Certain Paper Shopping Bags From Malaysia: Postponement of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value Investigation

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 [A-557-825] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is postponing the deadline for issuing the final determination in the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of certain paper shopping bags (shopping bags) from Malaysia until May 17, 2024, and is extending the provisional measures from a four-month period to a period of not more than six months. DATES: Applicable January 29, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Alexander, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4313. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On June 20, 2023, Commerce initiated an LTFV investigation of imports of paper bags from Malaysia. [ 1 ] The period of investigation is April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023. On January 3, 2024, Commerce published its preliminary determination in this LTFV investigation of paper bags from Malaysia. [ 2 ] Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional Measures Section 735(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2) provide that a final determination may be postponed until not later than 135 days after the date of the publication of the preliminary determination if, in the event of an affirmativ…