SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On July 20, 2021, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of urea ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) from Russia and Trinidad and Tobago.^[1] Currently, the preliminary determinations are due no later than September 23, 2021.

Postponement of the 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 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 time is necessary to make a preliminary determination. Under 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner must submit a request for postponement 25 days or more before the scheduled date of the preliminary determination and must state the reasons for the request. Commerce will grant the request unless it finds compelling reasons to deny the request.

On August 16, 2021, the petitioner ^[2] submitted a timely request that Commerce postpone the preliminary determinations of the CVD investigations.^[3] The petitioner stated that it requests postponement to provide adequate time for Commerce to receive and fully analyze the questionnaire responses, issue supplemental questionnaires, and prepare accurate preliminary determinations.^[4] In accordance with 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner has stated the reasons for requesting a postponement of the preliminary determinations, and Commerce finds there are no compelling reason to deny the requests. Therefore, in accordance with section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act, Commerce is postponing the deadline for the preliminary determinations to no later than 130 days after the date on which these investigations were initiated, i.e., November 29, 2021.^[5] Pursuant to section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final determinations of these investigations will continue to be 75 days after the date of the preliminary determinations, unless postponed at a later date.

This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

86 FR 47296