Notice2026-05496
Large Diameter Graphite Electrodes From the People's Republic of China and India: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 54 (Friday, March 20, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13577-13581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05496]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-221, C-533-949]
Large Diameter Graphite Electrodes From the People's Republic of
China and India: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable March 16, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Molokwu at (202) 482-8043 (the
People's Republic of China (China)) and Nathan James and Olivia
Woolverton (India) at (202) 482-5305 and (202) 482-7453, respectively,
AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Petitions
On February 24, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
received countervailing duty (CVD) petitions concerning imports of
large diameter graphite electrodes (large graphite electrodes) from
China and India filed in proper form on behalf of the LDGE Fair Trade
Coalition and its individual members (the petitioners).\1\ The CVD
Petitions were accompanied by antidumping duty (AD) petitions
concerning imports of large graphite electrodes from China and
India.\2\
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\1\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Petition for the Imposition of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties,'' dated February 24, 2026
(Petitions). The individual members of the LDGE Fair Trade Coalition
are Resonac Graphite America Inc. and Tokai Carbon GE LLC.
\2\ Id.
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Between February 26 and March 10, 2026, Commerce requested
supplemental information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petitions
in supplemental questionnaires.\3\ Between March 3 and 11, 2026, the
petitioners filed timely responses to these requests for additional
information.\4\
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\3\ See Commerce's Letters, ``Supplemental Questions,'' dated
February 27, 2026 (General Issues Supplemental Questionnaire);
Country-Specific CVD Questionnaires: India CVD Questionnaire and
China CVD Questionnaire, dated February 26, 2026 and February 27,
2026, respectively; see also Memorandum, ``Teleconference with
Counsel to the Petitioners,'' dated March 10, 2026 (March 10, 2026,
Memorandum).
\4\ See Petitioners' Letters, ``Petitioners' Supplement to
Volume I of the Petition for the Imposition of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duties on Imports from China and India,'' dated March
4, 2026 (First General Issues Supplement); Country-Specific CVD
Supplemental Responses: India CVD Supplement and China CVD
Supplement, dated March 3, 2026; and ``Petitioners' Second
Supplement to Volume I of the Petition for the Imposition of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties on Imports from China and
India,'' dated March 11, 2026 (Second General Issues Supplement).
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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 China
(GOC) and Government of India (GOI) are providing countervailable
subsidies, within the meaning of sections 701 and 771(5) of the Act, to
producers of large graphite electrodes in China and India and that such
imports are materially injuring, or threatening material injury to, the
domestic industry producing large graphite electrodes 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 CVD
investigations, the Petitions were accompanied by information
reasonably available to the petitioners supporting their allegations.
Commerce finds that the petitioners filed the Petitions on behalf
of the domestic industry, because the petitioners are interested
parties, as defined in sections 771(9)(C) and (F) of the Act. Commerce
also finds that the petitioners demonstrated sufficient industry
support with respect to the initiation of the requested CVD
investigations.\5\
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\5\ See section on ``Determination of Industry Support for the
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Periods of Investigation (POI)
Because the Petitions were filed on February 24, 2026, the POI is
January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025.\6\
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\6\ See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(2).
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Scope of the Investigations
The products covered by these investigations are large graphite
electrodes from China and India. For a full description of the scope of
these investigations, see the appendix to this notice.
Comments on the Scope of the Investigations
Between February 27 and March 10, 2026, Commerce requested
information and clarification from the petitioners regarding the
proposed scope to ensure that the scope language in the Petitions is an
accurate reflection of the products for which the domestic industry is
seeking relief.\7\ Between March 4 and 11, 2026, the petitioners
provided clarifications and revised the scope.\8\ The description of
merchandise covered by these investigations, as described in the
appendix to this notice, reflects these clarifications.
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\7\ See General Issues Supplemental Questionnaire; see also
March 10, 2026, Memorandum.
\8\ See First General Issues Supplement at 5-17 and Exhibits
GEN-SUPP-4 and GEN-SUPP-5; see also Second General Issues Supplement
at 2-7 and Exhibit GEN-SUPP2-1.
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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 determinations. If scope comments include factual
information, all such factual information should be limited to public
information.\10\ Commerce requests that interested parties provide at
the beginning of their scope comments a public executive summary
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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 April 6, 2026, which is the next business day after 20 calendar
days from the signature date of this notice.\11\ Any rebuttal comments,
which may include factual information, and should also be limited to
public information, must be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on April 16, 2026,
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'').
\11\ The deadline for scope comments falls on April 5, 2026,
which is a Sunday. Commerce's practice dictates that where a
deadline falls on a weekend or federal holiday, the appropriate
deadline is the next business day (in this instance, April 6, 2026).
See 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1) (``For both electronically filed and
manually filed documents, if the applicable due date falls on a non-
business day, the Secretary will accept documents that are filed on
the next business day.'').
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Commerce requests that any factual information that parties
consider relevant to the scope of these investigations be submitted
during that period. However, if a party subsequently finds that
additional factual information pertaining to the scope of the
investigations 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.\12\ An electronically filed document must be received
successfully in its entirety by the time and date it is due.
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\12\ 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 GOC and GOI of the receipt of the Petitions and provided
an opportunity for consultations with respect to the Petitions.\13\
Commerce held consultations with the GOC on March 11, 2026,\14\ and the
GOI on March 12, 2026.\15\
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\13\ See Commerce's Letters, ``Invitation for Consultations to
Discuss the Countervailing Duty Petition,'' dated February 24, 2026.
\14\ See Memorandum, ``Consultations with the Government of
China,'' dated March 11, 2026; see also GOC's Letter, ``Comments on
CVD Petition on Large Diameter Graphite Electrodes from China (C-
570-221),'' dated March 13, 2026.
\15\ See Memorandum, ``Consultations with the Government of
India,'' dated March 12, 2026; see also GOI's Letter, ``GOI's Pre-
Initiation Comments and Consultation Note,'' dated March 15, 2026.
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Determination of Industry Support for the Petitions
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,\16\ 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.\17\
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\16\ See section 771(10) of the Act.
\17\ 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 investigations.\18\ Based on our analysis of the information
submitted on the record, we have determined that large graphite
electrodes, as defined in the scope, constitute a single domestic like
product, and we have analyzed industry support in terms of that
domestic like product.\19\
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\18\ For a discussion of the domestic like product analysis as
applied to these cases and information regarding industry support,
see Checklists, ``Countervailing Duty Investigation Initiation
Checklists: Large Diameter Graphite Electrodes from the People's
Republic of China and India,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Country-Specific CVD Initiation
Checklists), at Attachment II, Analysis of Industry Support for the
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions Covering Large
Diameter Graphite Electrodes from the People's Republic of China and
India (Attachment II). These checklists are on file electronically
via ACCESS.
\19\ For further discussion, see Attachment II of the Country-
Specific CVD Initiation Checklists.
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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 Petitions with reference to the domestic like product
as defined in the ``Scope of the Investigations,'' in the appendix to
this notice. To establish industry support, the petitioners provided
their own production of the domestic like product in 2025. The
petitioners identified themselves as the only two producers of large
graphite electrodes in the United States; therefore, the Petitions are
supported by 100 percent of the U.S. industry.\20\ We relied on data
provided by the
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petitioners for purposes of measuring industry support.\21\
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\20\ Id.
\21\ Id.
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Our review of the data provided in the Petitions, the First General
Issues Supplement, and other information readily available to Commerce
indicates that the petitioners have established industry support for
the Petitions.\22\ First, the Petitions 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).\23\ 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 Petitions account for at least 25 percent of
the total production of the domestic like product.\24\ 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 Petitions 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 Petitions.\25\ Accordingly, Commerce determines that
the Petitions were filed on behalf of the domestic industry within the
meaning of section 702(b)(1) of the Act.\26\
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\22\ Id.
\23\ Id.; see also section 702(c)(4)(D) of the Act.
\24\ See Attachment II of the Country-Specific CVD Initiation
Checklists.
\25\ Id.
\26\ Id.
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Injury Test
Because China and India are ``Subsidies Agreement Countries''
within the meaning of section 701(b) of the Act, section 701(a)(2) of
the Act applies to these investigations. Accordingly, the ITC must
determine whether imports of the subject merchandise from China and/or
India 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 China and India individually exceed
the negligibility threshold provided for under section 771(24)(A) of
the Act.\27\
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\27\ For further discussion, see Country-Specific CVD Initiation
Checklists at Attachment III, Analysis of Allegations and Evidence
of Material Injury and Causation for the Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Petitions Covering Large Diameter Graphite
Electrodes from the People's Republic of China and India.
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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;
lost sales and revenues; underselling and price depression; declines in
production, capacity utilization, and U.S. shipments; and negative
impact on financial performance.\28\ We assessed the allegations and
supporting evidence regarding material injury, threat of material
injury, causation, cumulation, as well as negligibility, and we have
determined that these allegations are properly supported by adequate
evidence, and meet the statutory requirements for initiation.\29\
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\28\ Id.
\29\ Id.
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Initiation of CVD Investigations
Based upon the examination of the Petitions and supplemental
responses, we find that they meet the requirements of section 702 of
the Act. Therefore, we are initiating CVD investigations to determine
whether imports of large graphite electrodes from China and India
benefit from countervailable subsidies conferred by the GOC and GOI,
respectively. In accordance with section 703(b)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.205(b)(1), unless postponed, we will make our preliminary
determinations no later than 65 days after the date of this initiation.
China
Based on our review of the Petitions, we find that there is
sufficient information to initiate a CVD investigation on 28 programs
alleged by the petitioners. For a full discussion of the basis for our
decision to initiate on each program, see the China CVD Initiation
Checklist. A public version of the initiation checklist for this
investigation is available on ACCESS.
India
Based on our review of the Petitions, we find that there is
sufficient information to initiate a CVD investigation on 30 programs
alleged by the petitioners. For a full discussion of the basis for our
decision to initiate on each program, see the India CVD Initiation
Checklist. A public version of the initiation checklist for this
investigation is available on ACCESS.
Respondent Selection
China and India
In the Petitions, the petitioners identified 28 companies in China
and three companies in India.\30\ Commerce intends to follow its
standard practice in CVD investigations and calculate company-specific
subsidy rates in the investigations. Following standard practice in CVD
investigations, in the event Commerce determines that the number of
companies is large, and it cannot individually examine each company
based upon Commerce's resources, where appropriate, Commerce intends to
select mandatory respondents based on U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) data for imports under the appropriate Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheading(s) listed in
the ``Scope of the Investigations,'' in the appendix.
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\30\ See Petitions at Volume I (pages 13-14 and Exhibit GEN-4);
see also First General Issues Supplement at 2-4 and Exhibit GEN-
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On March 13, 2026, Commerce released CBP data on imports of large
graphite electrodes from China and India 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
days of the publication date of the notice of initiation of these
investigations.\31\ 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
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\31\ See Country-Specific Memoranda, ``Release of U.S. Customs
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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 <a href="https://www.trade.gov/administrative-protective-orders">https://www.trade.gov/administrative-protective-orders</a>.
Distribution of Copies of the Petitions
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 Petitions has been
provided to the GOC and GOI via ACCESS. To the extent practicable, we
will attempt to provide a copy of the public version of the Petitions
to each exporter named in the Petitions, as provided under 19 CFR
351.203(c)(2).
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ITC Notification
Commerce will notify the ITC of its initiation, as required by
section 702(d) of the Act.
Preliminary Determinations by the ITC
The ITC will preliminarily determine, within 45 days after the date
on which the Petitions were filed, whether there is a reasonable
indication that imports of large graphite electrodes from China and/or
India are materially injuring, or threatening material injury to, a
U.S. industry.\32\ A negative ITC determination for either country will
result in the investigation being terminated with respect to that
country.\33\ Otherwise, these CVD investigations will proceed according
to statutory and regulatory time limits.
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\32\ See section 703(a)(1) of the Act.
\33\ 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 \34\ 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.\35\ 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 these investigations.
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\34\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b).
\35\ 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.\36\ 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 these investigations.\37\
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\36\ See 19 CFR 351.302.
\37\ 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.\38\
Parties must use the certification formats provided in 19 CFR
351.303(g).\39\ Commerce intends to reject factual submissions if the
submitting party does not comply with the applicable certification
requirements.
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\38\ See section 782(b) of the Act.
\39\ 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 these investigations 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).\40\
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\40\ 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: March 16, 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
Scope of the Investigations
The merchandise covered by these investigations includes all
large diameter graphite electrodes of any length, whether or not
finished, of a kind used in furnaces, with a nominal or actual
diameter exceeding 425 millimeters (16.7 inches), and whether or not
attached to a graphite pin joining system or any other type of
joining system or hardware. The merchandise covered by these
investigations also includes graphite pin joining systems (commonly
referred to as pins or nipples) for large diameter graphite
electrodes, of any length, and with a minimum diameter of 228.6 mm
(9 inches) at its widest transverse cross-section, whether or not
finished, of a kind used in furnaces, and whether or not the
graphite pin joining system is attached to, sold with, or sold
separately from, the large diameter graphite electrode. Unfinished
large diameter graphite electrodes are graphitized electrodes that
have not undergone final machining. For purposes of these
investigations, the country of origin is determined by the country
of graphitization.
Excluded from the scope of these investigations are large
diameter graphite electrodes that are subject to the existing
antidumping duty order on Small Diameter Graphite Electrodes from
the People's Republic of China. See Antidumping Duty Order: Small
Diameter Graphite Electrodes from the People's Republic of China, 74
FR 8775 (February 26, 2009) (SDGE China AD Order) due to an
affirmative determination of circumvention that imports of graphite
electrodes from the People's Republic of China, produced and/or
exported by Sinosteel Jilin Carbon Co., Ltd. and Jilin Carbon Import
& Export Company (collectively, Jilin Carbon), with an actual or
nominal diameter of 17 inches and otherwise meeting the description
of the scope of the SDGE China AD Order constitute merchandise
subject to the SDGE China AD Order. See Small Diameter Graphite
Electrodes from the People's Republic of China: Affirmative Final
Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty Order and
Rescission of Later-Developed Merchandise Anticircumvention Inquiry,
78 FR 56864 (September 16, 2013). In the case of graphite electrodes
entering the United States determined to be subject to the SDGE
China AD Order, such order controls. In the
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case of graphite electrodes entering the United States meeting the
scope definition of these investigations and not covered by the
scope of the SDGE China AD Order, the scope of these investigations
controls.
Large diameter graphite electrodes and graphite pin joining
systems for large diameter graphite electrodes that are covered by
these investigations are currently classified under the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) statistical reporting
number 8545.11.0020. Merchandise covered by these investigations may
also enter under HTSUS statistical reporting numbers 3801.10.5090 or
3801.90.0050. The HTSUS numbers are provided for convenience and
customs purposes, but the written description of the scope is
dispositive.
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