Notice2026-00152
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Bulgaria, Egypt, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations
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Published
January 8, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 5 (Thursday, January 8, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 696-697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00152]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-487-002, A-729-805, A-552-853]
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Bulgaria, Egypt, and the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Postponement of Preliminary
Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable January 8, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hermes Pinilla at (202) 482-3477
(Bulgaria); Anne Entz at (202) 482-3845 (Egypt), Kate Fracke at (202)
482-3299 (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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 24, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of imports of
steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from Bulgaria, Egypt, and
Vietnam.\1\ Currently, the preliminary determinations are due no later
than January 20, 2026.\2\
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\1\ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Algeria, Bulgaria,
Egypt, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 90 FR 27846 (June 30,
2025) (Initiation Notice).
\2\ Commerce's practice dictates that, where a deadline falls on
a weekend or federal holiday, the appropriate deadline is the next
business day. Because the preliminary determination deadline falls
on January 18, the appropriate deadline becomes January 20. 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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Postponement of Preliminary Determinations
Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act), requires Commerce to issue the preliminary determination in a
LTFV investigation within 140 days after the date on which Commerce
initiated the investigation. However, section 733(c)(1)(A)(b)(1) of 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 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 December 18, 2025, the petitioner \3\ submitted a timely request
that Commerce postpone the preliminary determinations in these LTFV
investigations.\4\ The petitioner stated that it requests postponement
because ``these investigations cover steel concrete reinforcing bar
from multiple countries and thus require a significant amount of
resources to fully investigate.'' \5\ Further, the petitioner noted
that Commerce has only recently received responses to the initial
questionnaires in these investigations, and thus Commerce needs
additional time to analyze those responses and potentially issue
supplemental questionnaires.\6\
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\3\ The petitioner is the Rebar Trade Action Coalition (RTAC)
and its individual members.
\4\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Request for Extension of
Preliminary Determination Deadline,'' dated December 18, 2025.
\5\ Id.
\6\ Id.
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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
determinations by 50 days (i.e., 190 days after the date on which these
investigations were initiated). As a result, Commerce will issue its
preliminary determinations no later than March 9, 2026.\7\ In
accordance with section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1),
the deadline for the final determinations of these investigations will
continue to be 75 days after the date of the preliminary
determinations, unless postponed at a later date.
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\7\ Commerce has twice tolled deadlines for the preliminary
determinations of these investigations, for a total of 68 days. See
Memoranda, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of Federal
Government,'' dated November 14, 2025; see also ``Tolling of all
Case Deadlines,'' dated November 24, 2025.
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This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: January 5, 2026.
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. 2026-00152 Filed 1-7-26; 8:45 am]
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