Notice2024-11600
Certain Epoxy Resins From the People's Republic of China, India, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Countervailing Duty Investigations
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Published
May 28, 2024
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 46061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11600]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-167, C-533-927, C-580-920, C-583-877]
Certain Epoxy Resins From the People's Republic of China, India,
the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan: Postponement of Preliminary
Determinations in the Countervailing Duty Investigations
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable May 28, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathan James (the People's Republic of
China (China)), Eliza DeLong (India), Thomas Martin (the Republic of
Korea (Korea)), and Whitley Herndon (Taiwan), AD/CVD Operations,
Offices V, IV, and IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5305, (202) 482-3878,
(202) 482-3936, and (202) 482-6274, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April, 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of
certain epoxy resins from China, India, Korea, and Taiwan.\1\
Currently, the preliminary determinations in these investigations are
due no later than June 27, 2024.
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\1\ See Certain Epoxy Resins from the People's Republic of
China, India, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan: Initiation of
Countervailing Duty Investigations, 89 FR 33319 (April 29, 2024).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determinations
Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),
requires Commerce to issue the preliminary determination in a
countervailing duty investigation within 65 days after the date on
which Commerce initiated the investigation. However, section 703(c)(1)
of the Act permits Commerce to postpone the preliminary determination
until no later than 130 days after the date on which Commerce initiated
the investigation if: (A) the petitioner makes a timely request for a
postponement; or (B) Commerce concludes that the parties concerned are
cooperating, that the investigation is extraordinarily complicated, and
that additional time is necessary to make a preliminary determination.
Under 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner must submit a request for
postponement 25 days or more before the scheduled date of the
preliminary determination and must state the reasons for the request.
Commerce will grant the request unless it finds compelling reasons to
deny the request.
On May 14, 2024, the U.S. Epoxy Resin Producers Ad Hoc Coalition,
the petitioner in these investigations, timely requested that Commerce
postpone the preliminary determinations in these investigations.\2\ The
petitioner requested postponement of the preliminary determinations in
these investigations so that it can review the initial questionnaire
responses of the mandatory respondents, identify deficiencies that
should be addressed for the preliminary determinations, and provide
Commerce time to issue supplemental questionnaires, if needed.\3\
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\2\ See Petitioner's Letters, ``Certain Epoxy Resins from China:
Petitioner's Request For Extension Preliminary Determination
Deadline;'' ``Certain Epoxy Resins from India: Petitioner's Request
For Extension Preliminary Determination Deadline;'' ``Certain Epoxy
Resins from South Korea: Petitioner's Request For Extension
Preliminary Determination Deadline;'' and ``Certain Epoxy Resins
from Taiwan: Petitioner's Request for Extension Preliminary
Determination Deadline,'' all dated May 14, 2024.
\3\ Id.
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In accordance with 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner submitted its
requests for postponement of the preliminary determinations in these
investigations 25 days or more before the scheduled date of the
preliminary determinations and has stated the reasons its requests.
Commerce finds no compelling reason to deny the requests. Therefore, in
accordance with section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act, Commerce is postponing
the deadline for the preliminary determinations in these investigations
to no later than 130 days after the date on which these investigations
were initiated, i.e., September 3, 2024.\4\
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\4\ Postponing the preliminary determinations to 130 days after
the date of initiation would place the deadline on Saturday, August
31, 2024. Commerce's practice dictates that, where a deadline falls
on a weekend or federal holiday, the appropriate deadline is the
next business day (i.e., Tuesday, September 3, 2024). See Notice of
Clarification: Application of ``Next Business Day'' Rule for
Administrative Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act of
1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
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Pursuant to section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1),
the deadline for the final determinations of these investigations will
continue to be 75 days after the date of the preliminary
determinations.
This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: May 20, 2024.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024-11600 Filed 5-24-24; 8:45 am]
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