Notice2024-07408
Notice of Extension of the Deadline for Determining the Adequacy of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions: 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid From the People's Republic of China and India
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
April 8, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 89 Issue 68 (Monday, April 8, 2024)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 68 (Monday, April 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24431-24432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07408]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-160, A-533-922, C-570-161, C-533-923]
Notice of Extension of the Deadline for Determining the Adequacy
of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions: 2,4-
Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid From the People's Republic of China and
India
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable April 3, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alex Villanueva, AD/CVD Operations,
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20230; telephone: (202) 482-3208.
Extension of Initiation of Investigations
The Petitions
On March 14, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
received antidumping and countervailing duty petitions on imports of
2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) from the People's Republic of
China and India, filed by Corteva Agriscience LLC (the petitioner) on
behalf of the domestic industry producing 2,4-D.\1\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Petitions for the Imposition of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties: 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic
Acid (``2,4-D'') from the People's Republic of China and India,''
dated March 14, 2024 (the Petitions).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Determination of Industry Support for the Petitions
Sections 702(b)(1) and 732(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), require that a petition be filed by or on behalf of
the domestic industry. To determine that the petition has been filed by
or on behalf of the industry, sections 702(c)(4)(A) and 732(c)(4)(A) of
the Act require that 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
[[Page 24432]]
domestic like product produced by that portion of the industry
expressing support for, or opposition to, the petition. Moreover,
sections 702(c)(4)(D) and 732(c)(4)(D) of the Act provide 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) if there is a large
number of producers, determine industry support using a statistically
valid sampling method to poll the industry.
Extension of Time
Sections 702(c)(1)(A) and 732(c)(1)(A) of the Act provide that
within 20 days of the filing of an antidumping or countervailing duty
petition, Commerce will determine, inter alia, whether the petition has
been filed by or on behalf of the U.S. industry producing the domestic
like product. Sections 702(c)(1)(B) and 732(c)(1)(B) of the Act provide
that the deadline for the initiation determination, in exceptional
circumstances, may be extended by 20 days in any case in which Commerce
must ``poll or otherwise determine support for the petition by the
industry.'' Because it is not clear from the Petitions whether the
industry support criteria have been met, Commerce has determined it
should extend the time period for determining whether to initiate the
investigations in order to further examine the issue of industry
support.
Commerce will need additional time to gather and analyze additional
information regarding industry support. Therefore, it is necessary to
extend the deadline for determining the adequacy of the Petitions for a
period not to exceed 40 days from the filing of the Petitions. As a
result, Commerce's initiation determination will now be due no later
than April 23, 2024.
International Trade Commission Notification
Commerce will contact the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)
and will make this extension notice available to the ITC.
Dated: April 3, 2024.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2024-07408 Filed 4-5-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
</pre></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on April 8, 2024.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.