Notice2025-13079
Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
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July 14, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 132 (Monday, July 14, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31163-31164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13079]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-200]
Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate From the People's Republic of
China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-
Value Investigation
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable July 14, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Maciuba or Kayden Jenson,
AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0413 or (202)
482-0967, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 4, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated a less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of imports of
methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) from the People's Republic of
China (China).\1\ Currently, the preliminary determination is due no
later than July 22, 2025.
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\1\ See Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate from the People's
Republic of China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation,
90 FR 11710 (March 11, 2025).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determination
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 June 24, 2025, the petitioner \2\ submitted a timely request
that Commerce postpone the preliminary determination in this LTFV
investigation.\3\ The petitioner stated that it requests postponement
``so that Commerce can evaluate fully the initial questionnaire
responses submitted by the mandatory respondents and solicit
supplemental information as necessary.'' \4\
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\2\ The petitioner is the Ad Hoc MDI Fair Trade Coalition.
\3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Petitioner's Request For
Postponement Of The Preliminary Determination,'' dated June 24,
2025.
\4\ Id.
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For the reasons stated above and because there are no compelling
reasons to deny the request, in accordance with section 733(c)(1)(A) of
the Act, Commerce is postponing the deadline for the preliminary
determination by 50
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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 September 10, 2025. In accordance with
section 735(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 publication of the preliminary determination, unless
postponed at a later date.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: July 8, 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. 2025-13079 Filed 7-11-25; 8:45 am]
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