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

Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duties: Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solutions from the 

Russian Federation and the Republic of Trinidad 

and Tobago,’’ dated June 30, 2021 (the Petitions). 

2See Commerce’s Letters, ‘‘Petition for the 

Imposition of Countervailing Duties on Imports of 

Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solutions from Russia: 

Supplemental Questions,’’ dated July 6, 2021 

(General Issues Questionnaire Russia); ‘‘Petition for 

the Imposition of Countervailing Duties on Imports 

of Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solutions from Russia: 

Supplemental Questions,’’ dated July 6, 2021; 

‘‘Petition for the Imposition of Countervailing 

Duties on Imports of Urea Ammonium Nitrate 

Solutions from Trinidad and Tobago: Supplemental 

Questions,’’ dated July 6, 2021 (General Issues 

Questionnaire Trinidad and Tobago); and ‘‘Petition 

for the Imposition of Countervailing Duties on 

Imports of Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solutions from 

Russia: Supplemental Questionnaire on the 

Provision of Phosphate Mining Rights for Less Than 

Adequate Remuneration,’’ dated July 13, 2021. 

3See Petitioner’s Letters, ‘‘Petitions for the 

Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duties on Imports of Urea Ammonium Nitrate 

Solutions from Russia and Trinidad and Tobago: 

Petitioner’s Response to the Department’s General 

Issues Questionnaire,’’ dated July 8, 2021 (General 

Issues Supplement); ‘‘Petition for the Imposition of 

Countervailing Duties on Imports of Urea 

Ammonium Nitrate Solutions from Russia: 

Response to the Department’s Supplemental 

Questions,’’ dated July 8, 2021; ‘‘Petition for the 

Imposition of Countervailing Duties on Imports of 

Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solutions from the 

Republic of Trinidad and Tobago: Petitioner’s 

Response to the Department’s Supplemental 

Questions,’’ dated July 8, 2021; and ‘‘Petition for the 

Imposition of Countervailing Duties on Imports of 

Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solutions from Russia: 

Petitioner’s Response to the Department’s Second 

Supplemental Questionnaire’’ dated July 14, 2021. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

LIST OF PETITIONS RECEIVED BY EDA FOR CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT

ASSISTANCE

[6/25/2021 through 7/8/2021] 

Firm name Firm address 

Date 

accepted for 

investigation 

Product(s) 

Superior Tool Service, Inc ....................... 722 East Zimmerly Street, Wichita, KS 

67211.

6/25/2021 The firm manufactures cutting tools for 

metal working and drill bits. 

Kryton Engineered Metals, Inc ................ 7314 Chancellor Drive, Cedar Falls, IA 

50613.

6/30/2021 The firm manufactures miscellaneous 

metal parts. 

R&R Holdings, Inc. d/b/a R&R Aerospace.2615 West Esthner Court, Wichita, KS 

67213.

7/6/2021 The firm manufactures aerospace parts 

and assemblies. 

The EDM Department, Inc. d/b/a EDM 

Intelligent Solutions.

1261 Humbracht Circle, Bartlett, IL 

60103.

7/6/2021 The firm manufactures miscellaneous 

metal parts. 

NanoLumens, Inc .................................... 5390 Triangle Parkway, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092.7/7/2021 The firm manufactures digital display 

screens. 

Any party having a substantial 

interest in these proceedings may 

request a public hearing on the matter. 

A written request for a hearing must be 

submitted to the Trade Adjustment 

Assistance Division, Room 71030, 

Economic Development Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 

Washington, DC 20230, no later than ten 

(10) calendar days following publication 

of this notice. These petitions are 

received pursuant to section 251 of the 

Trade Act of 1974, as amended. 

Please follow the requirements set 

forth in EDA’s regulations at 13 CFR 

315.8 for procedures to request a public 

hearing. The Catalog of Federal 

Domestic Assistance official number 

and title for the program under which 

these petitions are submitted is 11.313, 

Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms. 

Bryan Borlik, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15876 Filed 7–23–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–WH–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–821–832, C–274–809] 

Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solutions 

From the Russian Federation and the 

Republic of Trinidad and Tobago: 

Initiation of Countervailing Duty 

Investigations 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Applicable July 20, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristen Johnson and John Hoffner 

(Russia) or Ariela Garvett (Trinidad and 

Tobago), AD/CVD Operations, Offices III 

and IV, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4793, 

(202) 482–3315, and (202) 482–3609, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Petitions 

On June 30, 2021, the U.S. 

Department of Commerce (Commerce) 

received countervailing duty (CVD) 

petitions concerning imports of urea 

ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) 

from the Russian Federation (Russia) 

and the Republic of Trinidad and 

Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago), filed in 

proper form on behalf of CF Industries 

Nitrogen, LLC and its subsidiaries, Terra 

Nitrogen, Limited Partnership and Terra 

International (Oklahoma) LLC 

(collectively, the petitioner), a domestic 

producer of UAN.1

On July 6 and 13, 2021, Commerce 

requested supplemental information 

pertaining to certain aspects of the 

Petitions.2 The petitioner filed 

responses to these requests on July 8 

and 14, 2021.3

In accordance with section 702(b)(1) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act), the petitioner alleges that the 

Government of Russia (GOR) and the 

Government of Trinidad and Tobago 

(GOTT) are providing countervailable 

subsidies, within the meaning of 

sections 701 and 771(5) of the Act, to 

producers of UAN in Russia and 

Trinidad and Tobago, and that such 

imports are materially injuring, or 

threatening material injury to, the 

domestic industry producing UAN 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 


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4See ‘‘Determination of Industry Support for the 

Petitions’’ section, infra. 

5See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(2). 

6See General Issues Questionnaire Russia at 3; 

see also General Issues Questionnaire Trinidad and 

Tobago at 3. 

7See General Issues Supplement at I–1 and I–2. 

8See Countervailing Duties, 62 FR 27323 (May 

19, 1997) (Preamble). 

9See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ‘‘factual 

information’’). 

10See 19 CFR 351.303(b). 

11See 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%20on

%20Electronic%20Filling%20Procedures.pdf. 

12See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD 

Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension 

of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020). 

13See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Countervailing Duty 

Petition on Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solutions 

(UAN) from the Russian Federation: Invitation for 

Consultations,’’ dated June 30, 2021; and 

Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Countervailing Duty Petition 

on Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solutions (UAN) from 

the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago: Invitation for 

Consultations,’’ dated June 30, 2021. 

14See Memoranda, ‘‘Countervailing Duty Petition 

on Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solutions from the 

Russian Federation: Consultations with Officials 

from the Government of Russia,’’ dated July 13, 

2021; and ‘‘Countervailing Duty Petition on Urea 

Ammonium Nitrate Solutions from the Republic of 

Trinidad and Tobago: Consultations with Officials 

from the Government of Trinidad and Tobago,’’ 

dated July 14, 2021. 

15See section 771(10) of the Act. 

16See 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 865 F. 2d 240 (Fed. Cir. 1989)). 

support with respect to the initiation of 

the requested CVD investigations.4

Periods of Investigation 

Because the Petitions were filed on 

June 30, 2021, the periods of 

investigation (POI) are January 1, 2020, 

through December 31, 2020.5

Scope of the Investigations 

The merchandise covered by these 

investigations are UAN from Russia and 

Trinidad and Tobago. For a full 

description of the scope of these 

investigations, see the Appendix to this 

notice. 

Comments on Scope of the 

Investigations 

On July 6, 2021, Commerce requested 

further 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.6 On 

July 8, 2021, the petitioner revised the 

scope.7 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).8 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,9 all such 

factual information should be limited to 

public information. To facilitate 

preparation of its questionnaires, 

Commerce requests that all interested 

parties submit scope comments by 5:00 

p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on August 9, 

2021, which is 20 calendar days from 

the signature date of this notice. Any 

rebuttal comments, which may include 

factual information, must be filed by 

5:00 p.m. ET on August 19, 2021, which 

is ten calendar days from the initial 

comment deadline.10

Commerce requests that any factual 

information the parties consider 

relevant to the scope of the 

investigations be submitted during this 

time period. However, if a party 

subsequently finds that additional 

factual information pertaining to the 

scope of the investigations may be 

relevant, the party may contact 

Commerce and request permission to 

submit the additional information. All 

such comments must be filed on the 

record of the concurrent antidumping 

(AD) investigations. 

Filing Requirements 

All submissions to Commerce must be 

filed electronically using 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. Note that 

Commerce has temporarily modified 

certain of its requirements for serving 

documents containing business 

proprietary information, until further 

notice.12

Consultations 

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

and (ii) of the Act, Commerce notified 

the GOR and the GOTT of the receipt of 

the Petitions and provided it the 

opportunity for consultations with 

respect to the Petitions.13 Commerce 

held consultations with the GOR and 

the GOTT on July 12, 2021, and July 14, 

2021, respectively.14

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 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 must apply the same statutory 

definition regarding the domestic like 

product,15 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.16

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 


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17See Volume I of the Petitions at I–15 through 

I–19 and Exhibits I–3, I–8, I–12, I–14, I–18, and 

I–25 through 

I–27. 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: Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solutions from 

the Russian Federation and the Republic of 

Trinidad and Tobago (Country-Specific CVD 

Initiation Checklists) at Attachment II, Analysis of 

Industry Support for the Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Petitions Covering Urea 

Ammonium Nitrate Solutions from the Russian 

Federation and the Republic of Trinidad and 

Tobago (Attachment II). These checklists are dated 

concurrently with this notice and on file 

electronically via ACCESS. 

19See Volume I of the Petitions at I–4 through 

I–5 and Exhibit I–6. 

20See Volume I of the Petitions at I–4 and 

Exhibits I–5 and I–6. 

21See Volume I of the Petitions at I–4 and Exhibit 

I–6; see also General Issues Supplement at I–3 

through 

I–4 and Exhibits I–49, I–51, and I–52. 

22See Volume I of the Petitions at I–4 through 

I–5 and Exhibits I–6 and I–7; see also General Issues 

Supplement at I–3 through 

I–4 and Exhibits I–51 and I–52. 

23See Volume I of the Petitions at I–4 through I– 

5 and Exhibits I–1, I–2, and I–5 through I–7; see 

also General Issues Supplement at I–3 through I– 

4 and Exhibits I–49 through I–52. 

24 Id. For further discussion, see Attachment II of 

the Country-Specific CVD Initiation Checklists. 

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

26See Attachment II of the Country-Specific CVD 

Initiation Checklists. 

27 Id. 

28 Id. 

29See Volume I of the Petitions at I–24 through 

I–25 and Exhibit I–32. 

30See Volume I of the Petitions at I–20 through 

I–40 and Exhibits I–2, I–3, I–10, I–12, I–24, I–26 and 

I–28 through I–48. 

31See 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 Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solutions from 

the Russian Federation and the Republic of 

Trinidad and Tobago (Attachment III). 

32 Id. 

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.17 Based on our analysis 

of the information submitted on the 

record, we have determined that UAN, 

as defined in the scope, constitutes a 

single domestic like product, and we 

have analyzed industry support in terms 

of that domestic like product.18

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 2020 

production of the domestic like 

product.19 Additionally, the petitioner 

provided letters of support from other 

producers of UAN, stating their support 

for the Petitions and providing their 

own production, or estimated 

production, of the domestic like product 

in 2020.20 The petitioner also provided 

the 2020 production of the entire U.S. 

industry using published monthly 2020 

U.S. UAN production data.21 The 

petitioner added its 2020 UAN 

production to that of the domestic 

producers expressing support for the 

petitions, and compared the total to the 

2020 U.S. UAN production data.22 We 

relied on the data provided by the 

petitioner for purposes of measuring 

industry support.23

Our review of the data provided in the 

Petitions, the General Issues 

Supplement, and other information 

readily available to Commerce indicates 

that the petitioner has established 

industry support for the Petitions.24

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).25 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.26 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.27 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.28

Injury Test 

Because Russia and Trinidad and 

Tobago are ‘‘Subsidies Agreement 

Countries’’ 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 Russia and 

Trinidad and Tobago 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 benefitting 

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.29

The petitioner contends that the 

industry’s injured condition is 

illustrated by a significant and 

increasing volume of subject imports; 

impacts on market share; underselling 

and price suppression; lost sales and 

revenues; flatlined production, capacity 

utilization, and employment variables; 

and declining financial performance.30

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.31

In accordance with section 

771(7)(G)(ii)(III) of the Act, which 

provides an exception to the mandatory 

cumulation provision for imports from 

any country designated as a beneficiary 

country under the Caribbean Basin 

Economic Recovery Act (CBERA), we 

considered the petitioner’s allegation of 

injury with respect to Trinidad and 

Tobago, a designated beneficiary under 

CBERA, independently of the allegation 

for Russia and found that the 

information provided satisfies the 

requirements for initiation.32

Initiation of CVD Investigations 

Based upon the examination of the 

Petitions on UAN from Russia and 

Trinidad and Tobago, we find that the 

Petitions meet the requirements of 

section 702 of the Act. Therefore, we are 

initiating CVD investigations to 

determine whether imports of UAN 

from Russia and Trinidad and Tobago 

benefit from countervailable subsidies 

conferred by the GOR and the GOTT, 

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. 

Russia 

Based on our review of the Petitions, 

we find that there is sufficient 

information to initiate a CVD 

investigation on all the alleged 


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33See Volume III of the Petitions at III–2; see also 

Volume V of the Petitions at V–2. 

34See Memorandum, ‘‘Countervailing Duty 

Petition on UAN from Russia: Release of Customs 

Data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection,’’ 

dated July 9, 2021. 

35See Volume V of the Petitions at V–1. 

36See section 703(a) of the Act. 

37 Id. 

38See 19 CFR 351.301(b). 

39See 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2). 

programs. For a full discussion of the 

basis for our decision to initiate on each 

program, see the Russia Initiation 

Checklist. A public version of the 

initiation checklist for this investigation 

is available on ACCESS. 

Trinidad and Tobago 

Based on our review of the Petitions, 

we find that there is sufficient 

information to initiate a CVD 

investigation on all the alleged 

programs. For a full discussion of the 

basis for our decision to initiate on each 

program, see the Trinidad and Tobago 

Initiation Checklist. A public version of 

the initiation checklist for this 

investigation is available on ACCESS. 

Respondent Selection 

The petitioner named four companies 

in Russia and one company in Trinidad 

and Tobago as producers/exporters of 

UAN.33 Commerce intends to follow its 

standard practice in CVD investigations 

and calculate company-specific subsidy 

rates in these investigations. 

With respect to Russia, in the event 

Commerce determines that the number 

of companies is large and it cannot 

individually examine each company 

based upon Commerce’s resources, 

Commerce intends to select respondents 

based on U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) data for U.S. imports of 

UAN from Russia during the POI under 

the appropriate Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States numbers 

listed in the ‘‘Scope of the 

Investigation,’’ in the appendix. 

On July 9, 2021, Commerce released 

CBP data for U.S. imports of UAN from 

Russia under Administrative Protective 

Order (APO) to all parties with access to 

information protected by APO and 

indicated that interested parties wishing 

to comment regarding the CBP data and 

respondent selection must do so within 

three business days of the publication 

date of the notice of initiation.34

Commerce will not accept rebuttal 

comments regarding the CBP data or 

respondent selection. 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://

enforcement.trade.gov/apo. 

With respect to Trinidad and Tobago, 

although Commerce normally relies on 

import data from CBP to determine 

whether to select a limited number of 

producers/exporters for individual 

examination in CVD investigations, the 

petitioner identified only one company 

as a producer/exporter of UAN in 

Trinidad and Tobago, Methanol 

Holdings (Trinidad) Limited (MHTL), 

and provided information from 

independent sources as support.35

Furthermore, we currently know of no 

additional producers/exporters of UAN 

from Trinidad and Tobago. Accordingly, 

Commerce intends to examine the only 

known producer/exporter in the 

Trinidad and Tobago investigation (i.e., 

MHTL). Interested parties wishing to 

comment on respondent selection for 

the Trinidad and Tobago investigation 

must do so within three business days 

of the publication date of this notice of 

initiation. 

Comments must be filed 

electronically using ACCESS. An 

electronically filed document must be 

received successfully, in its entirety, by 

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

the date noted above, unless an 

exception applies. Commerce intends to 

finalize its decision regarding 

respondent selection within 20 days of 

the publication of this notice. 

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 

GOR and GOTT via ACCESS. 

Furthermore, to the extent practicable, 

Commerce 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 UAN from Russia and Trinidad and 

Tobago are materially injuring or 

threatening material injury to a U.S. 

industry.36 A negative ITC 

determination for any country will 

result in the investigation being 

terminated with respect to that 

country.37 Otherwise, the 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 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). Any party, when 

submitting factual information, must 

specify under which subsection of 19 

CFR 351.102(b)(21) the information is 

being submitted 38 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.39 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. Parties wishing to submit 

factual information in these 

investigations are asked to 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. 

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, Commerce 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 Commerce will grant 

untimely-filed requests for the extension 

of time limits. Parties should review 

Extension of Time Limits; Final Rule, 78 

FR 57790 (September 20, 2013), 


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40See section 782(b) of the Act. 41See 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. 

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

Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duties: Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solutions from the 

Russian Federation and the Republic of Trinidad 

and Tobago,’’ dated June 30, 2021 (the Petitions). 

2 Id. 

3See Commerce’s Letters, ‘‘Petition for the 

Imposition of Antidumping Duties on Imports of 

Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solutions from Trinidad 

and Tobago: Supplemental Questions,’’ dated July 

2, 2021; ‘‘Petitions for the Imposition of 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duties on Imports 

of Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solutions from Russia 

and Trinidad and Tobago: Supplemental 

Questions,’’ dated July 6, 2021 (General Issues 

Supplement Questions); and ‘‘Petition for the 

Imposition of Antidumping Duties on Imports of 

Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solutions from the 

Russian Federation: Supplemental Questions,’’ 

dated July 6, 2021. 

4See Petitioner’s Letters, ‘‘Petitions for the 

Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duties on Imports of Urea Ammonium Nitrate 

Solutions from Russia and Trinidad and Tobago: 

Petitioner’s Response to the Department’s General 

Issues Questionnaire,’’ dated July 8, 2021 (General 

Issues Supplement); ‘‘Petition for the Imposition of 

Antidumping Duties on Imports of Urea 

Ammonium Nitrate Solutions from Trinidad and 

Tobago: Petitioner’s Response to the Department’s 

Supplemental Questions,’’ dated July 7, 2021; and 

‘‘Petition for the Imposition of Antidumping Duties 

on Imports of Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solutions 

from the Russian Federation: Petitioner’s Response 

to the Department’s Supplemental Questions,’’ 

dated July 8, 2021 (Russia AD Supplement). 

5See infra, section on ‘‘Determination of Industry 

Support for the Petitions.’’ 

6See Petitions at Volume II at II–6 through II–28 

and Exhibits II–22 through II–72. 

available at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/ 

pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013- 

22853.htm, prior to submitting 

extension requests or factual 

information in these investigations. 

Certification Requirements 

Any party submitting factual 

information in an AD or CVD 

proceeding must certify to the accuracy 

and completeness of that information.40

Parties must use the certification 

formats provided in 19 CFR 

351.303(g).41 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. 

Instructions for filing such applications 

may be found on the Commerce website 

at https://enforcement.trade.gov/apo. 

Parties wishing to participate in these 

investigations should ensure that they 

meet the requirements of 19 CFR 

351.103(d) (e.g., by filing a letter of 

appearance). 

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to sections 702 and 777(i) of 

the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c). 

Dated: July 20, 2021. 

Ryan Majerus, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and 

Negotiations. 

Appendix—Scope of the Investigations 

The merchandise covered by these 

investigations is all mixtures of urea and 

ammonium nitrate in aqueous or ammonia 

solution, regardless of nitrogen concentration 

by weight, and regardless of the presence of 

additives, such as corrosion inhibiters and 

soluble micro or macronutrients (UAN). 

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. 

The scope also includes UAN that is 

commingled with UAN from sources not 

subject to these investigations. Only the 

subject component of such commingled 

products is covered by the scope of these 

investigations. 

The covered merchandise is currently 

classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 

of the United States (HTSUS) at subheading 

3102.80.0000. Although the HTSUS 

subheading is provided for convenience and 

customs purposes, the written description of 

the scope is dispositive. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–821–831, A–274–808] 

Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solutions 

From the Russian Federation and the 

Republic of Trinidad and Tobago: 

Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value 

Investigations 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Applicable July 20, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura Griffith at (202) 482–6430 (the 

Russian Federation (Russia)) or Lilit 

Astvatsatrian at (202) 482–6412 or 

Dakota Potts at (202) 482–0223 (the 

Republic of Trinidad and Tobago 

(Trinidad and Tobago)); AD/CVD 

Operations, Offices III and IV, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Petitions 

On June 30, 2021, the Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) received 

antidumping duty (AD) petitions (the 

Petitions) concerning imports of Urea 

Ammonium Nitrate Solutions (UAN) 

from Russia and Trinidad and Tobago, 

filed in proper form on behalf of CF 

Industries Nitrogen, LLC and its 

subsidiaries, Terra Nitrogen, Limited 

Partnership and Terra International 

(Oklahoma) LLC (collectively, the 

petitioner), domestic producers of 

UAN.1 The Petitions were accompanied 

by countervailing duty (CVD) petitions 

concerning imports of UAN from Russia 

and Trinidad and Tobago.2

On July 2 and 6, 2021, Commerce 

requested supplemental information 

pertaining to certain aspects of the 

Petitions.3 The petitioner filed 

responses to these requests on July 7 

and 8, 2021.4

In accordance with section 732(b) of 

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 

Act), the petitioner alleges that imports 

of UAN from Russia and Trinidad and 

Tobago are being, or are likely to be, 

sold in the United States at less than fair 

value (LTFV) within the meaning of 

section 731 of the Act, and that imports 

of such products are materially injuring, 

or threatening material injury to, the 

UAN industry in the United States. 

Consistent with section 732(b)(1) of the 

Act, the Petitions are 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 for the initiation of the 

requested AD investigations.5

Periods of Investigation 

Because the Petitions were filed on 

June 30, 2021, the period of 

investigation (POI) for the Russia and 

Trinidad and Tobago AD investigations 

is April 1, 2020, through March 31, 

2021, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.204(b)(1). 

The petitioner argued that Commerce 

should determine in this investigation 

that Russia is a nonmarket economy 

(NME) within the meaning of section 

771(18)(A) of the Act and should 

calculate normal value (NV) for Russia 

in accordance with its NME 

methodology.6 Under that allegation, 


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