Notice2026-19517
N-Cyclohexylbenzothiazole-2-Sulfenamide From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
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Published
September 24, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 184 (Thursday, September 24, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 60600]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19517]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-234]
N-Cyclohexylbenzothiazole-2-Sulfenamide From the People's
Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the
Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable September 24, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison Hollander and Caroline
Carroll, AD/CVD Operations, Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2805
and (202) 482-4948, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 27, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated a less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation on imports of N-
cyclohexylbenzothiazole-2-sulfenamide (CBS) from the People's Republic
of China (China).\1\ Currently, the preliminary determination is due no
later than October 14, 2026.
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\1\ See N-Cyclohexylbenzothiazole-2-Sulfenamide from the
People's Republic of China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigation, 91 FR 32941 (June 2, 2026) (Initiation Notice).
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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)(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 25, 2026, the petitioner \2\ submitted a timely request
that Commerce postpone the preliminary determination in the LTFV
investigation.\3\ The petitioner stated that it requests postponement
to allow Commerce adequate time to conduct a thorough analysis in this
investigation and account for any potential export subsidies calculated
in the companion countervailing duty investigation, pursuant to section
772(c) of the Act.\4\
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\2\ The petitioner is LANXESS Corporation.
\3\ See Petitioner`s Letter, ``Petitioner's Request to Partially
Extend the Preliminary Determination of the Antidumping Duty
Investigation,'' dated August 25, 2026.
\4\ 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 14 days (i.e., 154 days after the date on which this
investigation was initiated). As a result, Commerce will issue its
preliminary determination no later than October 28, 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.
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: September 18, 2026.
Steven Presing,
Executive Director for Policy and Negotiations.
[FR Doc. 2026-19517 Filed 9-23-26; 8:45 am]
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