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The Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration has initiated investigations into claims that certain monomers and oligomers from Korea and Taiwan are being sold in the U.S. at prices less than their fair value. The action follows petitions from a company named Arkema, Inc., alleging material injury to U.S. industries due to these imports. The investigations will determine if imports of these chemicals are harming or threatening U.S. industries. The Commerce Department will evaluate information from both parties and make preliminary determinations by a specified date while notifying relevant international bodies.

The Department of Commerce is asking for public comments on a request they will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regarding information collection for managing properties. This process allows the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to evaluate if properties funded by EDA can be used in different ways without affecting their original purpose or funding terms. Individuals or organizations that currently receive EDA support are required to submit this information if they wish to use or alter the properties. They invited the public to offer feedback within 30 days, which helps lessen the reporting burden for everyone involved.

In this document, the Department of Commerce's Enforcement and Compliance division of the International Trade Administration announces upcoming reviews, known as Sunset Reviews, for April 2025. These reviews aim to determine whether removing antidumping or countervailing duty orders would likely lead to dumping or subsidized imports causing harm to a U.S. industry. The document specifies procedures for interested parties to participate and stresses the importance of submitting comments and executive summaries within designated time frames. The notice is published for the benefit of the international trading community and is not mandated by law.

The Department of Commerce has announced preliminary findings that producers and exporters of stainless steel flanges from India sold their products in the U.S. at prices below the normal value during the period from March 28, 2018, to September 30, 2019. The review focused particularly on Chandan Steel Limited, which did not cooperate fully, leading Commerce to assign them a high dumping margin based on available facts. As these results are preliminary, interested parties can submit comments and requests for a hearing before final results are published. The final dumping duties will be decided after considering these inputs, with possible changes to cash deposit rates for future entries of these products.

The Department of Commerce is inviting comments from the public and other federal agencies on information collection activities related to the NIST Associates Information System. This request, in line with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, aims to evaluate and improve data collection processes while minimizing the reporting burden for respondents. Comments must be submitted by March 8, 2021, to ensure they are considered before submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The goal is to assess the necessity and utility of the information collected and explore methods to enhance the clarity and efficiency of these processes.

The Department of Commerce has preliminarily found that two Japanese companies, Nippon Steel Corporation and Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co., sold hot-rolled steel products in the United States at unfairly low prices between October 2018 and September 2019. Additionally, companies like Honda Trading Canada and Panasonic reported no shipments during this period. The Department has set a provisional dumping margin and invites public comments on these preliminary findings. They will finalize the results and cash deposit rates in a subsequent review.

The Department of Commerce has amended the final results of a review concerning antidumping duties on circular welded carbon-quality steel pipes from the United Arab Emirates. This amendment corrects a ministerial error related to the calculation of home market commissions for a company called Universal. The correction changes Universal's dumping margin and affects the rates for other companies not individually reviewed. Additionally, Commerce identified another error regarding the cash deposit rates, correcting them to reflect the all-others rate of 5.95 percent, as initially established. These actions ensure the accurate assessment and collection of antidumping duties in the reviewed period.

The International Trade Commission announced the termination of the antidumping duty investigation related to melamine from Qatar. This decision follows a negative final determination by the Department of Commerce, which was published in the Federal Register on December 9, 2024. The investigation, initially identified as Investigation No. 731-TA-1671 (Final), has now been formally concluded.

The Department of Commerce is submitting an information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the National Survey of Children's Health. This survey gathers data on the health and well-being of children across the United States, helping agencies estimate national and state-level impacts, especially for children with special health care needs. The survey involves about 375,000 addresses and uses both web and mail questionnaires, with some households receiving cash incentives to encourage participation. Written comments on the survey are invited within 30 days of the notice's publication.

The Department of Commerce has made a preliminary finding that passenger vehicle and light truck tires from South Korea are being sold in the United States for less than their fair value. This investigation covers sales from April 1, 2019, to March 31, 2020. Due to this finding, U.S. Customs and Border Protection will suspend the liquidation of these tires and require cash deposits based on the estimated dumping margins until further notice. The Department also plans to verify the information before making a final determination and is inviting public comments on the preliminary decision.