Rep. Brian Higgins, D-N.Y. , introduced a bill that would give the Commerce Department the authority to consider the effect of excess production capacity in non-market economies to determine the threat of material injury in countervailing and antidumping duty investigations. The bill was introduced Dec. 20; no text is filed yet. There are no co-sponsors.

Accent chests imported by Jimco Lamp & Manufacturing are not subject to antidumping duties on wooden bedroom furniture from China (A-570-890), the Commerce Department said in a recent scope ruling. Applying its four-part Ethan Allen test, the agency found Jimco’s chests are not intended for bedroom use.

The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices Dec. 20 on AD/CV duty proceedings:

The International Trade Commission conducted one administrative protective order (APO) breach investigation each in FY 2020 and FY 2021, it said in a notice released Dec. 17 detailing its APO rules and investigation process. While the FY 2021 breach involved a Section 337 investigation, the FY 2020 occurred during an ITC antidumping and countervailing duty injury investigation, the commission said.

The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices Dec. 17 on AD/CV duty proceedings:

The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices Dec. 14 on AD/CV duty proceedings:

The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices Dec. 13 on AD/CV duty proceedings:

The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices Dec. 10 on AD/CV duty proceedings:

The Commerce Department is updating its regulations on dispute settlement for antidumping and countervailing duty cases under USMCA, it said in an interim final rule. The USMCA Article 10.12 provisions are “substantively identical” to those found in NAFTA Article 1904, so the changes are minor, including updating old references to NAFTA to now say USMCA, and updates to outdated cross-references to other regulations and to outdated notice, filing, service and protective order procedures. The interim final rule takes effect Dec. 9, though it does not apply to any binational panel under NAFTA, “or any extraordinary challenge arising out of any such review, that was commenced before July 1, 2020,” Commerce said. Comments are due Jan. 10, 2022.

The Senate Finance Committee advanced the nominations of Maria Louise Lago, for under secretary of Commerce for international trade, and Lisa Wang, for assistant secretary of Commerce for enforcement and compliance, both by 27-1 votes.