Commerce Extends Adequacy Deadline for AD/CVD Petitions, Wooden Fence Pickets From China

The Department of Commerce has issued a notice extending the statutory deadline for determining whether the antidumping (A-570-243) and countervailing duty (C-570-244) petitions concerning certain wooden fence pickets from the People's Republic of China are adequate to initiate investigations. This is a procedural step under 19 U.S.C. 1673a and 1671a governing the initiation phase of AD/CVD proceedings.