Hard Empty Capsules From Brazil, the People's Republic of China, India, 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-351-865, C-570-185, C-533-935, C-552-848] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable November 13, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Seth Brown at (202) 482-0029 (Brazil), Laura Delgado at (202) 482-1468 and John Conniff at (202) 482-1009 (the People's Republic of China (China)), Gorden Struck at (202) 482-8151 (India), and Jonathan Schueler at (202) 482-9175 (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 24, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received countervailing duty (CVD) petitions concerning imports of hard empty capsules from Brazil, China, India, and Vietnam filed in proper form on behalf of Lonza Greenwood LLC (the petitioner), a U.S. producer of hard empty capsules. [ 1 ] The CVD Petitions were accompanied by antidumping duty (AD) petitions concerning imports of hard empty capsules from Brazil, China, India, and Vietnam. [ 2 ] Between October 28 and November 5, 2024, Commerce requested supplemental information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petitions. [ 3 ] Between October 30 and November 6, 2024, the petitioner filed timely responses to these requests for additional information. [ 4 ] In accordance w…