Float Glass Products From the People's Republic of China and Malaysia: 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-570-189, C-557-833] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable February 20, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathan James at (202) 482-5305, Office V (the People's Republic of China (China)); Mira Warrier at (202) 482-8031 or Benjamin Nathan at (202) 482-3834, Office II (Malaysia), AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On December 31, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated the countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of float glass products from China and Malaysia. [ 1 ] Currently, the preliminary determinations in these investigations are due no later than March 6, 2025. 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 ( printed page 9964) 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 in a CVD investigation until no later than 130 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…