Thermoformed Molded Fiber Products From the People's Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: 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-570-183, C-552-846] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable October 28, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ashley Cossaart at (202) 482-0462 (the People's Republic of China (China)) and Zachary Shaykin at (202) 482-2638 (the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam)), AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Petitions On October 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received countervailing duty (CVD) petitions concerning imports of thermoformed molded fiber products (molded fiber products) from China and Vietnam filed in proper form on behalf of Genera, Tellus Products, LLC, and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO (the USW), collectively, the American Molded Fiber Products Coalition (the petitioners), domestic producers of molded fiber products and a certified union, which represents workers engaged in the production of molded fiber products in the United States. [ 1 ] The CVD Petitions were accompanied by antidumping duty (AD) petitions concerning imports of molded fiber products from China and Vietnam. [ 2 ] Between October 11 and 22, 2024, Commerce requested supplemental infor…