Paper File Folders From the Kingdom of Cambodia: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty 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 [C-555-006] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable January 10, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shane Subler or Brandon James, AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-6241 and (202) 482-7472, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On November 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of paper file folders from the Kingdom of Cambodia (Cambodia). [ 1 ] Currently, the preliminary determination is due no later than January 16, 2025. Postponement of Preliminary Determination 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 extraordinarily complicated, and that additional tim…