Biodiesel From Argentina and Indonesia: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [C-357-821, and C-560-831] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Effective April 12, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Traw (Indonesia) at (202) 482-6079; or Spencer Toubia (Argentina) at (202) 482-0123, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Petitions On March 23, 2017, the Department of Commerce (the Department) received countervailing duty (CVD) petitions  [ 1 ] concerning imports of biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia, filed in proper form on behalf of the National Biodiesel Board Fair Trade Coalition (the petitioner), which is an ad hoc association comprised of domestic producers of biodiesel, as well as one trade association. [ 2 ] The Petitions were accompanied by antidumping duty (AD) petitions on biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia. [ 3 ] ( printed page 18424) On March 28 and 29, 2017, and April 3, 2017, the Department requested additional information and clarification of certain areas of the Petitions. [ 4 ] The petitioner filed responses to these requests on March 31, 2017, and April 4, 2017. [ 5 ] On April 7, 2017, in consultations the Department held with respect to the CVD petition, the Government of Indonesia (GOI) provided comments on industry support and reques…