Notice2025-10150
Certain Monomers and Oligomers From Taiwan: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation
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Published
June 4, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 4, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23672-23673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-10150]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-583-880]
Certain Monomers and Oligomers From Taiwan: Postponement of
Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable June 4, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suresh Maniam at (202) 482-1603 or
Theodore Pearson at (202) 482-2631, AD/CVD Operations, Office I,
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 16, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated a countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of
certain monomers and oligomers from Taiwan.\1\ Currently, the
preliminary determination is due no later than June 20, 2025.
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\1\ See Certain Monomers and Oligomers from Taiwan: Initiation
of Countervailing Duty Investigation, 90 FR 17032 (April 23, 2025).
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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 CVD
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.
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On May 23, 2025, the petitioner \2\ submitted a timely request that
Commerce postpone the preliminary determination.\3\ The petitioner
stated that it requests postponement so that Commerce can fully analyze
the forthcoming questionnaire responses and issue supplemental
questionnaires prior to making its preliminary CVD determination.\4\
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\2\ The petitioner is Arkema, Inc.
\3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Request to Extend Preliminary
Determination,'' dated May 23, 2025.
\4\ Id.
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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 investigation was initiated,
i.e., August 25, 2025.\5\
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\5\ Postponing the preliminary determination to 130 days after
initiation would place the deadline on Sunday, August 24, 2025. When
a deadline falls on a weekend or federal holiday, Commerce's
practice is to move the deadline to 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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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.
This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: May 29, 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. 2025-10150 Filed 6-3-25; 8:45 am]
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