Antidumping and countervailing duty orders on corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products from Germany and Korea will end after the International Trade Commission voted that no injury to domestic industry would result from revocation. The vote was unanimous. As a result of the sunset review determination, the International Trade Administration will revoke the AD duty orders on corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products from Germany (A-428-815) and Korea (A-580-816), and the countervailing duty order on corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products from Korea (C-580-818). The revocations will take effect on the date five years after the last continuation of the AD/CV duty orders, Feb. 14, 2012.

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The International Trade Administration published notices in the Feb. 8 Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):

The International Trade Administration issued the preliminary results of the final administrative review of the antidumping duty order on ball bearings and parts thereof from Germany (A-428-801) for four companies, preliminarily assigning zero rates to three companies. Should the ITA continue to find that these companies had zero dumping margins in the final results of this review, it will instruct CBP to liquidate all entries of subject merchandise exported by these companies without regard to antidumping duties. The ITA revoked these orders effective Sept. 15, 2011, so entries of subject merchandise are no longer covered by a cash deposit requirement. These preliminary results are not in effect. The ITA may modify them in the final results of this review and change the estimated AD cash deposit rate for these companies.

The third consecutive zero or de minimis antidumping duty rate received by Pastificio Attilio Mastromauro Granoro S.r.L. will result in revocation of the AD duty order for the company, said David Simon, counsel for Granoro. The company received its third consecutive zero rate in the Feb. 8 final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of pasta from Italy (A-475-818). The AD duty order will no longer apply to Granoro, so pasta exported by the company will not be subject to suspension of liquidation or cash deposit requirements.

The International Trade Administration issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of pasta from Italy (A-475-818) for five companies, finding AD rates of zero to 5.11 percent. Granoro had its third consecutive zero or de minimis AD rate, qualifying the company for revocation. The title of the Federal Register notice indicated a revocation in part, but nowhere in the body of the notice did the ITA indicate the AD duty order no longer applies to Granoro. (UPDATE: David Simon, counsel for Granoro, confirmed that the AD duty order is being revoked in part for Granoro.) The new rates are effective Feb. 8, and will be implemented by CBP soon.

Notice of Agreements Filed (here)

The CBP Regulations and Ruling Division within the Office of International Trade will move office space to 90 K Street, NE, Washington, DC 20229, said CBP. All correspondence for the division , including mailed comments regarding section 1625 modifications or revocations, should be sent to the new address as of Feb. 6, said CBP. The phone number will remain the same, the agency said.

The Centers for Disease Control issued a final rule clarifying its permit requirements for imports of animals and animal products. Effective April 5, importers of microorganisms, animals and animal products that are or contain infectious biological agents, infectious substances, or disease vectors will need to implement biosafety measures as a condition of the permit, and may be subject to CDC inspections. Importers will also have to verify compliance of their shippers. Certain exceptions for imports already authorized by other agencies and animals and animal products exempted from permit requirements will apply.

The International Trade Administration is giving advance notice that it and the International Trade Commission will consider revoking the antidumping duty order on persulfates from China (A-570-847) in their automatic five-year sunset reviews scheduled to begin in March. Advance notice is given because automatic sunset reviews have short deadlines. An order will be revoked unless the ITA finds that revocation would lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping and the ITC finds that revocation would result in continuation or recurrence of material injury to a U.S. industry. As a result, a negative determination by either the ITA or the ITC would result in the revocation of the order.