Chromium Trioxide From India: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation

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-533-945] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable December 29, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dusten Hom, Office I, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5075. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Petition On September 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received a countervailing duty (CVD) petition concerning imports of chromium trioxide from India, filed in proper form on behalf of American Chrome & Chemicals, Inc. (the petitioner), a domestic producer of chromium trioxide. [ 1 ] The CVD Petition was accompanied by antidumping duty (AD) petitions concerning imports of chromium trioxide from India and the Republic of Türkiye. [ 2 ] Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown, on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by 47 days. [ 3 ] Additionally, due to a backlog of documents that were electronically filed via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS) during the Federal Government shutdown, on November 24, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by an additional 21 days. [ 4 ] The revised deadline for the initiatio…