Organic Soybean Meal From India: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2024

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C-533-902] Organic Soybean Meal From India: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2024 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to certain producers/exporters of organic soybean meal from India. The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable August 6, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jose Rivera or Alex DiCenso, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0842 or (202) 482-0689, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On June 25, 2025, Commerce published in the Federal Register the notice of initiation of an administrative review of the Order with respect to 89 companies. 1 On July 28, 2025, Commerce selected Bergwerff Organic India Pvt. Ltd. and Agrawal Oil & Biocheam as mandatory respondents. 2 By September 23, 2025, however, all requests for review from all parties were withdrawn with the sole exception of the petitioner's request for Ecopure, as well as Ecopure's request of itself. 3 1   See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 90 FR 26967 (June 25, 2025); see also Organic Soybean Meal from India: Countervailing Duty Order, 87 FR 29735 (May 16, 2022) ( Order ). 2   See Memorandum, “Respondent Selection,” dated July 28, 2025. 3   See Petitioners' Letter, “Partial Withdrawal of Petitioners' Request for a 3rd Administrative Review,” dated September 23, 2025 (Petitioner's Withdrawal Request); see also Purdue's Letter, “Organic Soybean Meal from India (C-533-902),” dated September 23, 2025 (Perdue's Withdrawal Request). Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown, on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by 47 days. 4 Additionally, due to a backlog of documents that were electronically filed via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS) during the Federal Government shutdown, on November 24, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by an additional 21 days. 5 Additionally, on March 31, 2026, Commerce extended the deadline for these preliminary results by 113 days, in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Consequently, Commerce extended the deadline for the preliminary results until July 31, 2026. 6 4   See Memorandum, “Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the Federal Government,” dated November 14, 2025. 5   See Memorandum, “Tolling of all Case Deadlines,” dated November 24, 2025. 6   See Memorandum, “Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,” dated March 31, 2025. For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 7 A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included in Appendix I. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via ACCESS. ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/frnotices. 7   See Memorandum, “Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the Administrative Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Organic Soybean Meal from India; 2024,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). Scope of the Order The products covered by this Order is organic soybean meal from India. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Partial Rescission of Administrative Review Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an administrative review, in whole or in part, if the parties that requested a review withdraw the request within 90 days of the date of publication of the notice of initiation. A list of the 88 companies Commerce received timely-filed withdrawal requests from is provided below in Appendix II. Because the withdrawal requests were timely filed and no other parties requested a review of these companies, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce is rescinding this review of the Order with respect to these 88 companies. Methodology Commerce is conducting this administrative review in accordance with 751(a)(1)(A) of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found countervailable, Commerce preliminarily determines that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by an “authority” that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is specific. 8 For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, including our reliance, in part, on facts otherwise available with adverse inferences pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 8   See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity. Preliminary Results of Review As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the following net countervailable subsidy rates exist for the POR, January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024:   Company Subsidy rate (percent ad valorem ) Ecopure Specialities Ltd. 9 3.57 Disclosure 9  As discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, Commerce has found the following companies to be cross-owned with Ecopure: Nature Bio Foods Limited; and LT Foods Limited. Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis performed in connection with the preliminary results to interested parties within five days of its public announcement, or if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this notice, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Verification As provided in section 782(i)(3) of the Act, Commerce intends to verify the information relied upon in making its final results. Public Comment Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than seven days after the date on which the last verification report is issued in this review. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than five days after the date for filing case briefs. 10 Interested parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of authorities. 11 All briefs must be filed electronically using ACCESS. An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its entirety in ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established deadline. 10   See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29, 2023) ( APO and Service Procedures ). 11   See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2)(iii) and (d)(2)(iii), we request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a public executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs. 12 Further, we request that interested parties limit their executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We intend to use the executive summaries as the basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision memorandum that will accompany the final results in this administrative review. We request that interested parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f). 13 12  We use the term “issue” here to describe an argument that Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and Decision Memorandum. 13   See APO and Service Procedures. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants and whether any participant is a foreign national; and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. Oral presentations at the hearing will be limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce will inform parties of the scheduled date for the hearing. 14 14   See 19 CFR 351.310(d). Assessment Rates Consistent with section 751(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), upon issuance of the final results, Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review. For the companies listed in Appendix II for which the review is being rescinded, Commerce will instruct CBP to assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries at a rate equal to the cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to issue rescission instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register . If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired ( i.e., within 90 days of publication). Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP regarding Ecopure no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this review in the Federal Register . If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired ( i.e., within 90 days of publication). Cash Deposit Requirements Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.107(e), Commerce intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties with regard to shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results of this review, as follows: (1) the cash deposit rate for the company listed above will be equal to the company-specific estimated individual countervailable subsidy rates determined in the final results of this review, except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent and, therefore, de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) if both the producer and exporter of the subject merchandise have company-specific estimated subsidy rates assigned, and their rates differ, then the applicable cash deposit rate will be the higher of these two rates; (3) if either the producer or the exporter, but not both, of the subject merchandise has a company-specific estimated subsidy rate assigned, the applicable cash deposit rate will be that company's company-specific rate; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers and exporters will be continue to be 9.57 percent, the all-others subsidy rate established in the investigation. 15 These cash deposit instructions, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. 15   See Order. Final Results of Review Unless the deadline is extended, Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative review, which will include the results of Commerce's analysis of the issues raised in the case briefs, within 120 days of publication of these preliminary results in the Federal Register , pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1). Notification to Interested Parties We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4). Dated: July 31, 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 I—List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Scope of the Order IV. Diversification of India's Economy V. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Application of Adverse Inferences VI. Subsidies Valuation VII. Benchmarks and Discount Rates VIII. Analysis of Programs IX. Recommendation Appendix II—List of Companies Rescinded From Review 1. Aashiyana Foodstuffs 2. Agrawal Oil & Biocheam 3. Aia Engineering Ltd. 4. Ajanta Pharma Ltd. 5. Al Quresh Exp. 6. Allana Consumer Products Pvt. Ltd. 7. Artevet India LLP 8. Asa Agrotech Pvt., Ltd. 9. Avi Agri Business Ltd. 10. Avt Natural Products Ltd. 11. Basillia Organics Pvt. Ltd. 12. Bawa Fishmeal and Oil Co. 13. Bergwerff Organic (India) Pvt., Ltd.; Suminter India Organics Private Limited 14. Bharat Cereals Pvt., Ltd. 15. BNS Agro Industries Sarl 16. Cardolite Specialty Chemicals India LLP 17. Craft Home 18. Dahnay Logistics Pvt., Ltd. 19. Divi's Laboratories Ltd. 20. Dr. Reddys Laboratories Ltd. 21. Epsilon Carbon Pvt., Ltd. 22. Euroasias Organics Pvt., Ltd. 23. Exp. Freight Pvt., Ltd. 24. Expeditors International (India) Pvt., Ltd. 25. Fair Exp. India Pvt., Ltd. 26. Flex Foods Ltd. 27. Frigorifico Allana Pvt. Ltd. 28. Gate Foods Pvt. Ltd. 29. Gharda Chemicals Ltd. 30. Indauto Filters 31. Indo Gulf Co. 32. Indrani Automotive & Engineering 33. Infinite Bioscience 34. Interport Global Logistics Pvt., Ltd. 35. J.R. Roadlines Pvt., Ltd 36. Janatha Fish Meal and Oil Products 37. Januz Universal 38. Jay Keshav Exp. Pvt., Ltd. 39. JSM Foods 40. Kemin Industries South Asia Pvt., Ltd. 41. Khanal Foods Pvt., Ltd. 42. King Exp. 43. Krishna Corncob Industries 44. Larsen & Toubro 45. LG Balakrishnan Bros. 46. Lupin Ltd. 47. Luxmi Tea 48. Magnichem Industries 49. Medikonda Nutrients 50. MRL Tyres Ltd. 51. Mukka Proteins Ltd. 52. N M Coating 53. Natural Herbs & Formulations 54. Natural Remedies Pvt., Ltd. 55. Noble Shipping 56. Novel Nutrients Pvt. Ltd. 57. Nutrivin Agro Pvt., Ltd. 58. Pachranga Foods 59. Patel Retail Pvt., Ltd. 60. Prima Chemicals 61. Quality Spices and Food Exp. Pvt., Ltd 62. R.M. Trading Co. 63. Rayban Organics Pvt., Ltd. 64. Rohlig India Pvt., Ltd. 65. Rupen Marketing Pvt., Ltd. 66. Safewater Lines (India) Pvt., Ltd. 67. Samruddhi Organic Farm (India) Pvt., Ltd. 68. Satyendra Fibc Pvt., Ltd. 69. Sethi International 70. SGR (777) Foods Pvt., Ltd. 71. Shah Precicast Pvt., Ltd. 72. Shikhar Logistics Pvt., Ltd. 73. Shree Uday Oil and Foods Industries 74. Shri Sumati Oil Industries Pvt., Ltd. 75. Soliflex Packaging Pvt., Ltd. 76. Sona Sunehri Exp. 77. Speciality Indian Food Parks & Exp. Pvt., Ltd. 78. Sunrise Seafoods India Pvt. Ltd. 79. Suprajit Engineering Ltd. 80. Suryamitra Exim Pvt., Ltd. 81. TCG Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd. 82. Tejawat Organic Foods 83. The Vantage Tradelink 84. Unichem Laboratories Ltd. 85. Unique Fragrances 86. Unovel Industries Pvt., Ltd. 87. Vippy Industries Ltd. 88. Vishnu Barium Pvt., Ltd. [FR Doc. 2026-16018 Filed 8-5-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P