Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates From the People's Republic of China and Japan: 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-570-156, A-588-881] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable October 18, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benito Ballesteros (the People's Republic of China (China)) and Adam Simons (Japan), AD/CVD Operations, Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-7425 and (202) 482-6172, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Petitions On September 28, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received antidumping duty (AD) petitions concerning imports of aluminum lithographic printing plates (printing plates) from China and Japan filed in proper form on behalf of Eastman Kodak Company (the petitioner). [ 1 ] These AD petitions were accompanied by a countervailing duty (CVD) petition concerning imports of printing plates from China. [ 2 ] On October 2, 3, and 12, 2023, Commerce requested supplemental information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petitions. [ 3 ] On October 5, 6, and 13, 2023, the petitioner filed timely responses to these requests for additional information. [ 4 ] ( printed page 73317) In accordance with section 732(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the petitioner alleges that imports of printing plates from China and Japan are being, or are likely to be, sold in the U…