The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Feb. 7 on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CVD rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department is amending the original final results of its countervailing duty administrative review on certain new pneumatic off-the-road tires from India (C-533-870) to correct ministerial errors in the calculation of the duty rates for two mandatory respondents and companies not selected for individual review. The agency calculated new CVD cash deposit rates for the 29 companies under review, with slight changes to the original final calculations. These amended final results, effective Feb. 10, will be used to set final assessments of CVD on importers for entries during calendar year 2022.
The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on low-melt polyester staple fiber from South Korea (A-580-895). Commerce set an AD rate of 3.14% for Toray Advanced Materials Korea, Inc., the only company under review. Subject merchandise from Toray entered Aug. 1, 2022, through July 31, 2023, will be liquidated at importer-specific rates. The 3.14% AD cash deposit rate for Toray, increased from the preliminary rate of 2.46%, takes effect Feb. 7, the date the final results were published in the Federal Register.
On Feb. 6, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service has delayed the effective date of a final rule that amended regulations related to organic mushrooms and organic pet food, according to a Federal Register notice.
USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service has delayed the effective date of a final rule that amended regulations related to paper and paper-based packaging, according to a Federal Register notice.
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices on Feb. 7:
Four senators, two from each party, reintroduced a bill that would authorize the U.S. trade representative, in consultation with Congress about objectives, to negotiate specialized trade agreements focused on critical minerals and rare earth elements. Those trade agreements also would need to get a vote of approval from Congress before they could enter into force.
The House Select Committee on China is getting six new members -- four Republicans, two Democrats -- in the new 119th Congress, lawmakers announced last week. The Republicans are Reps. Gus Bilirakis of Florida, Young Kim of California, Nathaniel Moran of Texas and Zach Nunn of Iowa. The Democrats are Reps. Greg Stanton of Arizona and Jill Tokuda of Hawaii. Reps. John Moolenaar, R-Mich., and Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., have been reappointed chairman and ranking member, respectively.
A half-dozen House members reintroduced a bill this week. to grant Kazakhstan permanent normal trade relations status. The former Soviet republic does receive most favored nation treatment, but must certify its compliance under the Jackson-Vanik amendment each year.