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43See section 782(b) of the Act. 

44See 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 

https://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_

info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf. 

45See Administrative Protective Order, Service, 

and Other Procedures in Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069 

(September 29, 2023). 

1See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Petitions for the 

Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duties,’’ dated September 30, 2024 (Petitions). 

2 Id. 

3See Commerce’s Letters, ‘‘Supplemental 

Questions,’’ dated October 2, 2024 (First General 

Issues Questionnaire), see also Country-Specific 

CVD Supplemental Questionnaires: China 

Supplemental and India Supplemental, dated 

October 2, 2024; Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Second 

Supplemental Questions,’’ dated October 11, 2024 

(Second General Issues Questionnaire); and 

Memorandum, ‘‘Phone Call,’’ dated October 15, 

2024 (October 15, 2024, Memorandum). 

4See Petitioner’s Letters, ‘‘Response to 

Supplemental Questions,’’ dated October 7, 2024 

(First General Issues Supplement); see also 

Country-Specific CVD Supplemental Responses: 

proceeding must certify to the accuracy 

and completeness of that information.43

Parties must use the certification 

formats provided in 19 CFR 

351.303(g).44 Commerce intends to 

reject factual submissions if the 

submitting party does not comply with 

the applicable certification 

requirements. 

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).45

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to sections 702 and 777(i) of 

the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c). 

Dated: October 28, 2024. 

Ryan Majerus, 

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 subject to these 

investigations consists of thermoformed 

molded fiber products regardless of shape, 

form, function, fiber source, or finish. 

Thermoformed molded fiber products are 

formed with cellulose fibers, thermoformed 

using one or more heated molds, and dried/ 

cured in the mold. 

Thermoformed molded fiber products 

include, but are not limited to, plates, bowls, 

clamshells, trays, lids, food or foodservice 

contact packaging, and consumer or other 

product packaging. 

Thermoformed molded fiber products are 

relatively dense, with a typical fiber density 

above 0.5 grams per cubic centimeter, and are 

generally characterized by relatively smooth 

surfaces. They may be derived from any 

virgin or recycled cellulose fiber source 

(including, but not limited to, those sourced 

from wood, woody crops, agricultural crops/ 

byproducts/residue, and agricultural/ 

industrial/other waste). They may have any 

weight, shape, dimensionality, design, or 

size, and may be bleached, unbleached, dyed, 

colored, or printed. They may include 

ingredients, additives, or chemistries to 

enhance functionality including, but not 

limited to, anti-microbial, anti-fungal, antibacterial, heat/flame resistant, hydrophobic, 

oleophobic, absorbent, or adsorbent. 

Thermoformed molded fiber products may 

also be subject to other processing or 

treatments, including, but not limited to, hot 

or after pressing, die-cutting, punching, 

trimming, padding, perforating, printing, 

labeling, dying, coloring, coating, laminating, 

embossing, debossing, repacking, or 

denesting. Thermoformed molded fiber 

products subject to these investigations may 

also have additional design features, 

including, but not limited to, tab closures, 

venting, channeling, or stiffening. 

Thermoformed molded fiber products 

remain covered by the scope of these 

investigations whether the subject product is 

encased by exterior packaging or whether the 

subject product forms the outer packaging for 

non-subject products. They also remain 

covered by the scope of these investigations 

whether imported alone, or in any 

combination of subject and non-subject 

merchandise (e.g., a lid or cover of any type 

packaged with a molded fiber bowl, addition 

of any items to make the thermoformed 

molded fiber packaging suitable for end-use 

such as absorbent pads). When thermoformed 

molded fiber products are imported in 

combination with non-subject merchandise, 

only the thermoformed molded fiber 

products are subject merchandise. 

Excluded from the scope of these 

investigations are thermoformed molded 

fiber products imported as packaging 

material that enclose and/or surround nonsubject merchandise prepackaged for final 

sale upon importation into the United States 

(e.g., molded fiber packaging surrounding a 

cellular phone). 

Thermoformed molded fiber products 

include thermoformed molded fiber products 

matching the above description that have 

been finished, packaged, or otherwise 

processed in a third country by performing 

finishing, packaging, or processing that 

would not otherwise remove the 

merchandise from the scope of the 

investigations if performed in the country of 

manufacture of the thermoformed molded 

fiber products. Examples of finishing, 

packaging, or other processing in a third 

country that would not otherwise remove the 

merchandise from the scope of the 

investigations if performed in the country of 

manufacture of the thermoformed molded 

fiber products include, but are not limited to, 

hot or after pressing, die-cutting, punching, 

trimming, padding, perforating, printing, 

labeling, dying, coloring, coating, laminating, 

embossing, debossing, repacking, or 

denesting. 

Thermoformed molded fiber products are 

classified under subheadings 7823.70.0020 

and 4823.70.0040, Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). 

Imports may also be classified under 

subheadings 4823.61.0020, 4823.61.0040, 

4823.69.0020, 4823.69.0040, 4823.90.1000, 

HTSUS. References to the HTSUS 

classification are provided for convenience 

and customs purposes, and the written 

description of the merchandise under 

investigation is dispositive. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25561 Filed 11–1–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–570–181, C–533–933] 

Hexamethylenetetramine 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 October 21, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Eliza Delong at 202–482–3878 (the 

People’s Republic of China (China)), and 

Nicholas Czajkowski at 202–482–1395 

(India), 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 September 30, 2024, the U.S. 

Department of Commerce (Commerce) 

received countervailing duty (CVD) 

petitions concerning imports of 

hexamethylenetetramine (hexamine) 

from China and India filed in proper 

form on behalf of Bakelite LLC (the 

petitioner).1 The CVD Petitions were 

accompanied by antidumping duty (AD) 

petitions concerning imports of 

hexamine from China, Germany, India, 

and Saudi Arabia.2

Between October 2 and 11, Commerce 

requested supplemental information 

pertaining to certain aspects of the 

Petitions.3 Between October 7 and 18, 

2024, the petitioner filed timely 

responses to these requests for 

additional information.4


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China CVD Supplement and India CVD 

Supplement, dated October 7 and 8, 2024; 

Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Petitioner’s Response to Second 

Supplemental Questions,’’ dated October 17, 2024 

(Second General Issues Supplement), and 

Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Erratum to Response to 

Supplemental Questions,’’ dated October 18, 2024 

(Second General Issues Errata). 

5See section on ‘‘Determination of Industry 

Support for the Petitions,’’ infra. 

6See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(2). 

7See First General Issues Questionnaire; see also 

Second General Issues Questionnaire; and October 

15, 2024, Memorandum. 

8See First General Issues Supplement at 3–5; see 

also Second General Issues Supplement at 1–3 and 

Second General Issues Errata. 9See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties; 

Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) 

(Preamble). 10See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ‘‘factual 

information’’). 11See 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1). The deadline for 

scope comments falls on November 10, 2024, which 

is a Sunday. Monday, November 11, 2024 is a 

federal holiday. In accordance with 19 CFR 

351.303(b)(1), Commerce will accept comments 

filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on November 12, 2024 (‘‘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.’’). 

12See 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 https://access.trade.gov/ 

help.aspx and a handbook can be found at https:// 

access.trade.gov/help/Handbook_on_Electronic_

Filing_Procedures.pdf. 

13See Commerce’s Letters, ‘‘Invitation for 

Consultation to Discuss the Countervailing Duty 

Petition,’’ dated September 5, 2024, and September 

6, 2024. 

14See Memorandum, ‘‘Consultations with the 

Government of India,’’ dated October 10, 2024 (GOI 

Consultations Memorandum). 

15See Memorandum, ‘‘Consultations with the 

Government of China,’’ dated October 16, 2024 

(GOC Consultations Memorandum). 

In accordance with section 702(b)(1) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act), the petitioner alleges that the 

Government of China (GOC), and the 

Government of India (GOI) (collectively, 

Governments) are providing 

countervailable subsidies, within the 

meaning of sections 701 and 771(5) of 

the Act, to producers of hexamine from 

China and India, and that such imports 

are materially injuring, or threatening 

material injury to, the domestic industry 

producing hexamine 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 

petitioner supporting its allegations. 

Commerce finds that the petitioner 

filed the Petitions 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 investigations.5

Periods of Investigation 

Because the Petitions were filed on 

September 30, 2024, the periods of 

investigation for the China and India 

CVD investigations are January 1, 2023, 

through December 31, 2023.6

Scope of the Investigations 

The merchandise covered by these 

investigations is hexamine 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 

On October 2 and 11, 2024, 

Commerce requested information and 

clarification from the petitioner 

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 During October 7 

through 18, 2024, the petitioner 

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. 

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 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 To facilitate 

preparation of its questionnaires, 

Commerce requests that scope 

comments be submitted by 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time (ET) on November 12, 

2024, 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, must be filed by 

5:00 p.m. ET on November 22, 2024, 

which is 10 calendar days from the 

initial comment deadline. 

Commerce requests that any factual 

information that parties consider 

relevant to the scope of the 

investigations be submitted during that 

time 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. 

Consultations 

Pursuant to sections 702(b)(4)(A)(i) 

and (ii) of the Act, Commerce notified 

the Governments of the receipt of the 

Petitions and provided an opportunity 

for consultations with respect to the 

Petitions.13 Commerce held 

consultations with the GOI on October 

10, 2024,14 and the GOC on October 16, 

2024.15

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 


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16See section 771(10) of the Act. 

17See 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)). 

18For 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: Hexamethylenetetramine from the 

People’s Republic of China, Germany, India, and 

Saudi Arabia,’’ 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 

Hexamethylenetetramine from the People’s 

Republic of China, Germany, India, and Saudi 

Arabia (Attachment II). These checklists are on file 

electronically via ACCESS. 

19See Attachment II of the Country-Specific CVD 

Initiation Checklists. 

20 Id. 

21 Id. 

22For further discussion, see Attachment II of the 

Country-Specific AD Initiation Checklists. 

23For further discussion, see Attachment II of the 

Country-Specific CVD Initiation Checklists. 

24 Id.; see also section 702(c)(4)(D) of the Act. 

25See Attachment II of the Country-Specific CVD 

Initiation Checklists. 

26 Id. 

27 Id. 

28For further information regarding negligibility 

and the injury allegation, 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 Hexamethylenetetramine 

from the People’s Republic of China, Germany, 

India, and Saudi Arabia (Attachment III). 

29 Id. 

30 Id. 

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

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 

investigations.18 Based on our analysis 

of the information submitted on the 

record, we have determined that 

hexamine, as defined in the scope, 

constitutes a single domestic like 

product, and we have analyzed industry 

support in terms of that domestic like 

product.19

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 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 petitioner provided its own 

production of the domestic like product 

in 2023.20 The petitioner stated that 

there are no other known producers of 

hexamine in the United States; 

therefore, the Petitions are supported by 

100 percent of the U.S. industry.21 We 

relied on data provided by the petitioner 

for purposes of measuring industry 

support.22

Our review of the data provided in the 

Petitions, the First General Issues 

Supplement, and other information 

readily available to Commerce indicates 

that the petitioner has established 

industry support for the Petitions.23

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).24 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.25 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.26 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.27

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 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 from China 

and India individually exceed the 

negligibility threshold provided for 

under section 771(24)(A) of the Act.28

The petitioner contends that the 

industry’s injured condition is 

illustrated by the significant volume and 

market share of subject imports; 

underselling and price depression and/ 

or suppression; lost sales and revenues; 

and adverse impact on the domestic 

industry’s production, capacity 

utilization, U.S. shipments, employment 

variables, capital expenditures, and 

sales and profitability.29 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.30

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 hexamine 

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 these 

initiations. 

China 

Based on our review of the Petitions, 

we find that there is sufficient 

information to initiate a CVD 

investigation on 27 of the 28 programs 

alleged by the petitioner. For a full 

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31See Petitions at Volume I (pages 10–11 and 

Exhibits I–8); see also First General Issues 

Supplement at 1–2 and Exhibit I–S1. 

32See section 703(a)(1) of the Act. 

33 Id. 

34See 19 CFR 351.301(b). 

35See 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2). 

36See 19 CFR 351.302. 

37See 19 CFR 351.301; see also Extension of Time 

Limits; Final Rule, 78 FR 57790 (September 20, 

2013) (Time Limits Final Rule), available at https:// 

www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013- 

22853.htm. 

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 18 of the 18 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 Petitions, the petitioner 

identified 10 companies in China and 

four companies in India as producers 

and/or exporters of hexamine.31

Commerce intends to follow its standard 

practice in CVD investigations and 

calculate company-specific subsidy 

rates in these investigations. In the 

event that Commerce determines that 

the number of companies is large and it 

cannot individually examine each 

company based on Commerce’s 

resources, Commerce normally selects 

mandatory respondents in CVD 

investigations using U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection (CBP) entry data for 

U.S. imports under the appropriate 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS) subheading(s) 

listed in the ‘‘Scope of the 

Investigations’’ in the appendix. 

However, for these investigations, the 

main HTSUS subheading under which 

the subject merchandise would enter 

(2933.69.5000) is not limited to subject 

merchandise and therefore may also 

cover non-subject merchandise. 

Therefore, we cannot rely on CBP entry 

data in selecting respondents. 

Accordingly, for China and India, 

Commerce will send Q&V 

questionnaires to each producer and/or 

exporter for which there is complete 

address information on the record. 

Commerce will post the Q&V 

questionnaire along with filing 

instructions on Commerce’s website at 

https://www.trade.gov/ec-adcvd-caseannouncements. Producers/exporters of 

hexamine from China and India that do 

not receive Q&V questionnaires may 

still submit a response to the Q&V 

questionnaire and can obtain a copy of 

the Q&V questionnaire from 

Commerce’s website. Responses to the 

Q&V questionnaire must be submitted 

by the relevant Chinese and Indian 

producers/exporters no later than 5:00 

p.m. ET on November 4, 2024, which is 

two weeks from the signature date of 

this notice. All Q&V questionnaire 

responses must be filed electronically 

via ACCESS. An electronically filed 

document must be received 

successfully, in its entirety, by ACCESS 

no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on the 

deadline noted above. 

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 

https://www.trade.gov/administrativeprotective-orders. 

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). 

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 Petitions were filed, whether there 

is a reasonable indication that imports 

of hexamine from China and/or India 

are materially injuring, or threatening 

material injury to, a U.S. industry.32 A 

negative ITC determination for any 

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. 

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. 

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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38See section 782(b) of the Act. 

39See 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 

https://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_

info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf. 

40See Administrative Protective Order, Service, 

and Other Procedures in Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069 

(September 29, 2023). 

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. 

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

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to sections 702 and 777(i) of 

the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c). 

Dated: October 21, 2024. 

Ryan Majerus, 

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 scope of the investigations covers 

hexamine in granular form, with a particle 

size of 5 millimeters or less, whether 

stabilized or unstabilized, whether or not 

blended, mixed, pulverized, or grounded 

with other products, containing 50 percent or 

more hexamine by weight. 

Hexamine is the common name for 

hexamethylene tetramine (Chemical Abstract 

Service #100–97–0), and is also referred to as 

1,3,5,7-tetraazaadamantanemethenamine; 

HMT; HMTA; 1,3,5,7-tetraazatricyclo 

{3.3.1.13,7} decane; 1,3,5,7-tetraaza 

adamantane; hexamethylenamine. Hexamine 

has the chemical formula C6H12N4. 

Granular hexamine that has been blended 

with other product(s) is included in this 

scope when the resulting mix contains 50 

percent or more of hexamine by weight, 

regardless of whether it is blended with inert 

additives, co-reactants, or any additives that 

undergo self-condensation. 

Subject merchandise includes merchandise 

matching the above description that has been 

processed in a third country, including by 

commingling, diluting, adding or removing 

additives, or performing any other processing 

that would not otherwise remove the 

merchandise from the scope of the 

investigations if performed in the subject 

country. 

Merchandise covered by the scope of the 

investigations can be classified in the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS) of the 

United States under the subheading 

2933.69.5000. The HTSUS subheading and 

Chemical Abstracts Service registry number 

are provided for convenience and customs 

purposes only; however, the written 

description of the scope is dispositive. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

National Artificial Intelligence Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST) 

announces that the National Artificial 

Intelligence Advisory Committee 

(NAIAC or Committee) will hold a 

virtual briefing session. This session 

will be held via web conference on 

Thursday, November 21, 2024, from 2 

p.m.–4:30 p.m. eastern time. The 

primary purpose of this informational 

briefing is to have invited guests brief 

the full Committee on topics of interest 

related to AI in Hardware and AI and 

Energy. The briefings are from outside 

subject matter experts to the full 

Committee. The final agenda will be 

posted on the NIST website at https:// 

www.nist.gov/itl/national-artificialintelligence-advisory-committee-naiac. 

DATES: The NAIAC will meet on 

Thursday, November 21, 2024 from 2 

p.m.–4:30 p.m. eastern time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via webinar. Please note participation 

instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheryl L. Gendron, Designated Federal 

Officer, Information Technology 

Laboratory, National Institute of 

Standards and Technology, Telephone: 

(301) 975–2785, Email address: 

cheryl.gendron@nist.gov. Please direct 

any inquiries to the committee at 

naiac@nist.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

as amended, 5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq., 

notice is hereby given that the NAIAC 

will meet virtually as set forth in the 

DATES section of this notice. The 

meetings will be open to the public. 

The NAIAC is authorized by section 

5104 of the National Artificial 

Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (Pub. 

L. 116–283), in accordance with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, as amended (FACA), 5 

U.S.C. 1001 et seq. The Committee 

advises the President and the National 

Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office 

on matters related to the National 

Artificial Intelligence Initiative. 

Additional information on the NAIAC is 

available at ai.gov/naiac/. 

The primary purpose of this meeting 

is to have invited guests brief the full 

Committee on topics of interest related 

to AI in Hardware and AI and Energy. 

The briefings, organized by the NAIAC’s 

AI Futures-Preparedness, Opportunities, 

and Competitiveness Working Group, 

and follow-up discussion will address 

the following: As advancements in AI 

hardware fuel unprecedented growth in 

applications, they also raise critical 

questions about energy use and 

sustainability. These two briefings will 

delve into the trajectory of AI hardware 

development for both pre-training and 

inference, examining the driving forces 

behind these innovations and the 

evolving energy supply and demand 

landscape in response to the burgeoning 

AI sector. Through these briefings, we 

aim to identify valid sustainability 

concerns and explore policy 

recommendations that can foster AI 

innovation while promoting a more 

sustainable energy future. Additional 

information, including the speaker 

names, will be available on the agenda, 

which will be posted online. Members 

of the public interested in reviewing the 

agenda in advance and viewing the 

sessions are encouraged to visit https:// 

www.nist.gov/itl/national-artificialintelligence-advisory-committee-naiac 

for session details and to register to 

watch virtually. The agenda items may 

change to accommodate NAIAC 

business. The final agenda will be 

posted on the NIST website at https:// 

www.nist.gov/itl/national-artificialintelligence-advisory-committee-naiac. 

Comments: Individuals and 

representatives of organizations who 

would like to offer comments and 

suggestions related to items on the 

Committee’s agenda for this meeting are 

invited to submit comments in advance 

of the event. Please note that all 

comments submitted via email will be 

treated as public documents and will be 


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