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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 244 (Thursday, December 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 103778-103779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30306]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-183, C-552-846]

Thermoformed Molded Fiber Products From the People's Republic of 
China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Postponement of 
Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigations

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

DATES: Applicable December 19, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ashley Cossaart (the People's Republic 
of China) and Thomas Martin (Socialist Republic of Vietnam), AD/CVD 
Operations, OIV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-0462 and at (202) 482-
3936, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On October 28, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
initiated a countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of 
thermoformed molded fiber products (molded fiber products) from the 
People's Republic of China (China) and the Socialist Republic of 
Vietnam (Vietnam).\1\ Currently, the preliminary determinations are due 
no later than January 2, 2025.
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    \1\ See Thermoformed Molded Fiber Products from the People's 
Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation 
of Countervailing Duty Investigations, 89 FR 87556 (November 4, 
2024) (Initiation Notice).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determination

    Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 
requires Commerce to issue the preliminary determination in a CVD 
investigation within 65 days after the date on which Commerce initiated 
the investigation. However, section 703(c)(1) of the Act permits 
Commerce to postpone the preliminary determination until no later than 
130 days after the date on which Commerce initiated the investigation 
if: (A) the petitioners \2\ 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.
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    \2\ The petitioners are Genera, Tellus Products, LLC, and the 
United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, 
Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO.
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    On December 6, 2024, the petitioners submitted a timely request 
that Commerce postpone the preliminary determination in these 
investigations.\3\ The petitioners stated that they request 
postponement to extend the deadline for the preliminary determinations 
in order to have an adequate opportunity to review the questionnaire 
responses of respondents and submit rebuttal factual information, and 
give Commerce adequate time to review the data provided in the 
questionnaire responses and issue supplemental questionnaires prior to 
its issuance of the preliminary determinations.\4\
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    \3\ See Petitioners' Letters, ``Request to Extend the Deadline 
for the Preliminary Determination,'' dated December 6, 2024.
    \4\ Id.
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    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioners submitted 
their request for postponement of the preliminary determinations in 
these investigations 25 days or more before

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the scheduled date of the preliminary determinations and stated the 
reasons for their request. For the reasons stated above, and because 
there are no compelling reasons to deny the request, in accordance with 
section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act, Commerce is postponing the deadline 
for these preliminary determinations to no later than 130 days after 
the date on which these investigations were initiated, i.e., March 7, 
2025. Pursuant to section 705(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 these 
preliminary determinations.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: December 12, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024-30306 Filed 12-18-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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