Notice2026-03288
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From India, Indonesia, and the Lao People's Democratic Republic: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations
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Published
February 19, 2026
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 33 (Thursday, February 19, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 7960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03288]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-533-942, A-560-846, A-553-003]
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled
Into Modules, From India, Indonesia, and the Lao People's Democratic
Republic: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-
Fair-Value Investigations
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable February 19, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Schueler (202) 482-9175
(India), Myrna Lobo (202) 482-2371 (Indonesia), and Lilit Astvatsatrian
at (202) 482-6412 (the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos)), 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 August 6, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of imports of
crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into
modules (solar cells), from India, Indonesia, and Laos.\1\
Additionally, 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\ and, 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\ Currently, the preliminary
determinations are due no later than March 2, 2026.
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\1\ See Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not
Assembled Into Modules, from India, Indonesia, and the Lao People's
Democratic Republic: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigations, 90 FR 38736 (August 12, 2025).
\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.
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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 an
LTFV investigation within 140 days after the date on which Commerce
initiated the investigation. However, section 733(c)(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 February 3, 2026, the petitioner \4\ submitted a timely request
that Commerce postpone the preliminary determinations in these LTFV
investigations.\5\ The petitioner stated that it requested postponement
because, inter alia, ``these investigations cover solar cells and
modules from multiple countries, and thus require a significant amount
of resources to fully investigate.'' \6\
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\4\ The petitioner is the Alliance for American Solar
Manufacturing and Trade.
\5\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Request to Postpone Preliminary
Determinations,'' dated February 3, 2026.
\6\ Id. at 1.
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For the reason 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 April 21, 2026. 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.
This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: February 13, 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. 2026-03288 Filed 2-18-26; 8:45 am]
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