Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From Ecuador, India, Indonesia, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: 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-331-806, C-533-921, C-560-843, C-552-838] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable December 7, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zachary Shaykin (Ecuador), Steven Seifert (India), Kelsie Hohenberger (Indonesia), and Adam Simons (the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam)), AD/CVD Operations, Offices II, IV, V, and IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2638, (202) 482-3350, (202) 482-2517, and (202) 482-6172, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On November 14, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated countervailing duty investigations of imports of frozen warmwater shrimp from Ecuador, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam. [ 1 ] Currently, the preliminary determinations are due no later than January 18, 2024. 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 pe…