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the U.S. with the highest annual landed weight; and other strategic freight assets, including strategic intermodal facilities and freight rail lines of Class II and Class III railroads, designated by the Under Secretary as critical to interstate commerce. DOT is seeking public comment on the Interim NMFN, including recommendations for intermodal connectors that should be added or removed from the current map. DOT is also looking for specific comments on intermodal facilities not currently included in the Interim NMFN, supported with data that demonstrates the facilities' importance to the network. Comments are due by Sept. 6, 2016. Commerce Affirms Duty on Chinese Tires On June 28, the Department of Commerce announced an affirmative preliminary determination in its countervailing duty investigation of truck and bus tires from China 18 Intermodal Insights | August 2016 and instructed Customs and Border Protection to begin collecting cash deposits on these products. This followed a June decision to delay a preliminary determination in its antidumping duty investigation. CVD investigations assess whether imports are subsidized. Antidumping investigations consider whether imports are being sold at less than fair value. As the International Trade Commission did in its primary determination, the DOC did not define 10x20 bias ply tube tires to be a separate, domestic like product. Should the DOC choose to issue a "scope of clarification" at any point in the future, 10x20 bias ply tube tires could be determined exempt from this investigation and resulting cash deposits. Antidumping and countervailing duty investigations are conducted simultaneously by both the DOC and the ITC. While the DOC evaluates whether the dumping or subsidizing exists and the margin of the dumping or subsidizing, the ITC focuses on whether there is "material injury or threat of material injury to the domestic industry." Had the ITC found a negative preliminary determination, the investigation would have been terminated. However, the ITC reported affirmative preliminary determinations in both the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations in late March and began the final phase of its investigations. This allowed the DOC to continue with its investigations and make this affirmative preliminary CVD determination. Meanwhile, the DOC is scheduled to make a preliminary determination in its antidumping investigations by Aug. 2. Given this timeline, a final DOC determination in both investigations is expected on Nov. 10. The ITC then has approximately 45 days to make its final determination, making it due by Dec. 24, 2016. http://integralogisticsservices.com/

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Insights - August 2016

Insights - August 2016
DOT FASTLANE Grants Benefi t Intermodal
FECR’s Hertwig to Receive Silver Kingpin Award
IANA Committee Meetings at EXPO
National Truck Driver Awareness Week Request
Nominees Sought for IANA Board
A Conversation with Former IANA chairman David Wedaman
Thom Albrecht Shares His Views on Intermodal Growth and M&A
Freight Reports
Port News
Sustainability News
People in the News
Speakers Announced for Intermodal EXPO 2016
Commerce Affirms Duty on Chinese Tires
In Brief
2016 Sponsors
Welcome New Members
Intermodal Calendar

Insights - August 2016