Notice2026-03611
Sodium Nitrite From India: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023
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Published
February 24, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain producers and exporters of sodium nitrite from India received countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR) June 21, 2022, through December 31, 2023.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8826-8827]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03611]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-533-907]
Sodium Nitrite From India: Final Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2022-2023
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
certain producers and exporters of sodium nitrite from India received
countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR) June 21,
2022, through December 31, 2023.
DATES: Applicable February 24, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Jacobson, AD/CVD Operations,
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20230; telephone: (202) 482-0266.
Background
On June 11, 2025, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of the
2022-2023 administrative review of the countervailing duty order on
sodium nitrite from India and invited comments from interested
parties.\1\ Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government
shutdown, on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in
administrative proceedings by 47 days.\2\ On November 20, 2025,
Commerce extended the deadline for issuing the final results of this
review by 60 days, in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\3\ Additionally, due to a
backlog of documents that were electronically filed via Enforcement and
Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic
Service System (ACCESS) during the Federal Government shutdown, on
November 24, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative
proceedings by an additional 21 days.\4\ Accordingly, the deadline for
these final results is now February 17, 2026.
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\1\ See Sodium Nitrite from India: Preliminary Results and
Intent To Rescind, in Part, of Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review; 2022-23, 90 FR 24577 (June 11, 2025) (Preliminary Results),
and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results,'' dated August 15, 2025.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
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For a complete description of the events that occurred since the
Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\5\ The
Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file
electronically via 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 accessed directly at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>. Commerce conducted
this review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act).
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\5\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Administrative Review of the Countervailing
Duty Order on Sodium Nitrite from India; 2022-23,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by the Order are sodium nitrite from India.
For a full description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised by the interested parties in their case and
rebuttal briefs are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
The topics discussed and the issues raised by parties to which we
responded in the Issues and Decision Memorandum are listed in the
appendix to this notice.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on comments received from interested parties, we revised the
calculation of the net countervailable subsidy rates for Deepak Nitrite
Limited (DNL).\6\
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\6\ For a discussion of the issues, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
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Methodology
Commerce conducted this administrative review in accordance with
section 751(a)(1)(A) of Act. For each of the subsidy programs found to
be countervailable, we determine that there is a subsidy, i.e., a
government-provided financial contribution that gives rise to a benefit
to the recipient, and that the subsidy is specific.\7\ The Issues and
Decision Memorandum contains a full description of the methodology
underlying Commerce's conclusions, including our reliance, in part, on
facts otherwise available, pursuant to section 776 of the Act.
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\7\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Non-Selected Company Rate
We made no changes to the methodology from the Preliminary Results
for determining a rate for Kronox Lab Sciences Pvt Ltd. (Kronox), the
only company not selected for individual examination. However, due to
changes in the benefit calculations for DNL, the 2022 and 2023 non-
selected rate changed for Kronox.
Final Results of the Administrative Review
We find the following net countervailable subsidy rates for the
period June 21, 2022, through December 31, 2023:
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\8\ Deepak Nitrite Limited includes Deepak Nitrite Limited
Nandesari Division.
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Subsidy rate for 2022 Subsidy rate for 2023
Company (percent ad valorem) (percent ad valorem)
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Deepak Nitrite Limited \8\.................................. 12.01 6.07
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Review-Specific Rate Applicable For Non-Examined Company
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Kronox Lab Sciences Pvt Ltd................................. 12.01 6.07
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Disclosure
We intend to disclose the calculations performed in connection with
these final results of review to interested parties in this review
within five days after public announcement of the final results or, if
there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal Register, in accordance with
19 CFR 351.224(b).
Assessment
In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(2), Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties on all appropriate
entries covered by this review. Commerce will liquidate shipments of
subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption for the period on or after June 21, 2022, through December
31, 2022, and for the period on or after January 1, 2023, through
December 31, 2023, for the above-listed companies at the ad valorem
assessment rates listed above. We intend to issue assessment
instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after publication of the
final results of this review in the Federal Register. If a timely
summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, the
assessment instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant
entries until the time for parties to file a request for a statutory
injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of publication).
Cash Deposit Requirements
In accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Act, we also intend to
instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing
duties in the amount for the year 2023 shown for the companies listed
above for shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the
final results of this administrative review. For all non-reviewed
firms, we will instruct CBP to continue to collect cash deposits of
estimated countervailing duties at the all-others rate or the most
recent company-specific rate applicable to the company, as appropriate.
These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect
until further notice.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
an administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order, is hereby requested. Failure
to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation
subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
The final results are issued and published in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: February 17, 2026.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the 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. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
V. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Application of Adverse
Inferences
VI. Subsidies Valuation Information
VII. Analysis of Programs
VIII. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether Cash Deposit Rates Resulting from the First
Review Should Be Based on the Net Benefits Received Over the Full
POR
Comment 2: Whether Commerce Should Rely on Adverse Facts
Available to Determine DNL's CVD Rates for the Remission of Duties
and Taxes on Export Products (RoDTEP) and Duty Drawback (DDB)
Programs
Comment 3: Whether Commerce Properly Calculated the Benefit for
the DDB Program
Comment 4: Whether Commerce Should Calculate Benefits For GIDC
and MIDC Land DNL Purchased From Third Parties
Comment 5: Whether Commerce Should Use Land Benchmarks Provided
by the Petitioner to Measure the Benefit DNL Received for its
Purchases of Land at Less Than Adequate Remuneration (LTAR)
Comment 6: Whether Commerce Should Correct a Ministerial in Its
Benefit Calculations For the Provision of Coal at LTAR
Comment 7: Whether Deductions Under Section 80JJAA of the Income
Tax Act Are Countervailable
Comment 8: Whether Commerce's Position on the Provision of Coal
and Ammonia at LTAR is Inconsistent with Past Findings
IX. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2026-03611 Filed 2-23-26; 8:45 am]
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