Silicon Metal From Australia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Norway, and Thailand: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Countervailing Duty 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 [C-602-814, C-553-002, C-403-807, C-549-856] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable June 30, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle Clahane at (202) 482-5449 (Australia), Shane Subler at (202) 482-6241 (the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos)), Mary Kolberg at (202) 482-1785 (Norway), and George McMahon at (202) 482-1167 (Thailand), AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On May 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated countervailing duty (CVD) investigations on imports of silicon metal from Australia, Laos, Norway, and Thailand. [ 1 ] Currently, the preliminary determinations in these CVD investigations are due no later than July 18, 2025. Postponement of Preliminary Determinations Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires Commerce to issue the preliminary determination in a CVD investigation within 65 days after the date on which Commerce initiated the investigation. However, section 703(c)(1) of the Act permits Commerce to postpone the preliminary determination in a CVD investigation until not later than 130 days after the date on which Commerce initiated the investigation if: (A) the petitioner makes a timely request fo…