Modernizing the Annexes of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Trade Remedy Regulations; Correction

<RULE> DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE <SUBAGY>International Trade Administration</SUBAGY> <CFR>19 CFR Part 351</CFR> <DEPDOC>[Docket No. 250325-0052]</DEPDOC> <RIN>RIN 0625-AB26</RIN> <SUBJECT>Modernizing the Annexes of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Trade Remedy Regulations; Correction</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. <HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD> Correcting amendments. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> On December 19, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) revised the annexes of the trade remedy regulations to modernize the administration of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) laws. This amendment corrects inadvertent errors in dates and regulatory language. </SUM> <EFFDATE> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> Effective March 31, 2025. </EFFDATE> <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> Scott D. McBride, Associate Deputy Chief Counsel, at (202) 482-6292 or Jesus Saenz, Senior Attorney, at (202) 482-1823. </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> On December 19, 2024, Commerce published a final rule, effective immediately, revising the annexes of the trade remedy regulations to reflect changes made to enhance the administration of the AD and CVD laws (89 FR 103633). Specifically, Commerce updated the number of days and the regulation cross-reference for each event listed in the existing annexes, created new annexes, and deleted an obsolete annex. The final rule, however, misidentified certain deadlines, placed some dates out of order, omitted a regulation reference, and omitted some regulatory text in Annexes I, II, III, IV, and X. This amendment corrects these deadlines and references. Commerce finds good cause pursuant to the authority at 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and 553(d)(3) to forego prior notice, opportunity for public comment, and a 30-day delay in effective date because such procedures are unnecessary. This rulemaking corrects the annexes to reflect changes to the AD and CVD regulations that have already undergone notice and comment. As such, the contents of the revised annexes have already undergone notice and comment rulemaking, and repeating that process is unnecessary. Because prior notice and opportunity for public comment and a 30-day delay in the effective date are not required for this rule by 5 U.S.C. 553, or any other law, the analytical requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, <E T="03">et seq.,</E> are inapplicable. This rule has been found to be not significant for purposes of Executive Order 12866. <LSTSUB> <HD SOURCE="HED">List of Subjects in 19 CFR Part 351</HD> Administrative practice and procedure, Antidumping, Business and industry, Confidential business information, Countervailing duties, Freedom of information, Investigations, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. </LSTSUB> <SIG> <DATED>Dated: March 25, 2025</DATED> <NAME>Christopher Abbott,</NAME> Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. </SIG> Accordingly, 19 CFR part 351 is corrected by making the following correcting amendment: <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 351—ANTIDUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTIES</HD> <REGTEXT TITLE="19" PART="351"> 1. The authority citation for 19 CFR part 351 continues to read as follows: <HD SOURCE="HED">Authority:</HD> 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 1202 note; 19 U.S.C. 1303 note; 19 U.S.C. 1671 <E T="03">et seq.</E> </REGTEXT> <REGTEXT TITLE="19" PART="351"> 2. Amend part 351 by revising annex I through IV to read as follows: <GPOTABLE COLS="3" OPTS="L2,nj,i1" CDEF="s50,r100,r150"> <TTITLE>Annex I to Part 351—Deadlines for Parties in Countervailing Investigations</TTITLE> <CHED H="1"> Day  <SU>1</SU> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Event</CHED> <CHED H="1">Regulation</CHED> <ENT>Submission of factual information to measure adequacy of remuneration</ENT> <ENT>351.301(c)(3)(i)(B) or (C) (45 days before the scheduled date of preliminary determination, or the Secretary may issue an alternative schedule).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">30 days</ENT> <ENT>Rebuttal, clarification, or correction of factual information to measure adequacy of remuneration</ENT> <ENT>351.301(c)(3)(iv) (10 days after filing of factual information to measure adequacy of remuneration).</ENT> <ENT>Notification of difficulty in responding to questionnaire</ENT> <ENT>351.301(c)(1)(iii) (14 days after date of receipt of questionnaire).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">35 days</ENT> <ENT>Submission of factual information not directly responsive to or relating to that described in 351.102(b)(21)(i)-(iv)</ENT> <ENT>351.301(c)(5) (The earlier of 30 days before the scheduled date of preliminary determination or 14 days before verification).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">40 days</ENT> <ENT>Request for postponement by petitioner</ENT> <ENT>351.205(e) (25 days or more before the scheduled date of preliminary determination).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">45 days</ENT> <ENT>Allegation of critical circumstances before preliminary determination</ENT> <ENT>351.206(c)(2)(i) (20 days before the scheduled date of preliminary determination).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">0-47 days</ENT> <ENT>Application for an administrative protective order</ENT> <ENT>351.305(b)(3) (before submission of the first response to questionnaire; where justified, may be filed up to the date on which the case briefs are due).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">47 days</ENT> <ENT>Questionnaire responses</ENT> <ENT>351.301(c)(1)(i) (30 days from date of receipt of questionnaire).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">65 days (May be postponed to 130 days)</ENT> <ENT>Preliminary determination</ENT> <ENT>351.205(b)(1) and (2) (65 days after initiation of the investigation, but may be extended to 130 days after initiation of investigation).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">72 days</ENT> <ENT>Submission of proposed suspension agreement</ENT> <ENT>351.208(f)(1)(i)(B) (7 days after preliminary determination).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">75 days</ENT> <ENT>Submission of ministerial error comments after preliminary determination</ENT> <ENT>351.224(c)(2) (5 days after the earlier of the release of disclosure documents or a disclosure meeting).</ENT> <ENT>Request to align a CVD investigation with a concurrent AD investigation</ENT> <ENT>351.210(i) (5 days after date of publication of preliminary determination).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">102 days</ENT> <ENT>Request for a hearing</ENT> <ENT>351.310(c) (30 days after date of publication of preliminary determination).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">119 days</ENT> <ENT>Allegation of critical circumstances before final determination</ENT> <ENT>351.206(e) (21 days or more before scheduled date of final determination).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">122 days</ENT> <ENT>Requests for closed hearing Sessions</ENT> <ENT>351.310(f) (No later than the date the case briefs are due).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">122 days</ENT> <ENT>Submission of briefs</ENT> <ENT>351.309(c)(1)(i) (50 days after date of publication of preliminary determination).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">125 days</ENT> <ENT>Allegation of upstream subsidies</ENT> <ENT>351.301(c)(2)(iv)(C) (60 days after the preliminary determination).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">127 days</ENT> <ENT>Submission of rebuttal briefs</ENT> <ENT>351.309(d)(1) (5 days after deadline for filing case brief).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">129 days</ENT> <ENT>Hearing</ENT> <ENT>351.310(d)(1) (2 days after submission of rebuttal briefs).</ENT> <ENT>351.210(b)(1) and (3) (75 days after preliminary determination, but may be postponed to 165 days after preliminary determination if Secretary investigates an upstream subsidy allegation and concludes additional time is needed).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">150 days</ENT> <ENT>Submission of ministerial error comments after final determination</ENT> <ENT>351.224(c)(2) (5 days after the earlier of the release of disclosure documents or a disclosure meeting).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">155 days</ENT> <ENT>Submission of replies to ministerial error comments</ENT> <ENT>351.224(c)(3) (5 days after filing of ministerial error comments).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">199-289 days</ENT> <ENT>Order issued</ENT> <ENT>351.211(b) (Not later than 7 days after receipt of notice of an affirmative final injury determination by the U.S. International Trade Commission).</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE> <SU>1</SU>  indicates the number of days from the date of initiation. Most of the deadlines shown here are approximate. The actual deadline in any particular segment of a proceeding may depend on the date of an earlier event or be established by the Secretary. </TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>2</SU>  Assumes that the Department sends out the questionnaire within 10 days of the initiation and allows 7 days for receipt of the questionnaire from the date on which it was transmitted. </TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>3</SU>  Assumes that the Preliminary Determination is published 7 days after issuance. </TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>4</SU>  Assumes that the Preliminary Determination is published 7 days after issuance. </TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <GPOTABLE COLS="3" OPTS="L2,nj,i1" CDEF="s50,r100,r150"> <TTITLE>Annex II to Part 351—Deadlines for Parties in Countervailing Administrative Reviews</TTITLE> <CHED H="1"> Day  <SU>1</SU> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Event</CHED> <CHED H="1">Regulation</CHED> <ENT>351.213(b)(1) (Last day of the anniversary month).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">30 days</ENT> <ENT>Publication of initiation notice</ENT> <ENT>351.221(c)(1)(i) (End of month following the anniversary month).</ENT> <EN ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Preview showing 10k of 30k characters. 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