The Commerce Department has released the final results of the antidumping and countervailing duty administrative reviews on softwood lumber products from Canada (A-122-857/C-122-858). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD/CVD on importers for subject merchandise entered Jan. 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2022.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Aug. 15 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 has released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from Taiwan (A-583-831). Rates calculated in this review will be used to set assessment rates for importers of subject merchandise from the exporters remaining in the review that was entered July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.
The Commerce Department issued the preliminary results of its antidumping and countervailing duty administrative reviews on hardwood plywood products from China (A-570-051/C-570-052). In the final results of these reviews, Commerce will set AD and CVD assessment rates for subject merchandise for the companies under review entered Sept. 26, 2021, through Dec. 31, 2022.
The Commerce Department has released the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on uncoated paper from Brazil (A-351-842). These final results, unchanged from the preliminary results, will be used to set final assessments of AD on importers for subject merchandise entered March 1, 2022, through Feb. 28, 2023.
The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices Aug. 15 on AD/CVD proceedings:
The U.S. said Aug. 12 that the Commerce Department doesn’t have to consider a ministerial error allegation regarding the final results of a review because the error went unnoticed in the preliminary results (The Ancientree Cabinet Co. v. U.S., CIT # 23-00262).
Georgia urged a federal district court to reject an effort aimed at overturning a 2024 state law that revises commissioner terms at the Georgia Public Service Commission. In a July 17 complaint at the U.S. District Court for Northern Georgia, the plaintiff, Georgia Conservation Voters Education Fund, said the law (HB-1312) violates the constitutions of Georgia and the U.S. The plaintiff asked the court to enjoin the state from enforcing the law in future elections. Georgia opposed preliminary injunction and urged the court to dismiss the complaint in filings Monday. The state said that HB-1312 was necessary to restore a system of staggered terms after a previous lawsuit from the same plaintiff -- claiming that Georgia PSC election methods violate the Voting Rights Act (see 2407190036) -- led to the delay of 2022 and 2024 PSC elections. “This lawsuit seeks to take Georgia’s win in … [the] first case and force a result where Georgia would still lose by being required to surrender its strong state interest in staggered terms for PSC,” the state wrote. “Those terms are specifically designed to avoid having a majority of the members up for election in the same year.” Georgia responded that the plaintiff lacks standing and fails to make a claim. The state said: The district court shouldn’t “further interfere with the state’s exercise of its constitutional authority” to determine how to run commissioner elections.
Elon Musk on Monday posted an explicit meme in response to warnings from an EU official about European content moderation obligations. Musk published the post, on his platform X, saying, “To be honest, I really wanted to respond with this Tropic Thunder meme, but I would NEVER do something so rude & irresponsible!” Earlier on Monday, European Commissioner-Internal Market and Services Thierry Breton, in a letter to Musk, urged him to be mindful of the platform’s obligations under the EU’s Digital Services Act as the billionaire and X prepared for that evening's live interview with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. “We are monitoring the potential risks in the EU associated with the dissemination of content that may incite violence, hate and racism in conjunction with major political -- or societal -- events around the world, including debates and interviews in the context of elections,” Thierry wrote. X is already the subject of a European Commission investigation for possible DSA violations. The EC launched that inquiry in December, and on July 12 issued preliminary findings related to X’s “blue checkmarks” (see 2407120001). There are also two other probes, an EC spokesperson said at a briefing Tuesday. She noted the DSA doesn’t tackle specific comments but sets due diligence requirements that very large platforms active in the EU must follow. The EC intervenes in cases of systemic issues only. As such, she couldn't comment on Musk’s interview with Trump, the spokesperson said. Breton’s letter to Musk expressed general concerns and observations about the interview under the DSA and wasn’t meant to interfere in U.S. elections, she added.
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty new shipper review on stainless steel bar from India (A-533-810) covering Welspun Specialty Solutions Limited. The agency calculated a zero percent AD rate for subject merchandise both produced and exported by Welspun. If this finding is confirmed in the final results, Commerce will not require AD cash deposits for subject merchandise produced and exported by Welspun until further notice. For now, such merchandise from Welspun will continue to enter at the 12.45% all-others rate.