PTMEG Antidumping Duty Investigations - China, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam

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ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of investigations and commencement of preliminary phase antidumping
duty investigation Nos. 731-TA-1782-1785 (Preliminary) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 to determine whether there is a
reasonable indication that an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the
establishment of an industry in the United States is materially retarded, by reason of imports of polytetramethylene ether
glycol (“PTMEG”) from China, South Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam, provided for in subheadings 3907.29.00 and 2932.11.00 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value.
Unless the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) extends the time for initiation, the Commission must reach a preliminary determination
in antidumping duty investigations in 45 days, or in this case by May 26, 2026. The Commission's views must be transmitted
to Commerce within five business days thereafter, or by June 2, 2026.

DATES:

April 8, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Calvin Chang ((202-205-3062), Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington,
DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-1810.
Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the
Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its
internet server (https://www.usitc.gov). The public record for these investigations may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background. —These investigations are being instituted, pursuant to section 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673b(a)), in
response to a petition filed on April 8, 2026, by BASF Corporation, Florham Park, New Jersey.

For further information concerning the conduct of these investigations and rules of general application, consult the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and B (19 CFR part
207).

Participation in the investigation and public service list. —Persons (other than petitioners) wishing to participate in the investigations as parties must file an entry of appearance
with the Secretary to the Commission, as provided in §§ 201.11 and 207.10 of the Commission's rules, not later than seven
days after publication of this notice in the
Federal Register
. Industrial users and (if the merchandise under investigation is sold at the retail level) representative consumer organizations
have the right to appear as parties in Commission antidumping duty investigations. The Secretary will prepare a public service
list containing the names and addresses of all persons,

  or their representatives, who are parties to these investigations upon the expiration of the period for filing entries of
  appearance.

Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under an administrative protective order (APO) and BPI service
list. —Pursuant to § 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary will make BPI gathered in these investigations available
to authorized applicants representing interested parties (as defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9)) who are parties to the investigations
under the APO issued in the investigations, provided that the application is made not later than seven days after the publication
of this notice in the
Federal Register
. A separate service list will be maintained by the Secretary for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.

Conference. —The Office of Investigations will hold a staff conference in connection with the preliminary phase of these investigations
beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Requests to appear at the conference should be emailed to preliminaryconferences@usitc.gov (DO NOT FILE ON EDIS) on or before noon on Monday, April 27, 2026. Please provide an email address for each conference participant
in the email. Information on conference procedures, format, and participation, including guidance for requests to appear as
a witness via videoconference, will be available on the Commission's Public Calendar (Calendar (USITC) | United States International
Trade Commission). A nonparty who has testimony that may aid the Commission's deliberations may request permission to participate
by submitting a short statement.

Please note the Secretary's Office will accept only electronic filings during this time. Filings must be made through the
Commission's Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, https://edis.usitc.gov). No in-person paper-based filings or paper copies of any electronic filings will be accepted until further notice.

Written submissions. —As provided in §§ 201.8 and 207.15 of the Commission's rules, any person may submit to the Commission on or before 5:15 p.m.
on May 4, 2026, a written brief containing information and arguments pertinent to the subject matter of the investigations.
Parties shall file written testimony and supplementary material in connection with their presentation at the conference no
later than 4:00 p.m. on April 28, 2026. All written submissions must conform with the provisions of § 201.8 of the Commission's
rules; any submissions that contain BPI must also conform with the requirements of §§ 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission's
rules. The Commission's Handbook on Filing Procedures, available on the Commission's website at https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf, elaborates upon the Commission's procedures with respect to filings.

In accordance with §§ 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the rules, each document filed by a party to the investigations must be served
on all other parties to the investigations (as identified by either the public or BPI service list), and a certificate of
service must be timely filed. The Secretary will not accept a document for filing without a certificate of service.

Certification. —Pursuant to § 207.3 of the Commission's rules, any person submitting information to the Commission in connection with these
investigations must certify that the information is accurate and complete to the best of the submitter's knowledge. In making
the certification, the submitter will acknowledge that any information that it submits to the Commission during these investigations
may be disclosed to and used: (i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract personnel (a) for developing
or maintaining the records of these or related investigations or reviews, or (b) in internal investigations, audits, reviews,
and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3;
or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. All contract personnel will
sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.

Authority: These investigations are being conducted under authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to § 207.12 of the Commission's rules.

By order of the Commission.

Issued: April 9, 2026. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2026-07072 Filed 4-10-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020-02-P

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