By Eric Emerson, Steptoe & Johnson LLP (January 31, 2017, 4:29 PM EST) -- On Jan. 18, 2017, Wilbur Ross, President Trump's nominee to be the 39th Secretary of Commerce, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. His testimony covered the extraordinarily wide range of responsibilities of the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), which manages issues as diverse as weather satellites, seafood stocks, and global overcapacity in steel and aluminum. He also touched on several issues relevant to the DOC's administration of U.S. anti-dumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) law, and his comments suggest that the enforcement of this area of the law could become more aggressive. The following article reviews three specific aspects of Ross's testimony related to AD/CVD law and procedures, and discusses how these proposals could impact companies and counsel involved in AD/CVD proceedings....