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The U.S. Department of Commerce has made a preliminary decision that certain alkyl phosphate esters from China are being sold in the United States at less than fair value. This investigation covers the period from October 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024, and involves products like TCPP, TDCP, and TEP. The investigation could lead to the U.S. Customs enforcing cash deposit requirements to offset the dumping margin. Interested parties are invited to comment, and the final determination may be postponed until 135 days after this preliminary finding.

The U.S. Department of Commerce concluded that dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP) from Malaysia is sold in the U.S. at prices lower than its fair value. This investigation covers sales from January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023. The department will continue suspending liquidation and will notify the U.S. International Trade Commission about their findings to determine if U.S. industries are harmed by these imports. If harm is confirmed, antidumping duties will be set; if not, the case will be closed, and cash deposits refunded.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has decided to rescind certain administrative reviews related to antidumping and countervailing duty orders due to the withdrawal of review requests by all parties involved. These administrative reviews, which were initially initiated as per requests during specific periods of review, will not proceed as all requests were withdrawn within the 90-day deadline. The Commerce Department will instruct Customs and Border Protection to assess duties based on existing deposits. Importers and parties involved should note their responsibility to provide certificates or handle proprietary information as required by law.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has amended the Export Trade Certificate of Review for the Northwest Fruit Exporters (NFE), effective from August 19, 2024. This amendment includes changes such as removing some members, updating member names, and altering export product coverage for specific companies. The certificate helps protect the listed members from certain antitrust actions related to their export activities. Any person affected by this decision can challenge it in a district court within 30 days of the notice.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has determined that TRAPA Forest Products Ltd. (TRAPA) is the successor to Trans-Pacific Trading Ltd. concerning the countervailing duty order on certain softwood lumber from Canada. As a result, TRAPA will now be subject to the same cash deposit rate of 6.74% that previously applied to Trans-Pacific. This decision follows the Department's preliminary findings, and no objections were raised against it. Consequently, all shipments of applicable products by TRAPA will adopt this rate moving forward.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued a preliminary determination that some steel producers in Canada are receiving unfair subsidies, which could harm American businesses. This investigation covers steel products resistant to corrosion that are imported from Canada during the year 2023. The Department of Commerce has outlined methods they used in the investigation and has left room for public comments. They have also set guidelines for Customs to start imposing cash deposits on the affected steel products until a final decision is made.

The Department of Commerce announced that on February 4, 2021, they mistakenly republished three notices in the Federal Register that had already been published before. These notices were related to antidumping duty reviews on certain products from Vietnam, Thailand, and China. The republication was accidental and does not change the outcome of these reviews. This notice serves as a correction to address and clarify the mistake.

The Department of Commerce has preliminarily determined that imports of certain uncoated paper rolls from Brazil are circumventing existing antidumping duty orders, which are meant to protect U.S. industry from unfair foreign pricing. As a result, these imports will face suspension of liquidation, starting from specific dates, and importers will have to certify that their imports won't be further processed into paper sheets subject to duties. Importers who fail to provide this certification will be required to pay antidumping duties. The Department invites comments on this preliminary decision and has notified the U.S. International Trade Commission about the findings.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has completed its review of antidumping duties on certain lined paper products from India, determining that they were sold in the U.S. at less than their normal value between September 1, 2022, and August 31, 2023. Adjustments were made to the margin calculations for specific companies, and rates were assigned to those not individually examined. Importers must comply with specific requirements to avoid double duties, and new cash deposit rates will apply starting March 27, 2025.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has updated its earlier findings regarding whether solar cells from Vietnam were sold in the U.S. at unfair prices, known as less-than-fair-value (LTFV). This adjustment was made to fix a significant error in calculating the dumping margin for a Vietnamese company, Jinko Solar. As a result, the new cash deposit rates for imports will be enforced starting from the publication date of this notice. The Department will notify the U.S. International Trade Commission of these changes.