Certain Brake Drums From the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Türkiye: 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-570-175, C-489-854] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable July 10, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathan James (the People's Republic of China (China)), and Kyle Clahane (Republic of Türkiye (Türkiye)), AD/CVD Operations, Offices V and III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5305, and (202) 482-5449, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Petitions On June 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received countervailing duty (CVD) petitions concerning imports of certain brake drums (brake drums), from China and Türkiye filed in proper form on behalf of Webb Wheel Products, Inc. (the petitioner), a U.S. producer of brake drums. [ 1 ] The CVD petitions were accompanied by antidumping duty (AD) petitions concerning imports of brake drums from China and Türkiye. [ 2 ] Between June 24 and July 5, 2024, Commerce requested supplemental information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petitions. [ 3 ] Between June 28 and July 8, 2024, the petitioner filed timely responses to these requests for additional information. [ 4 ] In accordance with section 702(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the petitioner alleges that the Government of China (GOC) and the Gove…