Silicon Metal From Australia: 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-602-814] 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 Australia. The period of investigation is January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024. DATES: Applicable June 30, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle Clahane, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5449. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On September 26, 2025, Commerce published the Preliminary Determination of this investigation in the Federal Register and aligned the final determination with the final determination in the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of silicon metal from Australia, in accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4) . [ 1 ] Commerce invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Determination. [ 2 ] On February 9, 2026, Commerce published the preliminary determination in the LTFV investigation of silicon metal from Australia and postponed the deadline for the final determination. [ 3 ] Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown, on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled …