Notice2022-18209
White Grape Juice Concentrate From Argentina: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
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Published
August 24, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 51969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18209]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-357-825]
White Grape Juice Concentrate From Argentina: Postponement of
Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable August 24, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacob Saude or Myrna Lobo, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0981 or (202) 482-2371,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 20, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated a less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of imports of
white grape juice concentrate (WGJC) from Argentina.\1\ Currently, the
preliminary determination is due no later than September 7, 2022.
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\1\ See White Grape Juice Concentrate from Argentina: Initiation
of Less-Than-Fair Value Investigation, 87 FR 24934 (April 27, 2022).
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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 after 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 August 5, 2022, the petitioner \2\ submitted a timely request
that Commerce postpone the preliminary determination in this LTFV
investigation.\3\ The petitioner stated that it requests postponement
to ensure that Commerce is able to sufficiently review all
questionnaire responses, issue supplemental questionnaires, and prepare
an accurate preliminary determination.\4\
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\2\ The petitioner is Delano Growers Grape Products, LLC.
\3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Petition for the Imposition of
Antidumping: White Grape Juice Concentrate from Argentina
Petitioner's Request for Postponement of Preliminary
Determination,'' dated August 5, 2022.
\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 the preliminary determination by 50 days (i.e., 190 days
after the date on which this investigation was initiated). As a result,
Commerce will issue its preliminary determination no later than October
27, 2022. In accordance with section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final determination of 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: August 18, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2022-18209 Filed 8-23-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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