Lawyers: AD/CVD Duty Evasion Regs Improve Process, Fall Short On Transparency

Interim final regulations issued this week by Customs and Border Protection to establish a new process for investigating the evasion of antidumping and countervailing duties will set deadlines and require public notifications, but may fall short of ensuring that interested parties get sufficient information to participate effectively in an investigation, according to private-sector lawyers. These complaints about a lack of transparency in the interim final regulations implementing the ENFORCE and Protect Act (EAPA) -- issued on Aug. 22 -- focus...