Melamine From Qatar: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Final Negative Critical Circumstances Determination

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-518-002] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of melamine from Qatar. The period of investigation (POI) is January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. DATES: Applicable December 9, 2024. ( printed page 97594) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samantha Kinney and Sofia Pedrelli, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2285 and (202)-482-4310, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On July 22, 2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register its preliminary determination in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of melamine from Qatar and invited interested parties to comment. [ 1 ] In the Preliminary Determination, and in accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4) , Commerce aligned the final CVD determination with the final antidumping duty determination of melamine from Qater. [ 2 ] On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven days. [ 3 ] The deadline for the final determination is now December 2, 2024. On September 12, 2024, Commerce rel…