Silicomanganese From India: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025

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-533-823] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that producers/exporters subject to this review did not make sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), May 1, 2024, through April 30, 2025. In addition, we are rescinding the review with respect to two companies. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review. DATES: Applicable August 6, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gorden Struck, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-8151. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On May 5, 2025, based on timely requests for review, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i) , we initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on silicomanganese from India. [ 1 ] On August 27, 2025, Commerce selected Maithan Alloys Limited (MAL) as a mandatory respondent in this review. [ 2 ] On September 22, 2025, Eramet timely withdrew its request for review. [ 3 ] Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown, on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by 47 days. [ 4 ] Additionally, due to a bac…