Aluminum Extrusions From the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Mexico, and the Republic of Turkey: 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-570-159, C-560-841, C-201-861, C-489-851] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable December 6, 2023. ( printed page 84789) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eliza Delong (the People's Republic of China (China)), Thomas Martin (Indonesia), Christopher Williams (Mexico), and Megan Goins (the Republic of Turkey (Turkey)), AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3878, (202) 482-3936, (202) 482-5166, or (202) 482-0884, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On October 24, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of aluminum extrusions from China, Indonesia, Mexico, and Turkey. [ 1 ] Currently, the preliminary determinations are due no later than December 28, 2023. 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 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 petiti…