USITC to Expedite Sunset Review of Foundry Coke from China
03/07/2012 - The U.S. International Trade Commission has voted to expedite its five-year (sunset) review concerning the antidumping duty order on foundry coke from China.
The U.S. International Trade Commission has voted to expedite its five-year (sunset) review concerning the antidumping duty order on foundry coke from China (Inv. No. 731- TA-891 (Second Review)).
As a result of this vote, the Commission will conduct an expedited review to determine whether revocation of this order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
Under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, the Department of Commerce is required to revoke an antidumping or countervailing duty order, or terminate a suspension agreement, after five years unless the Department of Commerce and the USITC determine that revoking the order or terminating the suspension agreement would be likely to lead to dumping or subsidies (Commerce) or material injury (USITC) within a reasonably foreseeable time.
The Commission's notice of institution in five-year reviews requests that interested parties file responses that address the likely effects of revoking the order under review and provide other pertinent information. If responses to the USITC's notice of institution are adequate, or if other circumstances warrant a full review, the Commission conducts a full review, which includes a public hearing and issuance of questionnaires.
All six Commissioners concluded that the domestic group response for this review was adequate and the respondent group response was inadequate and voted for an expedited review. In expedited reviews, the Commission generally does not hold a hearing or conduct further investigative activities, and Commissioners base their injury determinations on available facts, including the Commission's prior injury and review determinations, responses received to its notice of institution, data collected by staff in connection with the reviews, and information provided by the Department of Commerce.
