Notice2025-09690
Fiberglass Door Panels From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation
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Published
May 29, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 102 (Thursday, May 29, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 22704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-09690]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-210]
Fiberglass Door Panels From the People's Republic of China:
Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty
Investigation
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable May 29, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sam Brummitt at (202) 482-7851, AD/CVD
Operations, III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 9, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated a countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of
fiberglass door panels from the People's Republic of China.\1\
Currently, the preliminary determination is due no later than June 13,
2025.
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\1\ See Fiberglass Door Panels from the People's Republic of
China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation, 90 FR 15692
(April 15, 2025) (Initiation Notice).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determination
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 \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 petitioner is the American Fiberglass Door Coalition.
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On May 19, 2025, the petitioner submitted a timely request that
Commerce postpone the preliminary CVD determination.\3\ The petitioner
stated that it requests postponement ``to ensure that Commerce is able
to sufficiently review all questionnaire responses and request
clarification and additional information as necessary'' before reaching
a preliminary determination.\4\ In accordance with 19 CFR 351.205(e),
the petitioner has stated the reasons for requesting a postponement of
the preliminary determination, and Commerce finds no compelling reason
to deny the request. Therefore, in accordance with section 703(c)(1)(A)
of the Act, Commerce is postponing the deadline for the preliminary
determination to no later than 130 days after the date on which this
investigations was initiated, i.e., August 18, 2025.\5\ Pursuant to
section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1), the deadline for
the final determination of this investigation will continue to be 75
days after the date of the preliminary determination.
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\3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Request to Postpone the
Preliminary Determination,'' dated May 19, 2025.
\4\ Id.
\5\ Postponing the preliminary determination to 130 days after
initiation would place the deadline on Sunday, August 17, 2025.
Commerce's practice dictates that where a deadline falls on a
weekend or Federal holiday, the appropriate deadline is the next
business day. 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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This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: May 22, 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. 2025-09690 Filed 5-28-25; 8:45 am]
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