Brass Rod From Brazil, India, Israel, Mexico, the Republic of Korea, and South Africa: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value 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 [A-351-859, A-533-915, A-508-814, A-201-858, A-580-916, A-791-828] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable May 17, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Claudia Cott (Brazil), Christopher Williams (India), Andrew Hart (Israel), Frank Schmitt (Mexico), Krisha Hill or Drew Jackson (the Republic of Korea (Korea)), and Dmitry Vladimirov (South Africa), AD/CVD Operations, Offices I, II, IV, and VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4270, (202) 482-5166, (202) 482-1058, (202) 482-4880, (202) 482-4307 or (202) 482-4406, and (202) 482-0665, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Petitions On April 27, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received antidumping duty (AD) petitions concerning imports of brass rod from Brazil, India, Israel, Mexico, Korea, and South Africa, filed in proper form on behalf of the American Brass Rod Fair Trade Coalition and its constituent members, Mueller Brass Co. and Wieland Chase LLC, U.S., producers of brass rod (collectively, the petitioners). [ 1 ] These AD petitions were accompanied by countervailing duty (CVD) petitions concerning imports of brass rod from India, Israel, and Korea. [ 2 ] In May 2023, Commerce requested supplemental information pertaining to certain aspects…