Notice2025-19028
Certain Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof From India: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation
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September 30, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 30, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46794-46795]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-19028]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
C-533-941]
Certain Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof From India:
Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty
Investigation
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable September 30, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin Blythe or Joshua Jacobson,
Office IV, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-3457 and (202)
482-0266, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated a countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of
certain freight rail couplers and parts thereof (freight rail couplers)
from India.\1\ Currently, the preliminary determination is due no later
than October 16, 2025.
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\1\ See Certain Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof From
India: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation, 90 FR 40055
(August 18, 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 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 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 September 22, 2025, the petitioner \2\ timely requested that
Commerce postpone the preliminary CVD determination.\3\ The petitioner
stated that it requests postponement so that Commerce can fully analyze
the forthcoming questionnaire responses of the mandatory respondents
and issue supplemental questionnaires, as necessary.\4\
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\2\ The petitioner is the Coalition of Freight Rail Coupler
Producers.
\3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Request to Postpone Preliminary
Determination,'' dated September 22, 2025.
\4\ Id.
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In accordance with 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner submitted its
request for postponement of the preliminary determination in this
investigation 25 days or more before the scheduled date of the
preliminary determination and stated the reasons for its request.
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 in the investigation to
no later than 130 days after the date on which this investigation was
initiated, i.e., December 22, 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
initiation of the investigations would place the deadline on
Saturday, December 20, 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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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: September 25, 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. 2025-19028 Filed 9-29-25; 8:45 am]
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