Notice2025-16883
Oleoresin Paprika From India: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation
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September 3, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 168 (Wednesday, September 3, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42564-42565]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16883]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-533-939]
Oleoresin Paprika From India: Postponement of Preliminary
Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable September 3, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Delgado or Charles Doss, AD/CVD
Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1468 or (202) 482-4474,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated a countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of
oleoresin paprika from India.\1\ Currently, the preliminary
determination is due no later than September 18, 2025.
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\1\ See Oleoresin Paprika from India: Initiation of
Countervailing Duty Investigation, 90 FR 34433 (July 22, 2025)
(Initiation Notice).
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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
countervailing duty 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 Rezolex, Ltd. Co.
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On August 21, 2025, the petitioner submitted a timely request that
Commerce postpone the preliminary CVD determination.\3\ The petitioner
stated that it requests postponement ``in light of the time required to
identify mandatory respondents, the number of programs under
investigation, and the expected complexity of the issues.'' \4\ 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
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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., November, 24, 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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\3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Request for Extension of the
Preliminary Determination,'' dated August 21, 2025.
\4\ Id.
\5\ Postponing the preliminary determination to 130 days after
initiation would place the deadline on Saturday, November 22, 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: August 28, 2025.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2025-16883 Filed 9-2-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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