Notice2026-17817
Perfluoroalkoxy Alkane From India: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 168 (Tuesday, September 1, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56110-56114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17817]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-533-955]
Perfluoroalkoxy Alkane From India: Initiation of Countervailing
Duty Investigation
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable August 25, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Barton, Office VIII, AD/CVD
Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0012.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Petition
On August 5, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
received a countervailing duty (CVD) petition concerning imports of
perfluoroalkoxy alkane (PFA) from India, filed in proper form on behalf
of The Chemours Company FC, LLC (the petitioner), a domestic producer
of PFA.\1\ The CVD Petition was accompanied by an antidumping duty (AD)
petition concerning imports of PFA from India.\2\
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\1\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Petition for the Imposition of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties,'' dated August 5, 2026
(Petition).
\2\ Id.
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Between August 11 and 24, 2026, Commerce requested supplemental
information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petition in
supplemental questionnaires.\3\ Between August 14 and
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25, 2026, the petitioner filed timely responses to these requests for
additional information.\4\
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\3\ See Commerce's Letters, ``General Issues Supplemental
Questions,'' dated August 11, 2026 (First General Issues
Supplemental Questionnaire); ``Supplemental Questions,'' dated
August 11, 2026 (First India CVD Supplemental Questionnaire);
``Second General Issues Supplemental Questions,'' dated August 18,
2026 (Second General Issues Questionnaire); and ``Second
Supplemental Questions,'' dated August 21, 2026 (Second India CVD
Supplemental Questionnaire); see also Memorandum, ``Teleconference
with Counsel to the Petitioner,'' dated August 24, 2026 (Third
General Issues Supplemental Questionnaire).
\4\ See Petitioner's Letters, ``Petitioner's Response to the
U.S. Department of Commerce's Supplemental Questionnaire Regarding
Volume I of the Petitions for the Imposition of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duties on Imports of PFA From India,'' dated August
14, 2026 (First General Issues Supplement); ``Petitioner's Response
to the U.S. Department of Commerce's Supplemental Questionnaire
Regarding Volume III of the Petitions for the Imposition of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties on Imports from India,'' dated
August 14, 2026; ``Petitioner's Response to the U.S. Department of
Commerce's Second Supplemental Questionnaire Regarding Volume I of
the Petitions,'' dated August 21 2026 (Second General Issues
Supplement); ``Petitioner's Response to the U.S. Department of
Commerce's Second Supplemental Questionnaire Regarding Volume III of
the Petitions,'' dated August 24, 2026; and ``Petitioner's Response
to the U.S. Department of Commerce's Additional Questions Pertaining
to Proposed Scope of the Investigations,'' dated August 25, 2026
(Third 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 petitioner alleges that the Government of India
(GOI) is providing countervailable subsidies, within the meaning of
sections 701 and 771(5) of the Act, to producers of PFA from India, and
that such imports are materially injuring, or threatening material
injury to, the domestic industry producing PFA 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
petitioner supporting its allegations.
Commerce finds that the petitioner filed the Petition on behalf of
the domestic industry, because the petitioner is an interested party,
as defined in section 771(9)(C) of the Act. Commerce also finds that
the petitioner 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 (POI)
Because the Petition was filed on August 5, 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 Investigation
The product covered by this investigation is PFA from India. For a
full description of the scope of this investigation, see the appendix
to this notice.
Comments on the Scope of the Investigation
Between August 11 and 24, 2026, Commerce requested information and
clarification from the petitioner 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\ Between August 14 and 25, 2026, the petitioner 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; and Third
General Issues Supplemental Questionnaire.
\8\ See First General Issues Supplement at 3-11; see also Second
General Issues Supplement at 2-12; and Third General Issues
Supplement at 2-6 and Exhibit SQR3-I-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 determination. 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 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 14, 2026, which is 20 calendar days from the
signature date of this notice. 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 September 24, 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'').
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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">https://access.trade.gov/help</a> and a handbook can be
found at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/ACCESS%20Handbook%20on%20Electronic%20Filing%20Procedures_March2026.pdf">https://access.trade.gov/ACCESS%20Handbook%20on%20Electronic%20Filing%20Procedures_March2026.pdf</a>.
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Consultations
Pursuant to sections 702(b)(4)(A)(i) and (ii) of the Act, Commerce
notified the GOI of the receipt of the Petition and provided an
opportunity for consultations with respect to the Petition.\12\
Commerce held consultations with the GOI on August 18, 2026.\13\
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\12\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Invitation for Consultations to
Discuss the Countervailing Duty Petition,'' dated August 5, 2026.
\13\ See Memorandum, ``Consultations with the Government of
India,'' dated August 21, 2026; see also GOI's Letter, ``Pre-
initiation comments and Consultation note,'' dated August 19, 2026.
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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
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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 petitioner does 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 PFA, 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:
Perfluoroalkoxy Alkane from India,'' dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (India CVD Initiation Checklist), at
Attachment II, Analysis of Industry Support for the Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Petitions Covering Perfluoroalkoxy Alkane from
India (Attachment II). This checklist is on file electronically via
ACCESS.
\17\ For further discussion, see Attachment II of the India CVD
Initiation Checklist.
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In determining whether the petitioner has 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 petitioner provided its
own production of the domestic like product in 2025.\18\ The petitioner
identified itself as the only producer of PFA in the United States;
therefore, the Petition is supported by 100 percent of the U.S.
industry.\19\ We relied on data provided by the petitioner for purposes
of measuring industry support.\20\
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\18\ Id.
\19\ Id.
\20\ Id.
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Our review of the data provided in the Petition, the First General
Issues Supplement, and other information readily available to Commerce
indicates that the petitioner has established industry support for the
Petition.\21\ 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).\22\ 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.\23\ 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.\24\ 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.\25\
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\21\ Id.
\22\ Id.; see also section 702(c)(4)(D) of the Act.
\23\ See Attachment II of the India CVD Initiation Checklist.
\24\ Id.
\25\ Id.
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Injury Test
Because India 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 India materially
injure, or threaten material injury to, a U.S. industry.
Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and Causation
The petitioner alleges 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 petitioner
alleges that subject imports exceed the negligibility threshold
provided for under section 771(24)(A) of the Act.\26\
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\26\ For further discussion, see India CVD Initiation Checklist
at Attachment III, Analysis of Allegations and Evidence of Material
Injury and Causation for the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Petitions Covering Perfluoroalkoxy Alkane from India.
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The petitioner contends that the industry's injured condition is
illustrated by a significant increase in the absolute volume of subject
imports; significant increase in the volume of subject imports relative
to apparent U.S. consumption; underselling and price depression and
suppression; negative impact on financial performance; lost sales and
revenue; decline in production, capacity utilization, and U.S.
shipments; and increase in subject imports market penetration.\27\ 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.\28\
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\27\ Id.
\28\ 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 PFA from
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India benefit from countervailable subsidies conferred by the GOI. 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 21 programs
alleged by the petitioner. 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
In the Petition, the petitioner identified one company (i.e.,
Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited (GFL)) in India.\29\ We currently know
of no additional producers/exporters of PFA from India. Commerce
intends to follow its standard practice in CVD investigations and
calculate company-specific subsidy rates in the investigation.
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\29\ See Petition at Volume I (page 14 and Exhibit GEN-12)
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Accordingly, Commerce intends to individually examine the only
known producer/exporter in the investigation in the investigation from
India (i.e., GFL). We invite interested parties to comment on this
issue. Such comments may include factual information within the meaning
of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21). Parties wishing to comment must do so within
three business days of the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. 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. Because
we intend to examine the only known producer/exporter in India, if no
comments are received or if comments received further support the
existence of only this producer/exporter in India, we do not intend to
conduct respondent selection and will proceed to issuing the initial
CVD questionnaire to the company identified. However, if comments are
received which create a need for a respondent selection process, we
intend to finalize our decisions regarding respondent selection within
20 days of publication of this notice.
Distribution of a Copy 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 GOI 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 PFA from India is materially injuring, or
threatening material injury to, a U.S. industry.\30\ A negative ITC
determination will result in the investigation being terminated.\31\
Otherwise, this CVD investigation will proceed according to statutory
and regulatory time limits.
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\30\ See section 703(a)(1) of the Act.
\31\ 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 \32\ 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.\33\ 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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\32\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b).
\33\ 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.\34\ 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.\35\
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\34\ See 19 CFR 351.302.
\35\ 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.\36\
Parties must use the certification formats provided in 19 CFR
351.303(g).\37\ Commerce intends to reject factual submissions if the
submitting party does not comply with the applicable certification
requirements.
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\36\ See section 782(b) of the Act.
\37\ 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://www.trade.gov/sites/default/files/2026-08/FAQ%20for%20Certifications.pdf?v=1787683944756">https://www.trade.gov/sites/default/files/2026-08/FAQ%20for%20Certifications.pdf?v=1787683944756</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
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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).\38\
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\38\ 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 25, 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 Investigation
The merchandise covered by this investigation is perfluoroalkoxy
alkane (PFA), a copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and perfluoroalkoxy
side chains. Its chemical structure is represented as a repeating
chain of tetrafluoroethylene units with perfluoroalkoxy side chains
(-(CF<INF>2</INF>-CF<INF>2</INF>)<INF>n</INF>-(CF<INF>2</INF>-
CF(OR<INF>f</INF>))<INF>m</INF>-) where R<INF>f</INF> is a
perfluorinated alkyl group (e.g., -CF<INF>3</INF>, -
C<INF>2</INF>F<INF>5</INF>, -C<INF>3</INF>F<INF>7</INF>). PFA is
normally associated with Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry
number 26655-00-5 and may also be associated with registry number
31784-04-0.
The scope includes PFA resin in primary form (including, but not
limited to pellets, granules, cubes, powder, flakes, fluff, or
aqueous dispersions). PFA has a minimum melting endotherm peak
temperature of 265 degrees Celsius and a melt flow rate of greater
than or equal to 1 g/10 min, measured in accordance with applicable
ASTM standards.
PFA resin in primary form may contain minor processing aids and
additives inherent to the PFA manufacturing process. This
merchandise remains covered by the scope to the extent that the PFA
content constitutes at least 98 percent of the material by dry
weight.
PFA resin in primary form may be compounded, mixed, or otherwise
blended with fillers or reinforcing materials subsequent to the
manufacturing of PFA resin. These fillers or reinforcing materials
include, but are not limited to, stabilizers, pigments, glass fiber,
carbon fiber, carbon black, graphite, mineral fillers, or similar
reinforcing additives. The scope includes only the PFA component of
any PFA compounded, mixed, or otherwise blended with non-PFA fillers
or reinforcing materials after production, when the PFA content
constitutes at least 80 percent of the material by dry weight.
The scope also includes merchandise matching the above
description that has been finished, packaged, or otherwise processed
in a third country, including by packaging with another product, or
any other finishing, packaging, or processing that would not
otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the
investigation. When packaged with another product, only the PFA
resin is covered.
The scope also includes PFA that is commingled or blended with
PFA from sources not subject to the investigation. In such
circumstances, only the subject component of such commingled
products is covered by the scope of this investigation.
Excluded from the scope of this investigation is merchandise
that has a minimum melting endotherm peak temperature of less than
265[deg]C or a melt flow rate of less than 1 g/10 min.
Also excluded from the scope of this investigation is PFA in
which minor processing aids and additives used in the manufacturing
of PFA resin result in PFA resin representing less than 98 percent
of that merchandise by dry weight. When PFA has been compounded with
fillers or reinforcing materials, the PFA component of the
compounded merchandise is excluded when it is less than 80 percent
of the compounded material by dry weight.
The subject merchandise is currently properly classifiable under
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
subheading 3904.69.5000. Products subject to this investigation may
also enter under HTSUS subheadings 3904.61.0010, 3904.61.0090 and
3904.69.1000. Although the HTSUS subheading and CAS numbers are
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written
description of the scope is dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2026-17817 Filed 8-31-26; 8:45 am]
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