Notice2025-08604
Temporary Steel Fencing From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
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Published
May 15, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 93 (Thursday, May 15, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 20621]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-08604]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-198]
Temporary Steel Fencing From the People's Republic of China:
Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigation
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable May 15, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Noah Wetzel, AD/CVD Operations,
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20230; telephone: (202) 482-7466
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 4, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of imports of
temporary steel fencing from China.\1\ Currently, the preliminary
determination is due no later than June 24, 2025.
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\1\ See Temporary Steel Fencing from the People's Republic of
China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 90 FR 9315
(February 11, 2025) (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 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 April 29, 2025, the petitioner \2\ submitted a timely request
that Commerce postpone the preliminary determination in the LTFV
investigation.\3\ The petitioner stated that it requests the
postponement to provide Commerce with the time ``to ensure the
development of a complete and accurate record.'' \4\
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\2\ The petitioner is ZND US Inc.
\3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Petitioner's Request to Postpone
Commerce's Preliminary Determination,'' dated April 29, 2025.
\4\ Id.
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For the reason 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
determination by 50 days (i.e., 190 days after the date on which this
investigation was initiated). As a result, Commerce will issue its
preliminary determination no later than August 13, 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: May 9, 2025.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2025-08604 Filed 5-14-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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