Notice2026-01214
Notice of Extension of the Deadline for Determining the Adequacy of the Antidumping Duty Petition: Fresh Winter Strawberries From Mexico
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Published
January 23, 2026
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 15 (Friday, January 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01214]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Internation Trade Administration
[A-201-869]
Notice of Extension of the Deadline for Determining the Adequacy
of the Antidumping Duty Petition: Fresh Winter Strawberries From Mexico
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable January 20, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anjali Mehindiratta, Office III, AD/
CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-9127.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Extension of Initiation of Investigation
The Petition
On December 31, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
received an antidumping duty petition on imports of fresh winter
strawberries from Mexico, filed in proper form on behalf of Strawberry
Growers for Fair Trade (the petitioner).\1\
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\1\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Petition for the Imposition of
Antidumping Duties,'' dated December 31, 2025 (Petition).
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Determination of Industry Support for the Petition
Section 732(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),
requires that a petition be filed by or on behalf of the domestic
industry. To determine that the petition has been filed by or on behalf
of the industry, section 732(c)(4)(A) of the Act requires that the
domestic producers or workers who support the petition account for: (i)
at least 25 percent of the total production of the domestic like
product; and (ii) more than 50 percent of the production of the
domestic like product produced by that portion of the industry
expressing support for, or opposition to, the petition. Moreover,
section 732(c)(4)(D) of the Act provides that, if the petition does not
establish support of domestic producers or workers accounting for more
than 50 percent of the total production of the domestic like product,
Commerce shall: (i) poll the industry or rely on other information in
order to determine if there is support for the petition, as required by
subparagraph (A); or (ii) if there is a large number of producers,
determine industry support using a statistically valid sampling method
to poll the industry.
Extension of Time
Section 732(c)(1)(A) of the Act provides that within 20 days of the
filing of an antidumping duty petition, Commerce will determine, inter
alia, whether the petition has been filed by or on behalf of the U.S.
industry producing the domestic like product. Section 732(c)(1)(B) of
the Act provides that the deadline for the initiation determination, in
exceptional circumstances, may be extended by 20 days in any case in
which Commerce must ``poll or otherwise determine support for the
petition by the industry.'' Because the Petition has not established
that the domestic producers or workers accounting for more than 50
percent of total production support the Petition, in accordance with
section 732(c)(4)(D) of the Act, Commerce has determined it would be
appropriate in this case to poll the industry and extend the time
period for determining whether to initiate the investigation in order
to further examine the issue of industry support.
Commerce will need additional time to gather and analyze additional
information regarding industry support. Therefore, it is necessary to
extend the deadline for determining the adequacy of the Petition for a
period not to exceed 40 days from the filing of the Petition. As a
result, in accordance with section 732(c)(1)(B) of the Act, Commerce's
initiation determination will now be due no later than February 9,
2026.
International Trade Commission Notification
Commerce will contact the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)
and will make this extension notice available to the ITC.
Dated: January 20, 2026.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2026-01214 Filed 1-22-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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