Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin From India and the Russian Federation: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Countervailing Duty Investigations

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [C-533-900, C-821-830] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable March 19, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janae Martin at (202) 482-0238 (India) and George Ayache at (202) 482-2623 (the Russian Federation (Russia)), AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On February 16, 2021, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of granular polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) resin from India and Russia. [ 1 ] Currently, the preliminary determinations are due no later than April 22, 2021. 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 CVD investigation within 65 days after the date on which Commerce initiated the investigation. However, section 703(c)(1) of the Act ( printed page 14872) 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  [ 2 ] makes a timely request for a postponement; or (B) Commerce concludes that the parties concerned are cooperating, that the investigation is extraordinari…