Notice2025-16655
Silicon Metal From the Russian Federation: Final Results of the Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
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Published
August 29, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on silicon metal from the Russian Federation (Russia) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, at the levels indicated in the "Final Results of Sunset Review" section of this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 166 (Friday, August 29, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42218-42219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16655]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-821-817]
Silicon Metal From the Russian Federation: Final Results of the
Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that
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revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on silicon metal from the
Russian Federation (Russia) would be likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping, at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results
of Sunset Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable August 29, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kamila Khamidova, Trade Agreements
Policy and Negotiations, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-4303.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 26, 2003, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
AD order on silicon metal from the Russian Federation (Russia).\1\ On
May 1, 2025, Commerce published the notice of initiation of this fourth
sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On May 7, 2025, Commerce received
a timely and complete notice of intent to participate in the sunset
review from the Domestic Interested Parties \3\ within the deadline
specified in the 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\4\ The Domestic Interested
Parties claimed the interested party status within the meaning of
section 771(9)(C) of the Act as producers of silicon metal.\5\ On May
22, 2025, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission
(ITC) that it had received a notice of intent to participate from the
Domestic Interested Parties.\6\
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\1\ See Antidumping Duty Order: Silicon Metal from Russia, 68 FR
14578 (March 26, 2003), amended in Silicon Metal from the Russian
Federation; Notice of Amended Final Determination Pursuant to Court
Decision, 71 FR 8277 (February 16, 2006) (Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 90 FR 18642
(May 1, 2025).
\3\ The Domestic Interested Parties are Ferroglobe USA, Inc. and
Mississippi Silicon LLC.
\4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Silicon Metal
from the Russian Federation: Notice of Intent to Participate in
Sunset Review,'' dated May 7, 2025.
\5\ Id. at 3.
\6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on
February 3, 2025,'' dated May 22, 2025.
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On June 2, 2025, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i), Domestic
Interested Parties filed a timely and adequate substantive response.\7\
Commerce did not receive a substantive response from any respondent
interested party. On June 20, 2025, Commerce notified the ITC that it
did not receive substantive response from any respondent interested
parties.\8\ As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce is conducting an expedited
(120-day) sunset review of the Order.
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\7\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Silicon Metal
from the Russian Federation: Substantive Response to Notice of
Initiation,'' dated June 2, 2025.
\8\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on May 1,
2025,'' dated June 20, 2025.
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Scope of the Order
The product covered by these Order is silicon metal from the
Russian Federation. For the full description of the scope of the Order,
see the Issues and Decisions Memorandum.\9\
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\9\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Expedited Fourth Sunset Reviews of the
Antidumping Duty Order on Silicon Metal from the Russian
Federation,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice.
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Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review,
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping in
the event of revocation of the Order and the magnitude of the margins
likely to prevail if the Order were to be revoked, is provided in the
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.\10\ A list of the topics
discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached in the
Appendix to this notice. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public
document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service
System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at <a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be directly accessed at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
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\10\ Id.
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Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1), 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act,
Commerce determines that revocation of the Order would be likely to
lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude
of the dumping margins likely to prevail would be weighted-average
dumping margins up to 87.08 percent.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials, or
conversion to judicial protective, orders is hereby requested. Failure
to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which
is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these final results in accordance
with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.218 and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).
Dated: August 26, 2025.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
2. Magnitude of the Margins of Dumping Likely To Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2025-16655 Filed 8-28-25; 8:45 am]
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