Phosphate Fertilizers From the Russian Federation: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2020-2021

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-821-825] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of phosphate fertilizers from the Russian Federation (Russia). The period of review (POR) is November 30, 2020, through December 31, 2021. DATES: Applicable May 4, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shane Subler or William Horn, AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-6241 and (202) 482-4868, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On June 9, 2022, Commerce published a notice of initiation of an administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on phosphate fertilizers from Russia. [ 1 ] On November 30, 2022, Commerce extended the deadline for the preliminary results of this review until April 28, 2023. [ 2 ] For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. [ 3 ] A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as the appendix to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping…