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The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies were provided to producers and exporters of certain metal lockers and parts thereof (metal lockers) from the People's Republic of China (China). The period of review (POR) is December 14, 2020, through December 31, 2021.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published notice in the Federal Register of December 22, 2023 in which Commerce announced the final results of the 2021-2022 administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on finished carbon steel flanges from India. This notice contained an appendix that included an incorrect list of companies not selected for individual examination.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies were provided to producers and exporters of truck and bus tires from the People's Republic of China (China), during the period of review (POR) from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. In addition, Commerce is rescinding the review, in part, with respect to 15 companies. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Industrias Negromex S.A. de C.V. (Negromex) did not make sales of emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber (ESB rubber) from Mexico at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), September 1, 2021, through August 31, 2022. Commerce also determines that Dynasol Elastomeros, S.A. de C.V. (Dynasol Elastomeros) had no shipments during the POR. Additionally, we are rescinding this review with respect to Dynasol LLC (Dynasol).

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that Zhejiang Xingyi Metal Products Co., Ltd. (ZXM)/Xingyi Metalworking Technology (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd. (XMT) (collectively, ZXM/XMT) and Hangzhou Evernew Machinery & Equipment Company Limited/Zhejiang Yinghong Metalworks Co., Ltd. (Hangzhou Evernew) made sales of certain metal lockers and parts thereof (metal lockers) from the People's Republic of China (China) during the period of review (POR), February 11, 2021, through July 31, 2022.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to BGH Edelstahl Siegen GmbH (BGH), a producer and exporter of forged steel fluid end blocks (fluid end blocks) from the Federal Republic of Germany (Germany). The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.

The Department of Commerce is currently seeking applications for membership on the United States Investment Advisory Council. The purpose of the Council is to advise the Secretary of Commerce on strategies to attract and retain foreign direct investment to the United States.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that countervailable subsidies were provided to producers and exporters of forged steel fluid end blocks (fluid end blocks) from Italy, during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2022 through, December 31, 2022. In addition, Commerce is rescinding this review, in part, with respect to 19 companies. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain softwood lumber products (softwood lumber) from Canada. The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. Commerce preliminarily determines that the producers/exporters subject to this review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value. In addition, with respect to Smartlam LLC (Smartlam), we are preliminarily rescinding this administrative review because Smartlam did not have any reviewable entries of subject merchandise during the POR. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on forged steel fittings (FSF) from the People's Republic of China (China), Italy, and Taiwan and the countervailing duty (CVD) order on FSF from China would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping and countervailable subsidies, and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of these AD and CVD orders.

A Request for Panel Review was filed in the matter of Softwood Lumber from Canada: Final Determinations of the Five-Year Reviews of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders with the U.S. Section of the USMCA Secretariat on January 29, 2024. The final results were determined by the United States International Trade Commission and were published in the Federal Register on December 28, 2023. The USMCA Secretariat has assigned case number USA-CDA-2024-10.12-01 to this request.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. (aka Inner Mongolia Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd.), Shandong Fufeng Fermentation Co., Ltd., and Xinjiang Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. (collectively, Fufeng) and Meihua Group International Trading (Hong Kong) Limited, Langfang Meihua Biotechnology Co., Ltd., and Xinjiang Meihua Amino Acid Co., Ltd. (collectively, Meihua) sold xanthan gum from the People's Republic of China (China) at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. Additionally, we find that Jianlong Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (formerly, Inner Mongolia Jianlong Biochemical Co., Ltd) (Jianlong), Deosen Biochemical (Ordos) Ltd./ Deosen Biochemical Ltd. (collectively, Deosen), and CP Kelco (Shandong) Biological Company Limited (CP Kelco (Shandong)) have each demonstrated that they are eligible for a separate rate. Further, Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to Deosen USA, Inc. Commerce also determines that three companies for which we initiated reviews had no shipments during the POR.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain steel nails (nails) from Malaysia were sold at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that sales of strontium chromate from France by Soci[eacute]t[eacute] Nouvelle des Couleurs Zinciques (SNCZ) were not made at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) November 1, 2021, through October 31, 2022.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that SRF Limited/SRF Limited of India/SRF Limited Packaging Films (SRF) did not make sales of subject merchandise to the United States at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. We will apply SRF's rate to Jindal Poly Films Ltd. (India) (Jindal) and Polyplex Corporation Ltd. (Polyplex) for these final results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Teh Fong Min International Co., Ltd., also known as Teh Fong Ming International Co., Ltd. (TFM), the sole producer and/or exporter subject to this administrative review, made sales of stilbenic optical brightening agents (OBAs) at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) May 1, 2022, through November 26, 2022. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on sodium gluconate, gluconic acid, and derivative products (sodium gluconate) from the People's Republic of China (China) would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section of this notice.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce), in coordination with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), is announcing a new functionality in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) for importers entering merchandise that is the subject of an antidumping and/or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) certification. Specifically, the capability will exist for importers to identify in the ACE entries that are the subject of an AD/CVD certification. Commerce intends to instruct parties to use this new functionality on a case-by-case basis. This new identification mechanism will facilitate Commerce's and CBP's administration of the AD/CVD laws by making such entry summaries more readily identifiable to Commerce and CBP.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that prestressed concrete steel wire strand (PC strand) from Thailand was not sold in the United States at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results of review.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies were provided to Bharat Forge Limited, the sole producer and exporter of forged steel fluid end blocks (fluid end blocks) from India subject to this administrative review, during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

In accordance with the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is automatically initiating the five-year reviews (Sunset Reviews) of the antidumping duty and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) order(s) and suspended investigation(s) listed below. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is publishing concurrently with this notice its notice of Institution of Five-Year Reviews which covers the same order(s) and suspended investigation(s).

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain corrosion-resistant steel products from the Republic of Korea. The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate (CTL plate) from Italy were made at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023. Commerce also determines that one mandatory respondent did not make sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the POR. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.