Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Algeria: 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-721-003] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable April 27, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Nixon, Office VIII, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-8361. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Petition On April 6, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received a countervailing duty (CVD) petition concerning imports of carbon and alloy steel wire rod (wire rod) from Algeria, filed in proper form on behalf of Charter Steel, Commercial Metals Company, Liberty Steel USA, Nucor Corporation, and Optimus Steel, LLC (collectively, the petitioners), domestic producers of wire rod. [ 1 ] Between April 10 and 20, 2026, Commerce requested supplemental information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petition in supplemental questionnaires. [ 2 ] Between April 15 and 22, 2026, the petitioners filed timely responses to these requests for additional information. [ 3 ] In accordance with section 702(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the petitioners allege that the Government of Algeria (GOA) is providing countervailable subsidies, within the meaning of sections 701 and 771(5) of the Act, to producers of wire rod in Algeria. Consistent with section 702(b)(1) of the Act and 19 CF…