Certain Tungsten Shot From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of 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-570-179] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable August 6, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samuel Evans, 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) 482-2420. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Petition On July 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received a countervailing duty (CVD) petition concerning imports of certain tungsten shot (tungsten shot) from the People's Republic of China (China) filed in proper form on behalf of Tungsten Parts Wyoming, Inc. (the petitioner), a domestic producer of tungsten shot. [ 1 ] The Petition was accompanied by an antidumping duty (AD) petition concerning imports of tungsten shot from China. [ 2 ] On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled the deadline for this administrative proceeding by seven days. [ 3 ] The deadline for the initiation is now August 6, 2024. Between July 12 and 30, 2024, Commerce requested supplemental information from the petitioner regarding the Petition in supplemental questionnaires. [ 4 ] The petitioner responded to Commerce's supplemental questionnaires between July 18 and August 1, 2024. [ 5 ] In accordance with section 702(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the petitioner alleges that the Government of Ch…