% of total U.S. softwood imports by quantity, as classified under tariff schedule subheadings 4407.1100, 4407.1200, 4407.1300, 4407.1400, and 4407.1900, the agency said. International Trade Commission Tariff and Trade DataWeb information indicates that six countries -- Austria, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Romania and Sweden -- exported that much softwood lumber to the U.S. during that six-month period. Comments are due Nov. 27.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Oct. 25 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):