Notice2025-13693
Hardwood and Decorative Plywood From the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Countervailing Duty Investigations
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Published
July 22, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 22, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 34415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13693]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-212, C-560-845, C-552-852]
Hardwood and Decorative Plywood From the People's Republic of
China, Indonesia, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Postponement
of Preliminary Determinations in the Countervailing Duty Investigations
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable July 22, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Janz (the People's Republic of
China (China)), Samuel Evans (Indonesia), and Sofia Pedrelli (the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam)), AD/CVD Operations,
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20230; telephone: (202) 482-2972, (202) 482-2420, and (202) 482-4310,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 11, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of U.S. imports of
hardwood and decorative plywood from China, Indonesia, and Vietnam
(collectively, the investigations).\1\ Currently, the preliminary
determinations in the investigations are due no later than August 15,
2025.
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\1\ See Hardwood and Decorative Plywood from the People's
Republic of China, Indonesia, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam:
Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations, 90 FR 25225 (June
16, 2025).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determinations
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 in a CVD
investigation until no later than 130 days after the date on which
Commerce initiated the investigation if: (A) the petitioner makes a
timely request for an extension of the period within which the
determination must be made; or (B) Commerce concludes that the parties
concerned are cooperating, that the investigation is extraordinarily
complicated, and that additional time is necessary to make the
preliminary determination. Under 19 CFR 351.205(e), if the petitioner
seeks postponement of a preliminary determination in a CVD
investigation, it must submit its 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 July 7, 2025, the Coalition for Fair Trade in Hardwood Plywood,
the petitioner of these investigations, timely requested that Commerce
postpone the deadline for it to issue the preliminary determinations in
the investigations.\2\ The petitioner requested postponement of the
preliminary determinations in the investigations so that Commerce can
fully analyze the forthcoming questionnaire responses of the mandatory
respondents and issue supplemental questionnaires, as necessary.\3\
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\2\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Request for Extension of
Preliminary Determination Deadline,'' dated July 7, 2025.
\3\ Id.
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In accordance with 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner submitted its
requests for postponement of the preliminary determinations in the
investigations 25 days or more before the scheduled date of the
preliminary determinations and stated the reasons for its requests.
Accordingly, Commerce finds no compelling reason to deny the requests.
Therefore, in accordance with section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act, Commerce
is postponing the deadline for the preliminary determinations in the
investigations to no later than 130 days after the date on which it
initiated the investigations. The postponed deadline for the
preliminary determinations is October 20, 2025.\4\
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\4\ Postponing the preliminary determinations to 130 days after
initiation of the investigations would make the deadline on Sunday,
October 19, 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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Pursuant to section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1),
the deadline for the final determinations in the investigations will
continue to be 75 days after the date of the preliminary
determinations.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: July 16, 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. 2025-13693 Filed 7-21-25; 8:45 am]
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