Notice2025-14632
L-Lysine From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation
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Published
August 1, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 146 (Friday, August 1, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 36136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-14632]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-216]
L-Lysine 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 August 1, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison Hollander at (202) 482-2805,
AD/CVD Operations, Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 17, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated a countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of L-
lysine from the People's Republic of China.\1\ Currently, the
preliminary determination is due no later than August 21, 2025.
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\1\ See L-Lysine from the People's Republic of China: Initiation
of Countervailing Duty Investigation, 90 FR 26799 (June 24, 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 \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 Lysine Fair Trade Coalition.
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On July 22, 2025, the petitioner submitted a timely request that
Commerce postpone the preliminary CVD determination.\3\ The petitioner
stated that it requests postponement because the petitioner ``needs
additional time to collect and analyze questionnaire responses from the
Government of China (``GOC'') and the mandatory respondents in this
investigation.'' \4\
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\3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Request for Postponement of
Preliminary Determination,'' dated July 22, 2025.
\4\ Id. at 2.
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In accordance with 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner submitted its
request for postponement 25 days or more before the scheduled date of
the preliminary determination and stated the reasons for its request,
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 it initiated this investigation,
i.e., October 27, 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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\5\ Postponing the preliminary determination to 130 days after
the date of initiation would place the deadline on Saturday, October
25, 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: July 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. 2025-14632 Filed 7-31-25; 8:45 am]
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