Notice2026-01599
Oleoresin Paprika From India: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
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January 27, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 17 (Tuesday, January 27, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3434-3435]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01599]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-533-938]
Oleoresin Paprika From India: Postponement of Preliminary
Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable January 27, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Palmer or Elizabeth Talbot
Russ, 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) 482-1678
or (202) 482-5516, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated a less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of imports of
oleoresin paprika from India.\1\ Due to the lapse in appropriations and
Federal Government shutdown, on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all
deadlines in administrative proceedings by 47 days.\2\ Additionally,
due to a backlog of documents that were electronically filed via
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS) during the Federal
Government shutdown, on November 24, 2025, Commerce tolled all
deadlines in administrative proceedings by an additional 21 days.\3\
Accordingly, the deadline for this preliminary determination is now
February 9, 2026.\4\
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\1\ See Oleoresin Paprika from India: Initiation of Less-Than-
Fair-Value Investigation, 90 FR 34419 (July 22, 2025) (Initiation
Notice).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
\4\ The preliminary determination is currently due February 8,
2026. However, 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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Postponement of Preliminary Determination
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 \5\ 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
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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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\5\ The petitioner is Rezolex, Ltd. Co.
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On January 14, 2026, the petitioner submitted a timely request that
Commerce postpone the preliminary determination in the LTFV
investigation.\6\ The petitioner stated that it requests postponement
``in light of the lapse in appropriations that resulted in the federal
government shutting down for 47 days and significant delays in this
proceeding. The information submitted by the respondents to this
investigation has also required extensive clarification and
supplementation.'' \7\
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\6\ See Petitioner`s Letter, ``Request for Extension of the
Preliminary Determination,'' dated January, 14, 2026.
\7\ 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
determination by 50 days (i.e., 190 days after the date on which this
investigation was initiated). As a result, Commerce will issue its
preliminary determination no later than March 30, 2026. In accordance
with section 735(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,
unless postponed at a later date.
This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: January 22, 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. 2026-01599 Filed 1-26-26; 8:45 am]
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