Notice2026-09711
Polytetramethylene Ether Glycol From the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations; Correction
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Published
May 14, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published notice in the Federal Register of May 5, 2026, in which Commerce initiated the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations on polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG) from the People's Republic of China (China), the Republic of Korea (Korea), Taiwan, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam). This notice corrects a typographical error with respect to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings in the scope of the investigations.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27266-27267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09711]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-227, A-580-922, A-583-882, A-552-855]
Polytetramethylene Ether Glycol From the People's Republic of
China, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, and the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations; Correction
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published notice in
the Federal Register of May 5, 2026, in which Commerce initiated the
less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations on polytetramethylene ether
glycol (PTMEG) from the People's Republic of China (China), the
Republic of Korea (Korea), Taiwan, and the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam (Vietnam). This notice corrects a typographical error with
respect to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
subheadings in the scope of the investigations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Delgado at (202) 482-1468
(China), Matthew Palmer at (202) 482-1678 (Korea), Jacob Waddell at
(202) 482-1369 (Taiwan), and Rebecca Janz at (202) 482-2972 (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 May 5, 2026, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
initiation notice of the LTFV investigations on PTMEG from China,
Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam.\1\ In the Initiation Notice, Commerce
inadvertently made a typographical error with respect to one of the
relevant HTSUS subheadings in the appendix, ``Scope of the
Investigations.''
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\1\ See Polytetramethylene Ether Glycol from the People's
Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, and the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigations, 91 FR 24162 (May 5, 2026) (Initiation Notice).
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Correction
In the Federal Register of May 5, 2026, in FR Doc. 2026-08727,\2\
on page 24168, in the second column, correct the third HTSUS subheading
referenced in the fourth paragraph of the section ``Appendix--Scope of
the Investigation'' as follows:
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\2\ Id.
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The subject merchandise is classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under subheading 3907.29.0000.
Subject merchandise may also be imported under HTSUS subheadings
2932.11.0000 and 3404.90.5150. Although the HTSUS subheading and CAS
registry number are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope is dispositive.
For a full description of the scope of these investigations,
revised to reflect the correction specified above, see the appendix to
this notice.
Notice to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 732
and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR
351.203(c).
Dated: May 11, 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.
Appendix
Scope of the Investigations
The merchandise covered by the investigations is
polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG), which is a polymer
consisting of linear diols (i.e., organic chemical compound that has
two hydroxyl (-OH) functional groups) with a molecular backbone of
repeating tetramethylene units (-
CH<INF>2</INF>CH<INF>2</INF>CH<INF>2</INF>CH<INF>2</INF>-)
interconnected through ether bonds (i.e., a single oxygen atom
bonded to two carbon atoms), with a chemical formula
HO{(CH<INF>2</INF>)<INF>4</INF>{time} <INF>n</INF>OH. PTMEG is also
referred to as Polytetrahydrofuran, PTHF, Polytetramethylene ether
glycol, PTMG, and Polybutylene glycol. PTMEG is typically blended
with butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) or another stabilizer such as
higher molecular weight hindered phenols or phosphoric acid. In
addition to a stabilizer, PTMEG is sometimes blended with a modifier
or additive, such as phosphoric acid or sulfuric acid. The scope
includes all blends consisting of PTMEG and stabilizers, modifiers,
and/or additives, where the stabilizers, modifiers, and/or additives
collectively account for no more than two percent of the total
weight of the PTMEG blend. PTMEG is normally associated with
Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry number 25190-06-1.
The scope includes all forms of PTMEG, regardless of physical
form, purity, molecular weight, number of hydroxyls, number of
acids, color, density, softening point, glass transition point,
flash point, water content, viscosity, and packaging. PTMEG that has
been blended with other products is included within this scope when
such blends include constituent parts that have been intermingled
but that have not been chemically reacted with each other to produce
a different product. For such blends, only the PTMEG component of
the mixture, inclusive of any stabilizers, modifiers, and/or
additives collectively accounting for no more than two percent of
the combined weight of the PTMEG component and the stabilizers,
modifiers, and/or additives, is covered by the scope of the
investigations.
The scope includes merchandise matching the above description
that has been processed in a third country, including by
commingling, diluting, introducing, or removing stabilizers,
modifiers, or additives, or performing any other processing that
would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the
investigations if performed in the subject country. The scope also
includes PTMEG that is commingled or blended with PTMEG from sources
not subject to the investigation. Only the subject component of such
commingled products is covered by the scope of the investigations.
The subject merchandise is classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under subheading
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3907.29.0000. Subject merchandise may also be imported under HTSUS
subheadings 2932.11.0000 and 3404.90.5150. Although the HTSUS
subheading and CAS registry number are provided for convenience and
customs purposes, the written description of the scope is
dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2026-09711 Filed 5-13-26; 8:45 am]
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