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Notice2016-136912016-06-09

Implementation of Determinations Pursuant to Section 129 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act

Commerce Department, International Trade Administration

Abstract

On April 1, 2016 and May 26, 2016, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) directed the Department of Commerce (the Department) to implement its determinations under section 129 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA), regarding 15 countervailing duty (CVD) investigations, which render them not inconsistent with the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement findings in United States-- Countervailing Duty Measures on Certain Products from China, WT/DS437 (December 18, 2014) (DS437). See Attachment for a listing of the 15 CVD investigations at issue in DS437. The Department issued its final determinations in these section 129 proceedings on March 31, 2016, April 26, 2016, and May 19, 2016. The Department is now implementing these final determinations.

Action & Dates

Dates
The effective date for the determination covering the Group One Investigations and the Wire Strand investigation with respect to the public body and input specificity analyses is April 1, 2016, and the effective date for the determinations covering the Group Two Investigations and Wire Strand with respect to the land specificity analysis is May 26, 2016.
Effective Date
2016-04-01

Document Excerpt

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [C-570-921; C-570-931; C-570-936; C-570-938; C-570-940; C-570-942; C-570-944; C-570-946; C-570-955; C-570-957; C-570-959; C-570-966; C-570-968; C-570-978; C-570-980] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: On April 1, 2016 and May 26, 2016, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) directed the Department of Commerce (the Department) to implement its determinations under section 129 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA), regarding 15 countervailing duty (CVD) investigations, which render them not inconsistent with the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement findings in United States—Countervailing Duty Measures on Certain Products from China, WT/DS437 (December 18, 2014) (DS437). See Attachment for a listing of the 15 CVD investigations at issue in DS437. The Department issued its final determinations in these section 129 proceedings on March 31, 2016, April 26, 2016, and May 19, 2016. The Department is now implementing these final determinations. DATES: The effective date for the determination covering the Group One Investigations and the Wire Strand investigation with respect to the public body and input specificity analyses is April 1, 2016, and the effective date for the determinations covering the Group Two Investigations and Wire Strand with respect to the land specificity analysis is May 26, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Er

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Citation: 81 FR 37180

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