Certain Glass Wine Bottles From Chile, the People's Republic of China, and Mexico: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value 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 [A-570-162, A-201-862, A-337-808] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable May 15, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Weiner (Chile), Carolyn Adie (the People's Republic of China (China)), and Elizabeth Bremer (Mexico), AD/CVD Operations, Offices I, VI, and IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3902, (202) 482-3150 and (202) 482- 4987, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ( printed page 42427) Background On January 18, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated less than fair value (LTFV) investigations of imports of glass wine bottles from Chile, China, and Mexico. [ 1 ] Currently, the preliminary determinations are due no later than June 6, 2024. Postponement of Preliminary Determination Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) requires Commerce to issue the preliminary determination in an LTFV investigation within 140 days of the date on which Commerce initiated the investigation. However, section 733(c)(1) of the Act permits Commerce to postpone the preliminary determination until no later than 190 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 tha…