Melamine From Germany, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Qatar, and Trinidad and Tobago: 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-428-852, A-533-924, A-588-882, A-421-817, A-518-001, A-274-810] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable June 24, 2024. ( printed page 52438) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Noah Wetzel (Germany), Myrna Lobo (India), George McMahon (Japan), Fred Baker (the Netherlands), Gorden Struck (Qatar), or Brittany Bauer (Trinidad and Tobago), AD/CVD Operations, Offices II, V, VI, VII, and VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-7466, (202) 482-2371, (202) 482-1167, (202) 482-2924, (202) 482-8151, and (202) 482-3860, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On March 5, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of imports of melamine from Germany, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Qatar, and Trinidad and Tobago. [ 1 ] Currently, the preliminary determinations are due no later than July 23, 2024. The period of investigation is January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. Postponement of Preliminary Determinations 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 after the date on which Commerce initiated the investigation. However, section 733(c)…