Notice2025-10743
Silicon Metal From Angola, Australia, Laos, Norway, and Thailand
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Published
June 13, 2025
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International Trade Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 113 (Friday, June 13, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25076-25077]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-10743]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-760-763 and 731-TA-1743-1746 (Preliminary)]
Silicon Metal From Angola, Australia, Laos, Norway, and Thailand
Determinations
On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject
investigations, the United States International Trade Commission
(``Commission'') determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the
Act''), that there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the
United States is materially injured by reason of imports of silicon
metal from Australia, Laos, and Norway, provided for in subheadings
2804.69.10 and 2804.69.50 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States, that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less
than fair value (``LTFV'') and subsidized by the governments of
Australia, Laos, and Norway. The Commission also determines that there
is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is threatened with
material injury by reason of imports of silicon metal from Angola that
are allegedly sold in the United States at LTFV and imports of silicon
metal from Thailand that are allegedly subsidized by the government of
Thailand.\2\
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\1\ The record is defined in Sec. 207.2(f) of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)).
\2\ 90 FR 21741 May 21, 2025, and 90 FR 21746, May 21, 2025
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Commencement of Final Phase Investigations
Pursuant to section 207.18 of the Commission's rules, the
Commission also gives notice of the commencement of the final phase of
its investigations. The Commission will issue a final phase notice of
scheduling, which will be published in the Federal Register as provided
in Sec. 207.21 of the Commission's rules, upon notice from the U.S.
Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') of affirmative preliminary
determinations in the investigations under Sec. Sec. 703(b) or 733(b)
of the Act, or, if the preliminary determinations are negative, upon
notice of affirmative final determinations in those investigations
under Sec. Sec. 705(a) or 735(a) of the Act. Parties that filed
entries of appearance in the preliminary phase of the investigations
need not enter a separate appearance for the final phase of the
investigations. Any other party may file an entry of appearance for the
final phase of the investigations after
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publication of the final phase notice of scheduling. Industrial users,
and, if the merchandise under investigation is sold at the retail
level, representative consumer organizations have the right to appear
as parties in Commission antidumping and countervailing duty
investigations. The Secretary will prepare a public service list
containing the names and addresses of all persons, or their
representatives, who are parties to the investigations. As provided in
section 207.20 of the Commission's rules, the Director of the Office of
Investigations will circulate draft questionnaires for the final phase
of the investigations to parties to the investigations, placing copies
on the Commission's Electronic Document Information System (EDIS,
<a href="https://edis.usitc.gov">https://edis.usitc.gov</a>), for comment.
Background
On April 24, 2025, Ferroglobe USA, Inc., Beverly, Ohio, and
Mississippi Silicon LLC, Burnsville, Mississippi filed petitions with
the Commission and Commerce, alleging that an industry in the United
States is materially injured or threatened with material injury by
reason of subsidized imports of silicon metal from Australia, Laos,
Norway, and Thailand and LTFV imports of silicon metal from Angola,
Australia, Laos, and Norway. Accordingly, effective April 24, 2025, the
Commission instituted countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-
760-763 and antidumping duty investigation Nos. 731-TA-1743-1746
(Preliminary).
Notice of the institution of the Commission's investigations and of
a public conference to be held in connection therewith was given by
posting copies of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S.
International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the
notice in the Federal Register of April 30, 2025 (90 FR 17978). The
Commission conducted its conference on May 15, 2025. All persons who
requested the opportunity were permitted to participate.
The Commission made these determinations pursuant to Sec. Sec.
703(a) and 733(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)). It
completed and filed its determinations in these investigations on June
9, 2025. The views of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication
5639 (June 2025), entitled Silicon Metal from Angola, Australia, Laos,
Norway, and Thailand: Investigation Nos. 701 TA-760-763 and 731-TA-
1743-1746 (Preliminary).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: June 9, 2025.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2025-10743 Filed 6-12-25; 8:45 am]
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