Silicon Metal From the Kingdom of Thailand: 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-549-856] 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 silicon metal from the Kingdom of Thailand (Thailand). The period of investigation is January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024. DATES: Applicable February 23, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amber Hodak or Robert Hedberg, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-8034 or (202) 482-0955. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On September 26, 2025, Commerce published its Preliminary Determination in the Federal Register . [ 1 ] On September 30, 2025, Commerce aligned this countervailing (CVD) final determination with the final determinations in the less-than-fair value investigations of silicon metal from Angola and Lao People's Democratic Republic, in accordance with 705(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4) . [ 2 ] ( printed page 8437) 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…