Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin From India and the Russian Federation: 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-533-900, C-821-830] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable February 16, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janae Martin at (202) 482-0238 (India) and George Ayache at (202) 482-2623 (the Russian Federation (Russia)), 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 January 27, 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received countervailing duty (CVD) petitions concerning imports of granular polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) resin from India and Russia, filed in proper form on behalf of Daikin America, Inc. (the petitioner). [ 1 ] The Petitions were accompanied by antidumping duty (AD) petitions concerning imports of granular PTFE resin from India and Russia. [ 2 ] On January 29 and February 1, 2021, Commerce requested supplemental information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petitions. [ 3 ] The petitioner filed responses to these requests on February 2 and 3, 2021. [ 4 ] In accordance with section 702(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the petitioner alleges that the Government of India (GOI) and the Government of Russia (GOR) are providing countervailable subsidies, within the meaning of sections 701 and 771(5) of the Act, to producers of granular PTFE…