Active Anode Material From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value 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 [A-570-194] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable January 7, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Maciuba, Office II, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0413. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Petition On December 18, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received an antidumping duty (AD) petition concerning imports of active anode material from the People's Republic of China (China) filed in proper form on behalf of the American Active Anode Material Producers (the petitioner), [ 1 ] an ad hoc trade association of domestic producers. [ 2 ] The AD Petition was accompanied by a countervailing duty (CVD) petition concerning imports of active anode material from China. [ 3 ] On December 20, 2024 and January 2, 2025, Commerce requested supplemental information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petition in supplemental questionnaires. [ 4 ] On December 27, 2024 and January 3, 2025, the petitioner filed timely responses to these requests for additional information. [ 5 ] In accordance with section 732(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the petitioner alleges that imports of active anode material from China are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States…