Brass Rod From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024

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-580-917] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies were provided to producers and exporters of brass rod from the Republic of Korea (Korea). The period of review (POR) is September 29, 2023, through December 31, 2024. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review. DATES: Applicable September 10, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toni Page or Roee Tenne, AD/CVD Operations, Office OVII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1398 or (202) 482-3996, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On July 25, 2025, based on timely requests for review, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i) , we initiated an administrative review of the countervailing duty order on brass rod from Korea. [ 1 ] On August 18, 2025, Commerce selected Booyoung Industry (BYI) and Daechang Co. Ltd. (Daechang) as the mandatory respondents in the review. [ 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 an…