2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid From the People's Republic of China and India: 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-570-161, C-533-923] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable June 10, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Claudia Cott (the People's Republic of China) and Frank Schmitt (India), AD/CVD Operations, Offices I and VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4270 and (202) 482-4880, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) from China and India. [ 1 ] Currently, the preliminary determinations are due no later than June 27, 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 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 petitioner  [ 2 ] makes a timely request for a postponement; or (B) Commerce concludes that the parties concerned are cooperating, that the investigation is ex…