2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid From the People's Republic of China and India: 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-570-161, C-533-923] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable April 23, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Claudia Cott (the People's Republic of China) and Frank Schmitt (India), AD/CVD Operations, Offices I and VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 4270 and (202) 482-4880, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ( printed page 34206) The Petitions On March 14, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received countervailing duty (CVD) petitions concerning imports of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) from the People's Republic of China (China) and India filed in proper form on behalf of Corteva Agriscience LLC (the petitioner), [ 1 ] a domestic producer of 2,4-D. The CVD petitions were accompanied by antidumping duty (AD) petitions concerning imports of 2,4-D from China and India. [ 2 ] On April 3, 2024, after considering comments regarding industry support, Commerce extended the initiation deadline by 20 days to further examine the issue of industry support, because it was not clear from the Petitions whether the industry support criteria had been met. [ 3 ] Between March 18 and April 4, 2024, Commerce requested supplemental information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petitions. [ 4 ] Betwee…