Notice2026-02777
Notice of Extension of the Deadline for Determining the Adequacy of the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Petitions: Certain Fatty Acids From Indonesia and Malaysia
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Published
February 11, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 11, 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: 2026-02777]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Internation Trade Administration
[A-560-848, A-557-834, C-560-849, C-557-835]
Notice of Extension of the Deadline for Determining the Adequacy
of the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Petitions: Certain
Fatty Acids From Indonesia and Malaysia
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable February 9, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Conniff at (202) 482-1009
(Indonesia AD); Paul Kebker at (202) 482-2254 (Indonesia CVD); Dennis
McClure at (202) 482-5973 (Malaysia AD); Rachel Accorsi at (202) 482-
3149 (Malaysia CVD), AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.
Extension of Initiation of Investigations
The Petitions
On January 28, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
received antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions
on imports of certain fatty acids from Indonesia and Malaysia, filed in
proper form on behalf of Vantage Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (the
petitioner), a domestic producer of certain fatty acids.\1\
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\1\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Petitions for the Imposition of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties,'' dated January 28, 2026
(Petitions).
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Determination of Industry Support for the Petitions
Sections 702(b)(1) and 732(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), require 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, sections 702(c)(4)(A) and 732(c)(4)(A) of
the Act require 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, sections 702(c)(4)(D) and 732(c)(4)(D) of the Act provide
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
Sections 702(c)(1)(A) and 732(c)(1)(A) of the Act provide that
within 20 days of the filing of an AD or CVD 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.
Sections 702(c)(1)(B) and 732(c)(1)(B) of the Act provide 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.''
Accordingly, because the Petitions have not established that the
domestic producers or workers accounting for more than 50 percent of
total production support the Petitions, in accordance with sections
702(c)(1)(B) and 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 investigations 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 Petitions by an
additional 20 days. As a result, in accordance with sections
702(c)(1)(B) and 732(c)(1)(B) of the Act, Commerce's initiation
determination will now be due no later than March 9, 2026.
International Trade Commission Notification
Commerce will contact the International Trade Commission (ITC) and
will make this extension notice available to the ITC.
Dated: February 9, 2026.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2026-02777 Filed 2-10-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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