[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 46061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11600]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-167, C-533-927, C-580-920, C-583-877]


Certain Epoxy Resins From the People's Republic of China, India, 
the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan: Postponement of Preliminary 
Determinations in the Countervailing Duty Investigations

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


DATES: Applicable May 28, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathan James (the People's Republic of 
China (China)), Eliza DeLong (India), Thomas Martin (the Republic of 
Korea (Korea)), and Whitley Herndon (Taiwan), AD/CVD Operations, 
Offices V, IV, and IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5305, (202) 482-3878, 
(202) 482-3936, and (202) 482-6274, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On April, 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
initiated countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of 
certain epoxy resins from China, India, Korea, and Taiwan.\1\ 
Currently, the preliminary determinations in these investigations are 
due no later than June 27, 2024.
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    \1\ See Certain Epoxy Resins from the People's Republic of 
China, India, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan: Initiation of 
Countervailing Duty Investigations, 89 FR 33319 (April 29, 2024).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determinations

    Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 
requires Commerce to issue the preliminary determination in a 
countervailing duty 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 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 May 14, 2024, the U.S. Epoxy Resin Producers Ad Hoc Coalition, 
the petitioner in these investigations, timely requested that Commerce 
postpone the preliminary determinations in these investigations.\2\ The 
petitioner requested postponement of the preliminary determinations in 
these investigations so that it can review the initial questionnaire 
responses of the mandatory respondents, identify deficiencies that 
should be addressed for the preliminary determinations, and provide 
Commerce time to issue supplemental questionnaires, if needed.\3\
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    \2\ See Petitioner's Letters, ``Certain Epoxy Resins from China: 
Petitioner's Request For Extension Preliminary Determination 
Deadline;'' ``Certain Epoxy Resins from India: Petitioner's Request 
For Extension Preliminary Determination Deadline;'' ``Certain Epoxy 
Resins from South Korea: Petitioner's Request For Extension 
Preliminary Determination Deadline;'' and ``Certain Epoxy Resins 
from Taiwan: Petitioner's Request for Extension Preliminary 
Determination Deadline,'' all dated May 14, 2024.
    \3\ Id.
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    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner submitted its 
requests for postponement of the preliminary determinations in these 
investigations 25 days or more before the scheduled date of the 
preliminary determinations and has stated the reasons its requests. 
Commerce finds no compelling reason to deny the requests. Therefore, in 
accordance with section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act, Commerce is postponing 
the deadline for the preliminary determinations in these investigations 
to no later than 130 days after the date on which these investigations 
were initiated, i.e., September 3, 2024.\4\
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    \4\ Postponing the preliminary determinations to 130 days after 
the date of initiation would place the deadline on Saturday, August 
31, 2024. Commerce's practice dictates that, where a deadline falls 
on a weekend or federal holiday, the appropriate deadline is the 
next business day (i.e., Tuesday, September 3, 2024). See Notice of 
Clarification: Application of ``Next Business Day'' Rule for 
Administrative Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 
1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
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    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 the 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: May 20, 2024.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024-11600 Filed 5-24-24; 8:45 am]
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