Certain Choline Salts From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 213 (Thursday, November 5, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 69813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22625]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-238]


Certain Choline Salts 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 November 5, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Braeden Lowe, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-9124.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 14, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
initiated a less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of imports of 
certain choline salts (choline salts) from the People's Republic of 
China.\1\ Currently, the preliminary determination is due no later than 
December 1, 2026.
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    \1\ See Certain Choline Salts from the People's Republic of 
China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 91 FR 45241 
(July 20, 2026).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determination

    Section 733(b)(l)(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, if Commerce concludes that the 
parties concerned in the investigation are cooperating and determines 
that the investigation is extraordinarily complicated, sections 
733(c)(1)(B)(i) and (ii) of the Act allows Commerce to postpone the 
preliminary determination until no later than 190 days after the date 
on which Commerce initiated the investigation.
    Commerce has determined that the parties involved in the proceeding 
are cooperating and that the investigation is extraordinarily 
complicated.\2\ Of particular note, Commerce selected a replacement 
mandatory respondent on October 2, 2026, or 60 days before the current 
deadline to issue this preliminary determination.\3\ Subsequently, 
Commerce has received questionnaire responses from Shandong FY Feed 
Technology Co., Ltd. (Shandong FY Feed) \4\ and extension requests for 
the submission of an initial questionnaire response from the 
replacement respondent Zhengzhou Longgu Trading Co., Ltd. (Zhengzhou 
Longgu),\5\ indicating that both parties intend to continue 
participating in this investigation. Further, Commerce requires 
additional time to solicit and analyze comments regarding surrogate 
countries and surrogate values, as well as to analyze the questionnaire 
responses and issue appropriate requests for clarification and 
additional information.
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    \2\ See section 733(c)(1)(B) of the Act.
    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Golden Highway's Separate Rate Eligibility 
and Identification of Additional Respondent,'' dated October 2, 
2026.
    \4\ See Shandong FY Feed's Letters, ``Shandong FY's Response to 
Section A of the Initial Questionnaire,'' dated October 9, 2026, and 
``Shandong FY's Response to Sections C and D of the Initial 
Questionnaire,'' dated October 26, 2026.
    \5\ See Zhengzhou Longgu's Letters, ``Request for Extension of 
Time to Submit Section A, C, D and Data and Double Remedies,'' dated 
October 15, 2026, and ``Further Request for Extension of Time to 
Submit Section A,'' dated October 28, 2026.
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    Therefore, in accordance with section 733(c)(1)(B) of the Act, 
Commerce is postponing the due date for the preliminary determination 
of this investigation by 50 days. As a result, Commerce will issue its 
preliminary determination no later than January 20, 2027. Pursuant to 
section 735(a)(l) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1), the deadline for 
the final determination 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: November 2, 2026.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2026-22625 Filed 11-4-26; 8:45 am]
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