Notice2025-15782
Certain Monomers and Oligomers From the Republic of Korea: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
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August 19, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 19, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40330-40331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-15782]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-921]
Certain Monomers and Oligomers From the Republic of Korea:
Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigation
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable August 19, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sun Cho, AD/CVD Operations, Office V,
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20230; telephone: (202) 482-6458.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 16, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of imports of
certain monomers and oligomers (monomers and oligomers) from the
Republic of Korea (Korea) and Taiwan.\1\ Currently, the preliminary
determination is due no later than September 3, 2025.
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\1\ See Certain Monomers and Oligomers from the Republic of
Korea and Taiwan: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations,
90 FR 17044 (April 23, 2025) (Initiation Notice).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determination
Section 733(b)(l)(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
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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 \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 Arkema, Inc.
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On August 11, 2025,\3\ the petitioner submitted a timely request
that Commerce postpone the preliminary determination in the LTFV
investigation of monomers and oligomers from Korea.\4\ The petitioner
stated that postponement of the preliminary determination is necessary
given the complexity of this investigation and because postponement
will allow Commerce to analyze the responses to supplemental
questionnaires and give the petitioner adequate time to analyze and
comment on the responses prior to the issuance of the preliminary
determination.\5\
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\3\ Commerce's practice dictates that where a deadline falls on
a weekend or a 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). As such, the deadline to timely request postponement was
Monday, August 11, 2025.
\4\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Request to Extend Preliminary
Determination,'' dated August 11, 2025.
\5\ Id. at 1.
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For the reasons stated above, and because there are no compelling
reasons to deny the request, Commerce, in accordance with section
733(c)(1)(A) of the Act, is postponing the deadline for the preliminary
determination by 50 days (i.e., to 190 days after the date on which
this investigation was initiated). As a result, Commerce will issue its
preliminary determination in the above-referenced investigation no
later than October 23, 2025. In accordance with section 735(a)(l) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(l), the deadline for the final
determination of this investigation will continue to be 75 days after
the date of the preliminary determination, unless postponed at a later
date.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 732(c)(2)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: August 14, 2025.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2025-15782 Filed 8-18-25; 8:45 am]
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