Silicon Metal From the Lao People's Democratic Republic: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value

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-553-001] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. ( printed page 46808) SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that silicon metal from the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos) is being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is April 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination. DATES: Applicable September 30, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ashley Cossaart, AD/CVD Operations, Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0462. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section 733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce published the notice of initiation of this investigation on May 21, 2025. [ 1 ] For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. [ 2 ] A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix II to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Cou…