Notice2025-03450
Thermoformed Molded Fiber Products From the People's Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations
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Published
March 4, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 4, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11153-11154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03450]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-182, A-552-845]
Thermoformed Molded Fiber Products From the People's Republic of
China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Postponement of
Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable March 4, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Lipka at (202) 482-7976 (the
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People's Republic of China (China)); Zachary Shaykin at (202) 482-2638
(the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam)), AD/CVD Operations,
Offices VII and IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 28, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of imports of
thermoformed molded fiber products (molded fiber products) from China
and Vietnam.\1\ Currently, the preliminary determinations are due no
later than March 17, 2025.
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\1\ See Thermoformed Molded Fiber Products from the People's
Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation
of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 89 FR 87551 (November 4,
2024) (Initiation Notice).
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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 \2\ 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.
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\2\ The petitioners are Genera; Tellus Products, LLC; and the
United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy,
Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO.
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On February 12, 2025, the petitioner submitted a timely request
that Commerce postpone the preliminary determinations in these LTFV
investigations.\3\ The petitioners stated that they request
postponement due to ``the size and complexity of these investigations,
the numerous extensions of time received by respondents to submit
responses to {Commerce's{time} initial questionnaire, and
{Commerce's{time} concurrent countervailing duty investigations
concerning thermoformed molded fiber products from China and Vietnam.''
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\3\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Thermoformed Molded Fiber
Products from the People's Republic of China and Socialist Republic
of Vietnam: Petitioners' Request to Extend Antidumping Preliminary
Determination,'' dated February 12, 2025.
\4\ Id. at 2.
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For the reasons stated above and because there are no compelling
reasons to deny the request, Commerce, in accordance with section
733(c)(1)(A) of the Act, is postponing the deadline for the preliminary
determinations by 50 days (i.e., 190 days after the date on which these
investigations were initiated). As a result, Commerce will issue its
preliminary determinations no later than May 6, 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.
This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: February 26, 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. 2025-03450 Filed 3-3-25; 8:45 am]
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