Slag Pots From the People's Republic of China: Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty Determination With Final Less-Than-Fair-Value 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-570-197] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable April 15, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samuel Brummitt or T.J. Worthington, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-7851 or (202) 482-4567, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On January 21, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of slag pots from the People's Republic of China (China). [ 1 ] Simultaneously, Commerce initiated the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of slag pots from China. [ 2 ] The CVD investigation and the LTFV investigation cover the same class or kind of merchandise. Alignment With Final LTFV Determination On April 8, 2025, in accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), WHEMCO-Steel Castings, Inc., the petitioner, timely requested an alignment of the final CVD determination with the final LTFV determination of slag pots from China. [ 3 ] Therefore, in accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4)(i) , Commerce is aligning the final CVD determination with the final LTFV determination. Consequently, the final CVD determination will be issued on the same date as the f…