The Commerce Department published notices in the July 3 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):
An upcoming FCC order requiring closed captions (WID June 18 p7) for online video clips will likely apply to all video clips of material that previously aired on TV, on websites owned by video programming distributors no matter the clip length, said FCC and industry officials in interviews Wednesday. The order is still being finalized, but would also give VPDs a 12-hour grace period to caption “time-sensitive” or live clips, defer the issue of responsibility for third-party clips to a further rulemaking and sets deadlines for compliance starting in 2016, they said. “We are really thrilled the commission is taking steps to address this issue,” said attorney Blake Reid of the University of Colorado, who represents consumer group Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Democratic commissioners are all seen as supporting the order, which is on the preliminary agenda for the July 11 FCC meeting.
An upcoming FCC order requiring closed captions (CD June 18 p10) for online video clips will likely apply to all video clips of material that previously aired on TV, on websites owned by video programming distributors no matter the clip length, said FCC and industry officials in interviews Wednesday. The order is still being finalized, but would also give VPDs a 12-hour grace period to caption “time-sensitive” or live clips, defer the issue of responsibility for third-party clips to a further rulemaking and sets deadlines for compliance starting in 2016, they said. “We are really thrilled the commission is taking steps to address this issue,” said attorney Blake Reid of the University of Colorado, who represents consumer group Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Democratic commissioners are all seen as supporting the order (CD Feb 21 p5), which is on the preliminary agenda for the July 11 FCC meeting.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the July 2 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department will require cash deposits of countervailing duties on steel wire rod from China, after finding illegal subsidization of Chinese exporters in a preliminary determination announced July 1 in a fact sheet. The agency calculated CV duty cash deposit rates of 10.3%-81.36%. Commerce found "critical circumstances" in that all Chinese exporters except Benxi Steel increased exports of subject merchandise before the preliminary determination in an attempt to get as much product in as possible before duties were imposed, so Commerce will make suspension of liquidation and CV duty cash deposit requirements retroactive 90 days for all exporters except Benxi. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements for Benxi will take effect upon publication of Commerce’s preliminary determination in the Federal Register. ITT will have more details when it is published.
The Commerce Department published notices in the July 1 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 issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on polyethylene film, sheet and strip from China (A-570-934). These final results will be used to set assessments of AD duties on importers for entries between Nov. 1, 2011 and Oct. 31, 2012. New AD duty cash deposit rates set in this review will take effect July 2.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from South Korea (A-580-809). Commerce calculated new AD rates for two exporters, Husteel and HYSCO. These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for entries between November 2011 and October 2012. New AD duty cash deposit rates set in this review will take effect July 1.
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). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for entries between May 2012 and April 2013. New AD duty cash deposit rates set in this review will take effect July 1.
The Commerce Department will retroactively suspend liquidation and require antidumping duty cash deposits on entries of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane from China exported by Jiangsu Bluestar Green Technology Co., Ltd. (Bluestar), after amending its May 29 preliminary determination to correct an error. Commerce says its decision that “critical circumstances” did not apply to Bluestar was the result of a mistake, and that the company actually did increase sales in the run up to the preliminary determination in order to get as much product in as possible before duties were imposed. Commerce is amending its preliminary determination to reflect the correction, and will now instruct CBP to suspend liquidation of entries exported by Bluestar and entered on or after Feb. 28, and collect cash deposits on such entries at the applicable AD rate (see 14052822). Suspension of liquidation for Bluestar was already in effect for tetrafluoroethane entered on or after May 29.