Notice of Extension of the Deadline for Determining the Adequacy of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions: Sol Gel Alumina-Based Ceramic Abrasive Grains From the People's Republic of China

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 [A-570-190, C-570-191] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable December 6, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Cloyd or Suresh Maniam, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1246 or (202) 482-1603, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Extension of Initiation of Investigation The Petitions On November 25, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received antidumping and countervailing duty petitions on imports of sol gel alumina-based ceramic abrasive grains (ceramic abrasive grains) from the People's Republic of China (China), filed in proper form on behalf of Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc. (the petitioner), a domestic producer of ceramic abrasive grains. [ 1 ] Determination of Industry Support for the Petitions Sections 702(b)(1) and 732(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), require that a petition be filed by or on behalf of the domestic industry. To determine that the petition has been filed by or on behalf of the industry, sections 702(c)(4)(A) and 732(c)(4)(A) of the Act require that the domestic producers or workers who support the petition account for: (i) at least 25 percent of the total production of the domestic like product; and (ii) more than…