Notice2025-09782
Polypropylene Corrugated Boxes From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation
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May 30, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 103 (Friday, May 30, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23028-23029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-09782]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-208]
Polypropylene Corrugated Boxes 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 30, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Accorsi or Shane Subler, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3149 and (202)
482-6241, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 7, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated a countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of
polypropylene corrugated boxes (PCBs) from the People's Republic of
China (China).\1\ Currently, the preliminary determination is due no
later than June 11, 2025.\2\
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\1\ See Polypropylene Corrugated Boxes from the People's
Republic of China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation,
90 FR 15555 (April 14, 2025) (Initiation Notice); see also Less-
Than-Fair Value and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Fiberglass
Door Panels and Polypropylene Corrugated Boxes From the People's
Republic of China; Correction, 90 FR 21455 (May 20, 2025).
\2\ See Checklist, ``Countervailing Duty Investigation
Initiation Checklist: Polypropylene Corrugated Boxes from the
People's Republic of China,'' dated April 7, 2025 (China PCBs CVD
Initiation Checklist), at 2.
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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 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 May 21, 2025, the petitioners \3\ submitted a timely request
that Commerce postpone the preliminary CVD determination.\4\ The
petitioners stated that they request postponement for Commerce to
analyze initial responses and to issue supplemental questionnaires
prior to making its preliminary CVD determination.\5\
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\3\ The petitioners are CoolSeal USA Inc., Inteplast Group
Corporation, SeaCa Plastic Packaging, and Technology Container Corp.
\4\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Petitioners' Request for
Postponement of Preliminary Determination,'' dated May 21, 2025.
\5\ Id.
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In accordance with 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioners have 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 investigation
was initiated, i.e., August, 15, 2025.\6\ 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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\6\ Id. at 2. The petitioners stated that 130 days after the
date on which this investigation was initiated is August 22, 2025.
This investigation was initiated on April 7, 2025, the date
applicable in the Initiation Notice. Therefore, pursuant to section
703(c)(1) of the Act, Commerce is extending the deadline to 130 days
after April 7, 2025, which is August 15, 2025. See Initiation
Notice, 90 FR at 15555; see also China PCBs CVD Initiation Checklist
at 2.
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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 23, 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. 2025-09782 Filed 5-29-25; 8:45 am]
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