Silicon Metal From Angola, Australia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, and Norway: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value 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 [A-762-001, A-602-813, A-553-001, A-403-806] ( printed page 21741) AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable May 14, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Doyle at (202) 482-5882 (Angola), Jacob Waddell at (202) 482-1369 (Australia), Caroline Caroll at (202) 482-4948 (the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos)), and Brittany Bauer at (202) 482-3860 (Norway), 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 April 24, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received antidumping duty (AD) petitions concerning imports of silicon metal from Angola, Australia, Laos, and Norway filed in proper form on behalf of Ferroglobe USA, Inc. and Mississippi Silicon LLC (the petitioners), domestic producers of silicon metal. [ 1 ] The AD Petitions were accompanied by countervailing duty (CVD) petitions concerning imports of silicon metal from Australia, Laos, Norway, and Thailand. [ 2 ] Between April 29 and May 6, 2025, Commerce requested supplemental information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petitions in supplemental questionnaires. [ 3 ] Between May 1 and 9, 2025, the petitioners filed timely responses to these requests for additional information. [ 4 ] In accordance with section…