Commerce Releases Final Rule Overhauling AD/CVD Regulations

The Commerce Department released a final rule making extensive changes to its antidumping and countervailing duty regulations. Currently scheduled for publication Sept. 20, the final rule modifies Commerce’s regulations on scope proceedings, new shipper reviews and the treatment of business proprietary information in AD/CVD proceedings. It also creates new provisions on importer certifications, covered merchandise referrals and anti-circumvention inquiries, and establishes deadlines for industry support comments at the beginning of AD/CVD investigations. Some provisions of the final rule are set to take effect Oct. 20, while others would be effective Nov. 4.