Notice2025-16157
Unwrought Palladium From the Russian Federation: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation
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August 22, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 161 (Friday, August 22, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41039-41043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16157]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-821-841]
Unwrought Palladium From the Russian Federation: Initiation of
Countervailing Duty Investigation
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable August 19, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelsie Hohenberger, Office V, AD/CVD
Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2517.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Petition
On July 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
received a countervailing duty (CVD) Petition concerning imports of
unwrought palladium from the Russian Federation (Russia), filed in
proper form on behalf of Stillwater Mining Company d/b/a Sibanye-
Stillwater and the United Steel Paper, and Forestry, Rubber,
Manufacturing, Energy, Industrial and Service Workers International
Union, AFL-CIO, CLC (the petitioners), a domestic producer of unwrought
palladium and a certified union, which represents workers engaged in
the production of unwrought palladium in the United States.\1\ The CVD
Petition was accompanied by an antidumping duty (AD) Petition
concerning imports of unwrought palladium from Russia.\2\
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\1\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Petitions for the Imposition of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties on Unwrought Palladium from
the Russian Federation,'' dated July 30, 2025 (Petition).
\2\ Id.
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Between August 1 and 11, 2025, Commerce requested supplemental
information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petition in
supplemental questionnaires.\3\ Between July 1 and 11, 2025, the
petitioners filed timely responses to these requests for additional
information.\4\
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\3\ See Commerce's Letters, ``Supplemental Questions,'' dated
August 1, 2025 (CVD Supplemental Questionnaire); ``Supplemental
Questions,'' dated August 4, 2025 (First General Issues Supplemental
Questionnaire); and ``Second General Issues Supplemental
Questions,'' dated August 7, 2025 (Second General Issues
Supplemental Questionnaire); see also Memorandum, ``Phone Call with
Counsel to the Petitioners,'' dated August 11, 2025.
\4\ See Petitioners' Letters, ``Petitioners' Response to
Commerce's Supplemental Questions,'' dated August 5, 2025 (CVD
Supplement); ``Petitioners' Response to Commerce's Supplemental
Questions on General Issues,'' dated August 6, 2025 (First General
Issues Supplement); ``Petitioners' Response to Commerce's Second
Supplemental Questions on General Issues,'' dated August 8, 2025
(Second General Issues Supplement); and ``Additional Certifications
for Petitioners' Responses to Commerce's Supplemental Questions,''
dated August 11, 2025.
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In accordance with section 702(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), the petitioners allege that the Government of Russia
(GOR) is providing countervailable subsidies, within the meaning of
sections 701 and 771(5) of the Act, to producers of unwrought palladium
in Russia, and that such imports are materially injuring, or
threatening material injury to, the domestic industry producing
unwrought palladium in the United States. Consistent with section
702(b)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.202(b), for those alleged programs
on which we are initiating a CVD investigation, the Petition was
accompanied by information reasonably available to the petitioners
supporting their allegations.
Commerce finds that the petitioners filed the Petition on behalf of
the domestic industry, because the petitioners are interested parties,
as defined in sections 771(9)(C) and (D) of the Act. Commerce also
finds that the petitioners demonstrated sufficient industry support
with respect to the initiation of the requested CVD investigation.\5\
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\5\ See section on ``Determination of Industry Support for the
Petition,'' infra.
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Period of Investigation
Because the Petition was filed on July 30, 2025, the POI is January
1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.\6\
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\6\ See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(2).
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Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this investigation is unwrought palladium
from Russia. For a full description of the scope of this investigation,
see the appendix to this notice.
Comments on the Scope of the Investigation
On August 4 and 7, 2025, Commerce requested information and
clarification from the petitioners regarding the proposed scope to
ensure that the scope language in the Petition is an accurate
reflection of the products for which the domestic industry is seeking
relief.\7\ On August 6 and 8, 2025, the petitioners provided
clarifications and revised the scope.\8\ The description of merchandise
covered by this investigation, as described in the appendix to this
notice, reflects these clarifications.
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\7\ See First General Issues Supplemental Questionnaire; see
also Second General Issues Supplemental Questionnaire.
\8\ See First General Issues Supplement at 1-3 and Exhibit 2;
see also Second General Issues Supplement at 1-2 and Exhibit 4.
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As discussed in the Preamble to Commerce's regulations, we are
setting aside a period for interested parties to raise issues regarding
product coverage (i.e., scope).\9\ Commerce will consider all scope
comments received from interested parties and, if necessary, will
consult with interested parties prior to the issuance of the
preliminary determination. If scope comments include factual
information,\10\ all such factual information should be limited to
public information. Commerce requests that interested parties provide
at the beginning of their scope comments a
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public executive summary for each comment or issue raised in their
submission. Commerce further requests that interested parties limit
their public executive summary of each comment or issue to no more than
450 words, not including citations. Commerce intends to use the public
executive summaries as the basis of the comment summaries included in
the analysis of scope comments. To facilitate preparation of its
questionnaires, Commerce requests that scope comments be submitted by
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on September 8, 2025, which is 20 calendar
days from the signature date of this notice. Any rebuttal comments must
be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on September 18, 2025, which is 10 calendar
days from the initial comment deadline.
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\9\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule,
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble); see also 19 CFR
351.312.
\10\ See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ``factual
information'').
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Commerce requests that any factual information that parties
consider relevant to the scope of this investigation be submitted
during that period. However, if a party subsequently finds that
additional factual information pertaining to the scope of the
investigation may be relevant, the party must contact Commerce and
request permission to submit the additional information. All scope
comments must be filed simultaneously on the records of the concurrent
AD and CVD investigations.
Filing Requirements
All submissions to Commerce must be filed electronically via
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS), unless an exception
applies.\11\ An electronically filed document must be received
successfully in its entirety by the time and date it is due.
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\11\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Electronic Filing Procedures; Administrative Protective Order
Procedures, 76 FR 39263 (July 6, 2011); see also Enforcement and
Compliance; Change of Electronic Filing System Name, 79 FR 69046
(November 20, 2014), for details of Commerce's electronic filing
requirements, effective August 5, 2011. Information on using ACCESS
can be found at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/help.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/help.aspx</a> and a handbook
can be found at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/help/Handbook_on_Electronic_Filing_Procedures.pdf">https://access.trade.gov/help/Handbook_on_Electronic_Filing_Procedures.pdf</a>.
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Consultations
Pursuant to sections 702(b)(4)(A)(i) and (ii) of the Act, Commerce
notified the GOR of the receipt of the Petition and provided an
opportunity for consultations with respect to the Petition.\12\
Commerce held consultations with the GOR on August 13, 2025.\13\
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\12\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Invitation for Consultations to
Discuss the Countervailing Duty Petition, '' dated August 1, 2025.
\13\ See Memorandum, ``Consultations with the Government of
Russia,'' dated August 13, 2025; see also GOR's Letter, ``GOR's Pre-
Initiation Comments and Consultation Note,'' dated August 15, 2025.
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Determination of Industry Support for the Petition
Section 702(b)(1) of the Act requires that a Petition be filed on
behalf of the domestic industry. Section 702(c)(4)(A) of the Act
provides that a Petition meets this requirement if the domestic
producers or workers who support the Petition account for: (i) at least
25 percent of the total production of the domestic like product; and
(ii) more than 50 percent of the production of the domestic like
product produced by that portion of the industry expressing support
for, or opposition to, the Petition. Moreover, section 702(c)(4)(D) of
the Act provides that, if the Petition does not establish support of
domestic producers or workers accounting for more than 50 percent of
the total production of the domestic like product, Commerce shall: (i)
poll the industry or rely on other information in order to determine if
there is support for the Petition, as required by subparagraph (A); or
(ii) determine industry support using a statistically valid sampling
method to poll the ``industry.''
Section 771(4)(A) of the Act defines the ``industry'' as the
producers as a whole of a domestic like product. Thus, to determine
whether a Petition has the requisite industry support, the statute
directs Commerce to look to producers and workers who produce the
domestic like product. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC),
which is responsible for determining whether ``the domestic industry''
has been injured, must also determine what constitutes a domestic like
product in order to define the industry. While both Commerce and the
ITC apply the same statutory definition regarding the domestic like
product,\14\ they do so for different purposes and pursuant to a
separate and distinct authority. In addition, Commerce's determination
is subject to limitations of time and information. Although this may
result in different definitions of the like product, such differences
do not render the decision of either agency contrary to law.\15\
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\14\ See section 771(10) of the Act.
\15\ See USEC, Inc. v. United States, 132 F. Supp. 2d 1, 8 (CIT
2001) (citing Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. v. United States, 688 F.
Supp. 639, 644 (CIT 1988), aff'd Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. v. United
States, 865 F.2d 240 (Fed. Cir. 1989)).
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Section 771(10) of the Act defines the domestic like product as ``a
product which is like, or in the absence of like, most similar in
characteristics and uses with, the article subject to an investigation
under this title.'' Thus, the reference point from which the domestic
like product analysis begins is ``the article subject to an
investigation'' (i.e., the class or kind of merchandise to be
investigated, which normally will be the scope as defined in the
Petition).
With regard to the domestic like product, the petitioners do not
offer a definition of the domestic like product distinct from the scope
of the investigation.\16\ Based on our analysis of the information
submitted on the record, we have determined that unwrought palladium,
as defined in the scope, constitutes a single domestic like product,
and we have analyzed industry support in terms of that domestic like
product.\17\
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\16\ For a discussion of the domestic like product analysis as
applied to this case and information regarding industry support, see
Checklist, ``Countervailing Duty Investigation Initiation Checklist:
Unwrought Palladium from the Russian Federation,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Russia CVD
Initiation Checklist), at Attachment II, Analysis of Industry
Support for the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions
Covering Unwrought Palladium from the Russian Federation (Attachment
II). This checklist is on file electronically via ACCESS.
\17\ Id.
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In determining whether the petitioners have standing under section
702(c)(4)(A) of the Act, we considered the industry support data
contained in the Petition with reference to the domestic like product
as defined in the ``Scope of the Investigation,'' in the appendix to
this notice. To establish industry support, the petitioners provided
the 2024 production of the domestic like product for the U.S. producers
that support the Petition and compared this to the total 2024 U.S.
production of the domestic like product by the entire U.S. unwrought
palladium industry, as reported by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in
the 2025 Mineral Commodity Summaries publication.\18\ Commerce
contacted USGS officials on August 14, 2025, to request clarification
regarding the USGS data provided in the Petition and the availability
of data on total U.S. refinery production in 2024.\19\ During our
communications with USGS, USGS referred us to the total U.S. refinery
production data in the 2023 Minerals Yearbook, which was published in
February 2025 and which contains the most recently available USGS data
on total U.S. refinery production.\20\
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Accordingly, we relied upon the 2023 Minerals Yearbook data and made
certain adjustments using historical data in that publication as well
as other USGS data provided in the Petition to estimate total 2024 U.S.
production of unwrought palladium.\21\ We then compared the 2024
production of the domestic like product for the U.S. producers that
support the Petition to the estimated total 2024 U.S. production of the
domestic like product by the entire U.S. unwrought palladium industry
(based on the USGS data described above) for purposes of measuring
industry support.\22\
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\18\ Id.
\19\ See Memorandum, ``Teleconference with a Commodity
Specialist of the United States Geological Survey,'' dated August
15, 2025.
\20\ Id.
\21\ For further discussion, see Attachment II of the Russia CVD
Initiation Checklist.
\22\ Id.
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On August 12, 2025, we received timely filed comments on industry
support and a statement of opposition from BASF Metals LLC (BASF), a
U.S. producer and importer of unwrought palladium.\23\ On August 14,
2025, the petitioners responded to the comments from BASF in a timely
filed rebuttal submission.\24\
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\23\ See BASF's Letter, ``BASF Metals LLC Comments Regarding
Industry Support,'' dated August 12, 2025.
\24\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Petitioners' Industry Support
Rebuttal,'' August 14, 2025 (Petitioners' Response).
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Our review of the data provided in the Petition, the First General
Issues Supplement, the Second General Issues Supplement, the
Petitioners' Response, and other information readily available to
Commerce indicates that the petitioners have established industry
support for the Petition.\25\ First, the Petition established support
from domestic producers (or workers) accounting for more than 50
percent of the total production of the domestic like product and, as
such, Commerce is not required to take further action in order to
evaluate industry support (e.g., polling).\26\ Second, the domestic
producers (or workers) have met the statutory criteria for industry
support under section 702(c)(4)(A)(i) of the Act because the domestic
producers (or workers) who support the Petition account for at least 25
percent of the total production of the domestic like product.\27\
Finally, the domestic producers (or workers) have met the statutory
criteria for industry support under section 702(c)(4)(A)(ii) of the Act
because the domestic producers (or workers) who support the Petition
account for more than 50 percent of the production of the domestic like
product produced by that portion of the industry expressing support
for, or opposition to, the Petition.\28\ Accordingly, Commerce
determines that the Petition was filed on behalf of the domestic
industry within the meaning of section 702(b)(1) of the Act.\29\
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\25\ For further discussion, see Attachment II of the Russia CVD
Initiation Checklist.
\26\ Id.; see also section 702(c)(4)(D) of the Act.
\27\ See Attachment II of the Russia CVD Initiation Checklist.
\28\ Id.
\29\ Id.
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Injury Test
Because Russia is a ``Subsidies Agreement Country'' within the
meaning of section 701(b) of the Act, section 701(a)(2) of the Act
applies to this investigation. Accordingly, the ITC must determine
whether imports of the subject merchandise from Russia materially
injure, or threaten material injury to, a U.S. industry.
Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and Causation
The petitioners allege that imports of the subject merchandise are
benefiting from countervailable subsidies and that such imports are
causing, or threaten to cause, material injury to the U.S. industry
producing the domestic like product. In addition, the petitioners
allege that subject imports from Russia exceed the negligibility
threshold provided for under section 771(24)(A) of the Act.\30\
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\30\ For further discussion, see Russia CVD Initiation Checklist
at Attachment III, Analysis of Allegations and Evidence of Material
Injury and Causation for the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Petitions Covering Unwrought Palladium from the Russian Federation.
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The petitioners contend that the industry's injured condition is
illustrated by a significant increase in the volume of subject imports;
underselling and price depression and/or suppression; declines in
production and shipments; layoffs; negative impact on financial
performance and capital expenditures; and reduced market share.\31\ We
assessed the allegations and supporting evidence regarding material
injury, threat of material injury, causation, as well as negligibility,
and we have determined that these allegations are properly supported by
adequate evidence, and meet the statutory requirements for
initiation.\32\
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\31\ Id.
\32\ Id.
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Initiation of CVD Investigation
Based upon the examination of the Petition and supplemental
responses, we find that they meet the requirements of section 702 of
the Act. Therefore, we are initiating a CVD investigation to determine
whether imports of unwrought palladium from Russia benefit from
countervailable subsidies conferred by the GOR. In accordance with
section 703(b)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1), unless
postponed, we will make our preliminary determination no later than 65
days after the date of this initiation.
Based on our review of the Petition, we find that there is
sufficient information to initiate a CVD investigation on 34 programs
alleged by the petitioners. For a full discussion of the basis for our
decision to initiate on each program, see the Russia CVD Initiation
Checklist. A public version of the initiation checklist for this
investigation is available on ACCESS.
Respondent Selection
In the Petition, the petitioners identified four companies in
Russia as producers and/or exporters of unwrought palladium.\33\
Commerce intends to follow its standard practice in CVD investigations
and calculate company-specific subsidy rates in this investigation. In
the event that Commerce determines that the number of companies is
large and it cannot individually examine each company based on
Commerce's resources, Commerce intends to select mandatory respondents
based on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) entry data for U.S.
imports under the appropriate Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS) subheading(s) listed in the ``Scope of the
Investigation'' in the appendix.
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\33\ See Petition at Volume I (page I-10 and Exhibit I-9); see
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On August 15, 2025, Commerce released CBP data on imports of
unwrought palladium from Russia under administrative protective order
(APO) to all parties with access to information protected by APO and
indicated that interested parties wishing to comment on CBP data and/or
respondent selection must do so within three business days of the
publication date of the notice of initiation of this investigation.\34\
Comments must be filed electronically using ACCESS. An electronically
filed document must be received successfully in its entirety via ACCESS
by 5:00 p.m. ET on the specified deadline. Commerce will not accept
rebuttal comments regarding the CBP data or respondent selection.
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\34\ See Memorandum, ``Release of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Entry Data,'' dated August 15, 2025.
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Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(b). Instructions for filing such
applications may be found on Commerce's website at
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<a href="https://www.trade.gov/administrative-protective-orders">https://www.trade.gov/administrative-protective-orders</a>.
Distribution of Copies of the Petition
In accordance with section 702(b)(4)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.202(f), a copy of the public version of the Petition has been
provided to the GOR via ACCESS. To the extent practicable, we will
attempt to provide a copy of the public version of the Petition to each
exporter named in the Petition, as provided under 19 CFR 351.203(c)(2).
ITC Notification
Commerce will notify the ITC of its initiation, as required by
section 702(d) of the Act.
Preliminary Determination by the ITC
The ITC will preliminarily determine, within 45 days after the date
on which the Petition was filed, whether there is a reasonable
indication that imports of unwrought palladium from Russia are
materially injuring, or threatening material injury to, a U.S.
industry.\35\ A negative ITC determination will result in the
investigation being terminated.\36\ Otherwise, this CVD investigation
will proceed according to statutory and regulatory time limits.
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\35\ See section 703(a)(1) of the Act.
\36\ Id.
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Submission of Factual Information
Factual information is defined in 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) as: (i)
evidence submitted in response to questionnaires; (ii) evidence
submitted in support of allegations; (iii) publicly available
information to value factors of production under 19 CFR 351.408(c) or
to measure the adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2);
(iv) evidence placed on the record by Commerce; and (v) evidence other
than factual information described in (i)-(iv). Section 351.301(b) of
Commerce's regulations requires any party, when submitting factual
information, to specify under which subsection of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21)
the information is being submitted \37\ and, if the information is
submitted to rebut, clarify, or correct factual information already on
the record, to provide an explanation identifying the information
already on the record that the factual information seeks to rebut,
clarify, or correct.\38\ Time limits for the submission of factual
information are addressed in 19 CFR 351.301, which provides specific
time limits based on the type of factual information being submitted.
Interested parties should review the regulations prior to submitting
factual information in this investigation.
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\37\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b).
\38\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2).
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Extensions of Time Limits
Parties may request an extension of time limits before the
expiration of a time limit established under 19 CFR 351.301, or as
otherwise specified by Commerce. In general, an extension request will
be considered untimely if it is filed after the expiration of the time
limit established under 19 CFR 351.301, or as otherwise specified by
Commerce.\39\ For submissions that are due from multiple parties
simultaneously, an extension request will be considered untimely if it
is filed after 10:00 a.m. ET on the due date. Under certain
circumstances, Commerce may elect to specify a different time limit by
which extension requests will be considered untimely for submissions
which are due from multiple parties simultaneously. In such a case, we
will inform parties in a letter or memorandum of the deadline
(including a specified time) by which extension requests must be filed
to be considered timely. An extension request must be made in a
separate, standalone submission; under limited circumstances we will
grant untimely filed requests for the extension of time limits, where
we determine, based on 19 CFR 351.302, that extraordinary circumstances
exist. Parties should review Commerce's regulations concerning the
extension of time limits and the Time Limits Final Rule prior to
submitting factual information in this investigation.\40\
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\39\ See 19 CFR 351.302.
\40\ See 19 CFR 351.301; see also Extension of Time Limits;
Final Rule, 78 FR 57790 (September 20, 2013) (Time Limits Final
Rule), available at <a href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm">https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm</a>.
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Certification Requirements
Any party submitting factual information in an AD or CVD proceeding
must certify to the accuracy and completeness of that information.\41\
Parties must use the certification formats provided in 19 CFR
351.303(g).\42\ Commerce intends to reject factual submissions if the
submitting party does not comply with the applicable certification
requirements.
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\41\ See section 782(b) of the Act.
\42\ See Certification of Factual Information to Import
Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 17, 2013) (Final Rule); see also
frequently asked questions regarding the Final Rule, available at
<a href="https://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf">https://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf</a>.
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Notification to Interested Parties
Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Parties wishing to participate
in this investigation should ensure that they meet the requirements of
19 CFR 351.103(d) (e.g., by filing the required letters of appearance).
Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining
to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\43\
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\43\ See Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other
Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR
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This notice is issued and published pursuant to sections 702 and
777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c).
Dated: August 19, 2025.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
Scope of the Investigation
The scope of this investigation is unwrought palladium.
Unwrought palladium includes palladium, whether or not refined, in
the form of ingots, blocks, lumps, billets, cakes, slabs, pigs,
cathodes, anodes, briquettes, cubes, sticks, grains, sponge,
pellets, shot, powder, and similar primary forms.
Unwrought palladium is covered by the scope regardless of
production method. The scope includes unwrought palladium produced
through ore extraction, unwrought palladium produced by recycling
palladium-containing scrap, unwrought palladium produced by any
other method, and blends of unwrought palladium produced by
different methods.
The scope includes unwrought palladium that is commingled with
unwrought palladium from sources not subject to this investigation
or commingled with other metals. Only the subject unwrought
palladium component of such commingled products is covered by the
scope of this investigation.
Subject merchandise includes merchandise matching the above
description that has been finished, packaged, or otherwise processed
in a third country, including by refining, grinding, commingling,
adding or removing additives (such as other metals), or performing
any other finishing, packaging, or processing that would not
otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the investigation
if performed in the subject country.
The covered merchandise is currently classified in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) at
subheading 7110.21.0000. Unwrought palladium meeting the scope
description may also enter under HTSUS subheading 7110.29.0000.
Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for
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convenience and for customs purposes, the written description of the
subject merchandise is dispositive.
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