Polytetramethylene Ether Glycol From the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 166 (Friday, August 28, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55514-55515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17638]


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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: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-
Fair-Value Investigations

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.


DATES: Applicable August 28, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Delgado at (202) 482-1468 (the 
People's Republic of China (China)); Matthew Palmer at (202) 482-1678 
(the Republic of Korea (Korea)), Javeria Ali at (202) 482-0462 
(Taiwan), and Rebecca Janz at (202) 482-2972 (the Socialist Republic of 
Vietnam (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 April 28, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
initiated less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of imports of 
polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG) from China, Korea, Taiwan, and 
Vietnam.\1\ Currently, the

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preliminary determinations are due no later than September 15, 2026.
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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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Postponement of Preliminary Determinations

    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 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 August 20, 2026, the petitioner \2\ submitted a timely request 
that Commerce postpone the preliminary determinations in these LTFV 
investigations.\3\ The petitioner stated that it requests postponement 
``so that Commerce can evaluate fully the initial questionnaire 
responses submitted by the mandatory respondents and solicit 
supplemental information as necessary.'' \4\
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    \2\ The petitioner is BASF Corporation.
    \3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Petitioner's Request For 
Postponement of the Preliminary Determinations,'' dated August, 20, 
2026.
    \4\ Id. at 1.
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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 
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 November 4, 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.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: August 25, 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. 2026-17638 Filed 8-27-26; 8:45 am]
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