ICANN is right to continue discussing how to change policies and procedures related to its generic top-level domains (gTLD) program ahead of a possible second round of gTLD applications, but those discussions remain in early stages and are unlikely to substantially advance in the near term, domain name stakeholders told us in interviews. ICANN has extended to Oct. 30 the public comment period on its preliminary report on future gTLD procedures. That report, prepared in response to questions raised by the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council, urged GNSO to proceed with policy development for subsequent rounds of new gTLD rollouts (see 1510050067).
ICANN is right to continue discussing how to change policies and procedures related to its generic top-level domains (gTLD) program ahead of a possible second round of gTLD applications, but those discussions remain in early stages and are unlikely to substantially advance in the near term, domain name stakeholders told us in interviews. ICANN has extended to Oct. 30 the public comment period on its preliminary report on future gTLD procedures. That report, prepared in response to questions raised by the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council, urged GNSO to proceed with policy development for subsequent rounds of new gTLD rollouts (see 1510050067).
The Commerce Department published notices in the Oct. 14 Federal Register on the following AD/CV duty 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 Commerce Department is extending until Dec. 18 the deadline for its preliminary determination in the countervailing duty investigation on heavy-walled rectangular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Turkey (C-489-825) (here). The agency decided to postpone after finding the investigation is extraordinarily complicated because of the number and complexity of the subsidy programs being investigated. The preliminary determination was originally due Oct. 14. Cash deposits of estimated CV duties can only be collected after the preliminary determination, although cash deposits can be made retroactive 90 days from the preliminary determination if Commerce finds “critical circumstances.”
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge from China (A-570-952) (here). Commerce again found the only company under review, Yama Ribbons Co., Ltd., had no shipments of subject merchandise to the U.S. during the period of review. As such, Yama's AD cash deposit rate will not change. Any suspended entries that entered under Yama's antidumping duty case numbers will be assessed AD duties at the China-wide rate.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on citric acid and certain citrate salts from Canada (A-122-853) (here). Commerce assigned the only company under review, Jungbunzlauer Canada Inc., a zero percent AD duty rate. Subject merchandise from JBL Canada entered between May 1, 2013 and April 30, 2014 will be liquidated without any assessment of AD duties, and future entries of exported by JBL Canada will not be subject to AD duty cash deposit requirements until further notice. The new AD duty cash deposit rate takes effect Oct. 15.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review on glycine from China (A-570-836) (here). For entries on or after Oct. 15, Commerce is setting a 143.87% AD duty cash deposit rate for Baoding Mantong Fine Chemistry Co., Ltd. The agency also rescinded the review for Evonik, so Evonik will remain part of the China-wide entity.
The Commerce Department made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin from Canada (A-201-855), India (A-533-861), China (A-570-824) and Oman (A-520-810) are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The agency will impose AD duty cash requirements on entries of subject merchandise from Canada, China and Oman beginning on Oct. 15. For entries from India, AD duty cash deposit requirements apply starting July 17.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Oct. 9-13, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at http://adcvd.cbp.dhs.gov/adcvdweb
The Commerce Department issued its final affirmative countervailing duty determination on welded line pipe from Turkey (C-489-823) (here). Suspension of liquidation is currently not in effect for entries on or after May 30, and Commerce will only require cash deposits of estimated CV duties on future entries if it issues a CV duty order.