Notice of Extension of the Deadline for Determining the Adequacy of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions: Certain Corrugated Die-Cut Cardboard Boxes From the People's Republic of China, Malaysia, and the Republic of Türkiye

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 190 (Friday, October 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62690-62691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20257]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-242, A-557-838, A-489-860, C-489-861]


Notice of Extension of the Deadline for Determining the Adequacy 
of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions: Certain 
Corrugated Die-Cut Cardboard Boxes From the People's Republic of China, 
Malaysia, and the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye

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


DATES: Applicable September 29, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mira Warrier at (202) 482-8031 (the 
People's Republic of China (China)); Anne Entz at (202) 482-3845 
(Malaysia); Howard Smith at (202) 482-5193 (the Republic of 
T[uuml]rkiye (T[uuml]rkiye) AD); and Danielle Buffa at (202) 482-8021 
(T[uuml]rkiye 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 September 9, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
received antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions 
on imports of certain corrugated die-cut cardboard boxes (corrugated 
die-cut boxes) from China, Malaysia, and T[uuml]rkiye filed in proper 
form on behalf of the American Pizza Boxes Manufacturers Coalition \1\ 
and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, 
Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union 
(collectively, the petitioners), the members of which are domestic 
producers of corrugated die-cut boxes and a certified union, which 
represents workers engaged in the production of corrugated die-cut 
boxes in the United States.\2\
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    \1\ The members of the American Pizza Boxes Manufacturers 
Coalition are Smurfit Westrock plc and Pratt Industries, Inc.
    \2\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Petition for the Imposition of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties,'' dated September 9, 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,

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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.'' Because it is not clear from the Petitions whether the 
industry support criteria have been met, Commerce has determined it 
should extend the time period for determining whether to initiate the 
AD and CVD 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 
determinations will now be due no later than October 19, 2026.

International Trade Commission Notification

    Commerce will contact the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) 
and will make this extension notice available to the ITC.

    Dated: September 29, 2026.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2026-20257 Filed 10-1-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P


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