SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On April 7, 2021, Commerce published in the Federal Register the CVD order on fertilizers from Morocco.^[1] On March 2, 2026, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the first sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).^[2] Commerce received timely notices of intent to participate in this review from the Mosaic Company and J.R. Simplot Company, LLC (collectively, domestic interested parties) on March 17, 2026, within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).^[3] The domestic interested parties claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as domestic producers of fertilizers. On April 1, 2026, Commerce received a substantive response from the domestic interested parties within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).^[4] On April 1, 2026, Commerce received timely substantive responses from the Government of Morocco (GOM) and respondent OCP S.A. (OCP) in accordance with 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i) and (v).^[5] On April 6, 2026, Mosaic, OCP, and the GOM submitted timely filed rebuttals to the substantive responses in accordance with 19 CFR 351.218(d)(4).^[6]

On April 29, 2026, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission that it received an adequate substantive response from respondent interested parties and intended to conduct a full sunset review.^[7] As a result, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(e)(2), Commerce is conducting a full sunset review of the Order.

Scope of the Order

The product covered by the Order is fertilizers from Morocco. For a full description of the scope, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.^[8]

Analysis of Comments Received

A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review is provided in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by this notice. A list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as an appendix to this notice.

The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS), which 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.

Preliminary Results of Sunset Review

Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce preliminarily determines that revocation of the Order would be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the rates listed below:

Public Comment

Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(i), we have modified the deadline for interested parties to submit case briefs to Commerce to no later than 30 days after the date of the publication of the notice of preliminary results for this sunset review.^[9] 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.

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 review. We request that interested parties include footnotes ( printed page 46773) 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]

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 (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]

Final Results of Review

Unless the deadline is extended, we intend to issue the final results of this full sunset review, which will include the results of our analysis of the issues raised in the case briefs, within 240 days of the publication of the initiation of the sunset review in the Federal Register , pursuant to section 751(c)(5)(A) of the Act.

Notification to Interested Parties

We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with sections 751(c)(1), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

Appendix

List of Issues Addressed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

I. Summary

II. Background

III. Scope of the Order

IV. History of the Order

V. Legal Framework

VI. Discussion of the Issues

1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of a Countervailable Subsidy

2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates Likely to Prevail

3. Nature of the Subsidies

VII. Preliminary Results of Review

VIII. Recommendation

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