Sol Gel Alumina-Based Ceramic Abrasive Grains From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty 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-570-191] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of sol gel alumina-based ceramic abrasive grains (ceramic abrasive grains) from the People's Republic of China (China). The period of investigation (POI) is January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. DATES: Applicable August 15, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suresh Maniam, AD/CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1603. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On May 22, 2025, Commerce published in the Federal Register the Preliminary Determination in this investigation and invited interested parties to comment. [ 1 ] We received no comments or case briefs from interested parties addressing any of the findings in the Preliminary Determination ; therefore, we made no changes, and no decision memorandum accompanies this Federal Register notice. The ( printed page 39368) Preliminary Determination is hereby adopted as this final determination. On May 29, 2025, and in accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4)(i) , Commerce aligned the final countervailing duty …