ITA/ITC Consider Revoking AD/CV Orders on Honey, Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars
The International Trade Administration and the International Trade Commission each issued notices initiating five-year Sunset Reviews of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on honey from Argentina (A-357-812), the AD duty order on honey from China (A-570-863), and the AD duty orders on steel concrete reinforcing bars from Belarus (A-822-804), China (A-570-860), Indonesia (A-560-811), Latvia (A-499-804), Moldova (A-841-804), Poland (A-455-803), and Ukraine (A-823-809).
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Sunset Review is an Opportunity for Revocation of Order
The ITA previously said the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) requires that AD and CV duty orders be revoked after sunset reviews held every 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 Sunset Review Deadlines
The ITA said domestic interested parties, (as defined in certain sections of the Tariff Act of 1930 and 19 CFR 351.102(b)), wishing to participate in the Sunset Reviews must respond by filing a notice of intent to participate not later than 15 days after the publication of this notice; i.e. on or about July 17.
If it does not receive a notice of intent to participate from at least one domestic interested party by the deadline, the ITA will automatically revoke the AD/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 Reviews must file complete substantive responses not later than 30 days after publication of this notice; i.e. on or about Aug. 1.
ITC Sunset Review Deadlines
The ITC said interested parties are requested to respond to its notices by submitting certain specified information by Aug, 1. The ITC said it will assess the adequacy of interested party responses to the notices of institution to determine whether to conduct full or expedited reviews. The ITC adds that comments on the adequacy of responses may be filed by Sept. 14.
| Jennifer Moats (ITA Honey AD) | (202) 482-5047 |
| Dana Mermelstein (ITA Honey CV) | (202) 482-1391 |
| David Goldberger (ITA Steel Reinforcing Bars) | (202) 482-4136 |
| Mary Messer (ITC) | (202) 205-3193 |
The ITA notice (FR Pub 07/02/12) is available here.
The ITC notice for honey (FR Pub 07/02/12) is available here.
The ITC notice for steel concrete reinforcing bars (FR Pub 07/02/12) is available here.