Notice2026-03600
Unwrought Palladium From Russia; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Duty Investigations
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Published
February 24, 2026
Issuing agencies
International Trade Commission
Abstract
The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-776 and 731-TA-1761 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 to determine whether an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United States is materially retarded, by reason of imports of unwrought palladium from Russia, provided for in subheading 7110.21.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce ("Commerce") to be sold at less-than-fair-value. Commerce's preliminary determination with respect to unwrought palladium from Russia, alleged to be subsidized by the government of Russia is pending.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8899-8901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03600]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-776 and 731-TA-1761 (Final)]
Unwrought Palladium From Russia; Scheduling of the Final Phase of
Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Duty Investigations
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the
final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos.
701-TA-776 and 731-TA-1761 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930
to determine whether an industry in the
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United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury,
or the establishment of an industry in the United States is materially
retarded, by reason of imports of unwrought palladium from Russia,
provided for in subheading 7110.21.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States, preliminarily determined by the Department of
Commerce (``Commerce'') to be sold at less-than-fair-value. Commerce's
preliminary determination with respect to unwrought palladium from
Russia, alleged to be subsidized by the government of Russia is
pending.
DATES: February 19, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nitin Joshi ((202) 708-1669), Office
of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street
SW, Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain
information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal
on 202-205-1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need
special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact
the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information
concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its
internet server (<a href="https://www.usitc.gov">https://www.usitc.gov</a>). The public record for these
investigations may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket
(EDIS) at <a href="https://edis.usitc.gov">https://edis.usitc.gov</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope.--For purposes of these investigations, Commerce has defined
the subject merchandise as unwrought 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 forms. The scope does not cover rolled,
forged, drawn or extruded products, tubular products or cast or
sintered forms which have been machined or processed otherwise than by
simple trimming, scalping, or descaling.
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 these investigations or
commingled with other metals. Only the subject unwrought palladium
component of such commingled products is covered by the scope of these
investigations.
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, or performing any other finishing, packaging, or
processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the
scope of the investigations if performed in the subject country.
Background.--The final phase of these investigations is being
scheduled pursuant to sections 705(b) and 731(b) of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and 1673d(b)), as a result of an affirmative
preliminary determination by Commerce that unwrought palladium is being
sold in the United States at less than fair value within the meaning of
Sec. 733 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b). Commerce's preliminary
determination with respect to unwrought palladium alleged to be
subsidized by the Government of Russia is pending. The investigations
were requested in petitions filed on July 30, 2025, by Stillwater
Mining Company and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber,
Manufacturing, Energy, Industrial and Services Workers International
Union, AFL-CIO, CLC.
For further information concerning the conduct of this phase of the
investigations, hearing procedures, and rules of general application,
consult the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201,
subparts A and B (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and C (19
CFR part 207).
Participation in the investigations and public service list.--
Persons, including industrial users of the subject merchandise and, if
the merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer
organizations, wishing to participate in the final phase of these
investigations as parties must file an entry of appearance with the
Secretary to the Commission, as provided in Sec. 201.11 of the
Commission's rules, no later than 21 days prior to the hearing date
specified in this notice. A party that filed a notice of appearance
during the preliminary phase of the investigations need not file an
additional notice of appearance during this final phase. The Secretary
will maintain a public service list containing the names and addresses
of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the
investigations.
Please note the Secretary's Office will accept only electronic
filings during this time. Filings must be made through the Commission's
Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, <a href="https://edis.usitc.gov">https://edis.usitc.gov</a>).
No in-person paper-based filings or paper copies of any electronic
filings will be accepted until further notice.
Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under
an administrative protective order (APO) and BPI service list.--
Pursuant to Sec. 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary
will make BPI gathered in the final phase of these investigations
available to authorized applicants under the APO issued in the
investigations, provided that the application is made no later than 21
days prior to the hearing date specified in this notice. Authorized
applicants must represent interested parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C.
1677(9), who are parties to the investigations. A party granted access
to BPI in the preliminary phase of the investigations need not reapply
for such access. A separate service list will be maintained by the
Secretary for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
Staff report.--The prehearing staff report in the final phase of
these investigations will be placed in the nonpublic record on April
15, 2026, and a public version will be issued thereafter, pursuant to
Sec. 207.22 of the Commission's rules.
Hearing.--The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the
final phase of these investigations beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Monday,
April 27, 2026. Requests to appear at the hearing should be filed in
writing with the Secretary to the Commission on or before Wednesday,
April 22, 2026. Any requests to appear as a witness via videoconference
must be included with your request to appear. Requests to appear via
videoconference must include a statement explaining why the witness
cannot appear in person; the Chairman, or other person designated to
conduct the investigation, may in their discretion for good cause
shown, grant such a request. Requests to appear as remote witness due
to illness or a positive COVID-19 test result may be submitted by 3:00
p.m. the business day prior to the hearing. Further information about
participation in the hearing will be posted on the Commission's website
at <a href="https://www.usitc.gov/calendarpad/calendar.html">https://www.usitc.gov/calendarpad/calendar.html</a>.
A nonparty who has testimony that may aid the Commission's
deliberations may request permission to present a short statement at
the hearing. All parties and nonparties desiring to appear at the
hearing and make oral presentations should attend a
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prehearing conference, if deemed necessary, to be held at 9:30 a.m. on
Friday, April 24, 2026. Parties shall file and serve written testimony
and presentation slides in connection with their presentation at the
hearing by no later than noon on April 24, 2026. Oral testimony and
written materials to be submitted at the public hearing are governed by
sections 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and 207.24 of the Commission's rules.
Parties must submit any request to present a portion of their hearing
testimony in camera no later than 7 business days prior to the date of
the hearing.
Written submissions.--Each party who is an interested party shall
submit a prehearing brief to the Commission. Prehearing briefs must
conform with the provisions of Sec. 207.23 of the Commission's rules;
the deadline for filing is April 21, 2026. Parties shall also file
written testimony in connection with their presentation at the hearing,
and posthearing briefs, which must conform with the provisions of Sec.
207.25 of the Commission's rules. The deadline for filing posthearing
briefs is May 4, 2026. In addition, any person who has not entered an
appearance as a party to the investigations may submit a written
statement of information pertinent to the subject of the
investigations, including statements of support or opposition to the
petition, on or before May 4, 2026. On May 20, 2026, the Commission
will make available to parties all information on which they have not
had an opportunity to comment. Parties may submit final comments on
this information on or before May 26, 2026, but such final comments
must not contain new factual information and must otherwise comply with
Sec. 207.30 of the Commission's rules. All written submissions must
conform with the provisions of Sec. 201.8 of the Commission's rules;
any submissions that contain BPI must also conform with the
requirements of Sec. Sec. 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission's
rules. The Commission's Handbook on Filing Procedures, available on the
Commission's website at <a href="https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf">https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf</a>, elaborates upon the Commission's
procedures with respect to filings.
Additional written submissions to the Commission, including
requests pursuant to Sec. 201.12 of the Commission's rules, shall not
be accepted unless good cause is shown for accepting such submissions,
or unless the submission is pursuant to a specific request by a
Commissioner or Commission staff.
In accordance with Sec. Sec. 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the
Commission's rules, each document filed by a party to the
investigations must be served on all other parties to the
investigations (as identified by either the public or BPI service
list), and a certificate of service must be timely filed. The Secretary
will not accept a document for filing without a certificate of service.
Authority: These investigations are being conducted under authority
of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to Sec. 207.21 of the Commission's rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: February 19, 2026.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2026-03600 Filed 2-23-26; 8:45 am]
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