Notice2023-10579
Gas Powered Pressure Washers From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
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Published
May 18, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 96 (Thursday, May 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31677-31678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10579]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-148]
Gas Powered Pressure Washers 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 May 18, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hermes Pinilla, AD/CVD Operations,
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20230; telephone: (202) 482-3477.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On January 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated the less-than-fair-value investigation (LTFV) of gas powered
pressure washers from the People's Republic of China.\1\ Currently, the
preliminary determination is due no later than June 8, 2023.
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\1\ See Gas Powered Pressure Washers from the People's Republic
of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of Less-
Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 88 FR 4807 (January 25, 2023).
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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
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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 April 24, 2023, FNA Group, Inc. (the petitioner) submitted a
timely request that Commerce postpone the preliminary determination in
this LTFV investigation.\2\ The petitioner stated that it requests
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
petitioner believes that Commerce will not have complete responses and
sufficient information to prepare and issue the preliminary
determination.\3\
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\2\ See Petitioner' Letter, ``Gas Powered Pressure Washers from
the People's Republic of China: Request for Postponement of the
Preliminary Determination,'' dated April 24, 2023.
\3\ 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
July 28, 2023. 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: May 11, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2023-10579 Filed 5-17-23; 8:45 am]
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