Notice2025-02922
Hexamethylenetetramine From the People's Republic of China, Germany, India, and Saudi Arabia: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations
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Published
February 21, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 34 (Friday, February 21, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10067-10068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02922]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-180, A-428-854, A-533-932, A-517-807]
Hexamethylenetetramine From the People's Republic of China,
Germany, India, and Saudi Arabia: Postponement of Preliminary
Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable February 21, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Cloyd at (202) 482-1246 (the
People's Republic of China (China)); Ajay Menon at (202) 482-0208
(Germany); Dakota Potts at (202) 482-0223 (India); and Andrew Hart at
(202) 482-1058 (Saudi Arabia), AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of imports of
hexamethylenetetramine (hexamine) from China, Germany, India, and Saudi
Arabia.\1\ Currently, the preliminary determinations of these
investigations are due no later than March 10, 2025.
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\1\ See Hexamethylenetetramine from the People's Republic of
China, Germany, India, and Saudi Arabia: Initiation of Less-Than-
Fair-Value investigations, 89 FR 213 (November 4, 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)(A)(b)(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 February 11, 2025, the petitioner \2\ in these LTFV
investigations submitted timely requests that Commerce postpone the
preliminary determinations.\3\ The petitioner stated
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on the administrative record in each proceeding that it requests
postponement in order to allow sufficient time to fully develop all
aspects of the administrative record and so that Commerce can analyze
forthcoming questionnaire responses, as necessary.\4\
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\2\ The petitioner is Bakelite LLC.
\3\ See Petitioner's Letters, ``Antidumping Investigation of
Hexamethylenetetramine from the People's Republic of China: Request
to Postpone Preliminary Determination,'' ``Antidumping Investigation
of Hexamethylenetetramine from the Federal Republic of Germany:
Request to Postpone Preliminary Determination,'' ``Antidumping
Investigation of Hexamethylenetetramine from the Republic of India:
Request to Postpone Preliminary Determination,'' and ``Antidumping
Investigation of Hexamethylenetetramine from the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia: Request to Postpone Preliminary Determination,'' each dated
February 11, 2025.
\4\ Id.
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For the reasons stated above and because there are no compelling
reasons to deny the requests, Commerce, in accordance with section
733(c)(1)(A) of the Act, is postponing the deadline for the preliminary
determinations in these investigations to no later than 190 days after
the date on which it initiated these investigations, i.e., April 29,
2025. 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: February 14, 2025.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2025-02922 Filed 2-20-25; 8:45 am]
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