Notice2024-17857
Certain Epoxy Resins From the People's Republic of China, India, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations
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August 12, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 155 (Monday, August 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65583-65584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17857]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-166, A-533-926, A-580-919, A-583-876, A-549-850]
Certain Epoxy Resins From the People's Republic of China, India,
the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand: Postponement of
Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable August 12, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Flessner (the People's Republic
of China (China)) at (202) 482-6312; Sean Grossnickle (India) at (202)
482-3818; Laura Delgado (the Republic of Korea (Korea)) at (202) 482-
1468; Benito Ballesteros (Taiwan) at (202) 482-7425; and Rachel
Jennings (Thailand) at (202) 482-1110, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of imports of
certain epoxy resins (epoxy resins) from China, India, Korea, Taiwan,
and Thailand.\1\ On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in
these administrative proceedings by seven days.\2\ The deadline for the
preliminary determinations is now September 17, 2024, which is the
original September 10, 2024, deadline tolled by seven days.
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\1\ See Certain Epoxy Resins from the People's Republic of
China, India, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand:
Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 89 FR 33324
(April 29, 2024) (Initiation Notice).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated July 22, 2024.
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Postponement of Preliminary Determinations
Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act), requires Commerce to issue the preliminary determination in an
LTFV investigation within 140 days after the date on which Commerce
initiated the investigation. However, section 733(c)(1) of the Act
permits Commerce to postpone the preliminary determination until no
later than 190 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 July 29, 2024, the petitioner \3\ submitted a timely request
that Commerce postpone the preliminary determinations in the LTFV
investigations of imports of epoxy resins from China, India, Korea,
Taiwan, and Thailand. The petitioner stated that ``{p{time} ostponement
is warranted so that Commerce can evaluate fully the initial
questionnaire responses submitted by the mandatory respondents and
solicit supplemental information as necessary,'' and that the
petitioner ``seeks postponement of all the antidumping investigations
in order to keep them on the same schedule and avoid the need to split
the cases at the International Trade Commission.'' \4\
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\3\ The petitioner is the U.S. Epoxy Resin Producers Ad Hoc
Coalition, comprising Olin Corporation and Westlake Corporation.
\4\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Petitioner's Request for
Postponement of the Preliminary Determinations,'' dated July 29,
2024.
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For the reasons stated above, and because there are no compelling
reasons to deny the request, in accordance with section 733(c)(1)(A) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(e), Commerce is postponing the deadline for
the preliminary determinations by 50 days. As a result, Commerce will
issue its preliminary determinations in the above-referenced
investigations no later than November 6, 2024. In accordance with
section 735(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, unless postponed
at a later date.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: August 6, 2024.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2024-17857 Filed 8-9-24; 8:45 am]
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