A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's Web site, along with the case number(s), period covered, and CBP message number, is provided below. These messages are available by searching on the listed CBP message number at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.
The International Trade Administration has issued the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain welded carbon steel pipe and tube from Turkey (A-489-501) covering the period May 1, 2009 through April 30, 2010. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
The International Trade Administration has issued the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Taiwan (A-583-008) covering the period May 1, 2009 through April 30, 2010. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
The Commerce Department has issued its Preliminary Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules, which is required under Executive Order 135361 and is part of the President’s plan to create a “21st-century regulatory system.” Commerce's plan includes a review of the International Trade Administration and Bureau of Industry and Security regulations.
The International Trade Administration is publishing notices on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, the scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in a subsequent ITT article):
The International Trade Administration has issued a notice that it is postponing the preliminary determination in the countervailing duty investigation of galvanized steel wire from China (C-570-976).
The International Trade Administration has issued a notice that it is postponing the preliminary determination in the countervailing duty investigation of steel wheels from China (C-570-974).
The International Trade Administration is initiating an anti-circumvention inquiry to determine whether wire rod with an actual diameter between 4.75 and 5.00 millimeters is circumventing the antidumping duty order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Mexico (A-201-830).
The International Trade Administration has issued Federal Register notices on its recently initiated antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on high pressure steel cylinders from China (A-570-977 and C-570-978).
At a recent House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing, an official from the Office of Management and Budget discussed issues relating to regulation and Executive Order 13563 - Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review. The official noted that thirty departments and agencies released their preliminary plans for the retrospective review of existing rules/regulations and that some of the steps outlined in the plans have already eliminated hundreds of millions of dollars in annual regulatory costs, and over $1 billion in savings can be expected in the near future. Over the coming years, the reforms have the potential to eliminate billions of dollars in regulatory burdens.