Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part, in the Countervailing Duty Investigation

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-570-157] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that critical circumstances exist, in part, with respect to imports of aluminum lithographic printing plates (printing plates) from certain producers and exporters from the People's Republic of China (China). DATES: Applicable April 8, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ajay Menon, 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) 482-0208. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background In response to a countervailing duty (CVD) petition filed on September 28, 2023, Commerce published the initiation of a CVD investigation on printing plates from China. [ 1 ] Further, on March 1, 2024, Commerce published its affirmative Preliminary Determination. [ 2 ] In the Preliminary Determination, we examined one participating mandatory respondent, Fujifilm Printing Plate (China) Co., Ltd. (FFPS), and assigned a second respondent which failed to participate, Shanghai National Ink Co. Ltd. (Shanghai National), a rate based on adverse facts available (AFA). [ 3 ] On March 8, 2024, the petitioner, Eastman Kodak Company, filed a timely allegation, pursuant to section 703(e)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CF…