Notice2021-14046
Mobile Access Equipment and Subassemblies Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
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Published
July 1, 2021
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 124 (Thursday, July 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35059-35060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14046]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-139]
Mobile Access Equipment and Subassemblies Thereof From the
People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination
in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable July 1, 2021.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hermes Pinilla at (202) 482-3477 and
Andre Gziryan at (202) 482-2201; 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 March 18, 2021, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated
the less-than-fair-value investigation of certain mobile access
equipment and subassemblies thereof from the People's Republic of
China.\1\ Currently, the preliminary determination is due no later than
August 5, 2021.
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\1\ See Certain Mobile Access Equipment and Subassemblies
Thereof from the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Less-
Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 86 FR 15922 (March 25, 2021).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determination
Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act), requires Commerce to issue the preliminary determination in an
LTFV investigation within 140 days of the date on which Commerce
initiated the investigation. However, section 733(c)(1) of the Act
permits Commerce to postpone the preliminary determination until no
later than 190 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 June 24, 2021, the Coalition of American Manufacturers of Mobile
Access Equipment \2\ (the petitioners) submitted a timely request that
Commerce postpone the preliminary determination in this LTFV
investigation.\3\ The petitioners stated that they request postponement
due to concerns that Commerce will need more time to issue supplemental
questionnaires to address deficiencies in the respondents' initial
questionnaire responses. Under the current timeline, the petitioners
believe that Commerce will not have complete responses and sufficient
information to prepare and issue the preliminary determination.\4\
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\2\ The members of the Coalition of American Manufacturers of
Mobile Access Equipment are: JLG Industries, Inc. and Terex
Corporation.
\3\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Certain Mobile Access Equipment
and Subassemblies Thereof from the People's Republic of China:
Request for Postponement of the Preliminary Determination,'' dated
June 24, 2021.
\4\ Id.
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For the reasons stated above, and because there are no compelling
reasons to deny the request, Commerce, in accordance with section
733(c)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(e), is postponing the
deadline for this preliminary determination by 50 days (i.e., 190 days
after the date on which these investigations were initiated). As a
result, Commerce will issue its preliminary determination no later than
September 24, 2021. In accordance with section 735(a)(1) of the Act and
19 CFR 351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final determination in this
investigation will continue to be 75 days after the date of the
preliminary determination, unless postponed at a later date.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: June 25, 2021.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2021-14046 Filed 6-30-21; 8:45 am]
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