Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, 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-555-004, C-557-831, C-549-852, C-552-842] ( printed page 55231) AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable July 3, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dusten Hom or Garry Kasparov (Cambodia), Preston Cox or Scarlet Jaldin (Malaysia), Shane Subler or Henry Wolfe (Thailand), and Frank Schmitt (the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam)), AD/CVD Operations, Offices I, VI, and VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5075, (202) 482-1397, (202) 482-5041, (202) 482-4275, (202) 482-6241, (202) 482-0574, and (202) 482-4880, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On May 14, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules (solar cells), from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. [ 1 ] Currently, the preliminary determinations are due no later than July 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 CVD investigation within 65 days after the date on which Commerce initiated the investigation. However, section 703(c)(1) of the Act per…