[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 15, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 15689]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-06361]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-197]


Slag Pots From the People's Republic of China: Alignment of Final 
Countervailing Duty Determination With Final Less-Than-Fair-Value 
Determination

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.


DATES: Applicable April 15, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samuel Brummitt or T.J. Worthington, 
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) 482-7851 
or (202) 482-4567, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On January 21, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
initiated the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of slag pots from 
the People's Republic of China (China).\1\ Simultaneously, Commerce 
initiated the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of slag pots 
from China.\2\ The CVD investigation and the LTFV investigation cover 
the same class or kind of merchandise.
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    \1\ See Slag Pots from the People's Republic of China: 
Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation, 90 FR 8267 (January 
28, 2025).
    \2\ See Slag Pots from the People's Republic of China: 
Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 90 FR 8276 
(January 28, 2025).
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Alignment With Final LTFV Determination

    On April 8, 2025, in accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), WHEMCO-Steel Castings, Inc., 
the petitioner, timely requested an alignment of the final CVD 
determination with the final LTFV determination of slag pots from 
China.\3\ Therefore, in accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Act 
and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4)(i), Commerce is aligning the final CVD 
determination with the final LTFV determination. Consequently, the 
final CVD determination will be issued on the same date as the final 
LTFV determination, which is currently scheduled to be issued no later 
than August 25, 2025, unless postponed.\4\
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    \3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Request to Align Final 
Countervailing Duty Determination with the Companion Antidumping 
Duty Final Determination,'' dated April 8, 2025.
    \4\ Commerce notes that the current deadline for the final LTFV 
determination is August 24, 2025, which is a Sunday. Commerce's 
practice dictates that where a deadline falls on a weekend or 
federal holiday, the appropriate deadline is the next business day. 
See Notice of Clarification: Application of ``Next Business Day'' 
Rule for Administrative Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the 
Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
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Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 705(a)(1) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4)(I).

    Dated: April 9, 2025.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2025-06361 Filed 4-14-25; 8:45 am]
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