1. On May 8, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register its affirmative preliminary determination in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of magnesium from Israel (subject merchandise) (84 FR 20092). Additionally, Commerce has aligned the deadline for the final determination in the CVD investigation with the deadline for the final determination in the companion antidumping duty investigation of the same merchandise, currently scheduled to be issued no later than September 16, 2019.

2. The merchandise covered by this investigation is described in message 8331303 dated November 27, 2018.

3. This proceeding has been assigned case number C-508-813.

4. CBP shall suspend liquidation of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after May 8, 2019, and shall require, for such entries, a cash deposit equal to the percentages of entered value for the producer and/or exporter listed below.

Producer and/or Exporter: Dead Sea Magnesium, Ltd. and its cross-owned companies: ICL Chemicals Ltd., ICL Israel Ltd., Dead Sea Works Ltd., Dead Sea Bromine Company Ltd., Rotem Amfert Negev Ltd., Bromine Compounds Ltd., and Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd.
Case Number: C-508-813-001
Cash Deposit: 7.48 percent

Producer and/or Exporter: All Others
Case Number: C-508-813-000
Cash Deposit Rate: 7.48 percent

5. If there are any questions by the public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by OI:ET.)

6. There are no restrictions on the release of this information.

Alexander Amdur