Ni-Resist Piston Inserts From Argentina and the Republic of Korea: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations

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-357-819, C-580-862] AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Effective Date: February 23, 2009. ( printed page 8055) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Johnson (Argentina) or John Conniff (Republic of Korea), AD/CVD Operations, Office 3, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4793 and (202) 482-1009, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Petitions On January 26, 2009, the Department of Commerce (the Department) received countervailing duty (CVD) petitions concerning Ni-resist piston inserts from Argentina and the Republic of Korea (Korea) filed in proper form by Korff Holdings, LLC doing business as Quaker City Castings (Petitioner). See Imposition of Countervailing Duties on Ni-Resist Piston Inserts from Argentina and the Republic of Korea, dated January 26, 2009 (the petitions). On January 29, 2009, and February 6, 9, and 10, 2009, the Department issued requests for additional information and clarification of certain areas of the petitions. Based on the Department's requests, Petitioner filed additional information supplementing the petitions on February 5, 10, 11, and 12, 2009. In accordance with section 702(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), Petitioner alleges that manufacturers, producers, o…