Notice2023-13956
Brass Rod From India, Israel, and the Republic of Korea: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Countervailing Duty Investigations
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Published
June 30, 2023
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 125 (Friday, June 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 42300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13956]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-533-916, C-508-815, C-580-917]
Brass Rod From India, Israel, and the Republic of Korea:
Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Countervailing Duty
Investigations
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable June 30, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dusten Hom (India), Zachary Shaykin
(Israel), and Jacob Saude (the Republic of Korea), AD/CVD Operations,
Offices I, IV, and VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5075, (202) 482-2638, or
(202) 482-0981, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of brass
rod from India, Israel, and the Republic of Korea (Korea).\1\
Currently, the preliminary determinations are due no later than July
21, 2023.
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\1\ See Brass Rod From India, Israel, and the Republic of Korea:
Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations, 88 FR 33566 (May
24, 2023).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determinations
Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act)
requires Commerce to issue the preliminary determination in a CVD
investigation within 65 days after the date on which Commerce initiated
the investigation. However, section 703(c)(1) of the Act permits
Commerce to postpone the preliminary determination until no later than
130 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 22, 2023, the petitioners submitted a timely request that
Commerce postpone the preliminary determinations in these
investigations.\2\ The petitioners stated that additional time is
needed to collect the necessary information for the preliminary
determinations.\3\
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\2\ See Petitioners' Letters, ``Request to Extend CVD
Preliminary Determination,'' dated June 22, 2023. The petitioners
are Mueller Brass Co. and Wieland Chase LLC, collectively, the
American Brass Rod Fair Trade Coalition.
\3\ Id.
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In accordance with 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioners have stated
the reasons for requesting a postponement of the preliminary
determinations, and Commerce finds no compelling reason to deny the
request. Therefore, in accordance with section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act,
Commerce is postponing the deadline for the preliminary determinations
to no later than 130 days after the date on which these investigations
were initiated, i.e., September 25, 2023.\4\ Pursuant to section
705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the
final determinations of these investigations will continue to be 75
days after the date of the preliminary determinations.
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\4\ The deadline for the preliminary determinations falls on
Sunday, September 24, 2023. Commerce's practice dictates that where
a deadline falls on a weekend or Federal holiday, the appropriate
deadline is the next business day (in this instance, Monday,
September 25, 2023). See Notice of Clarification: Application of
``Next Business Day'' Rule for Administrative Determination
Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR
24533 (May 10, 2005).
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This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: June 26, 2023.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2023-13956 Filed 6-29-23; 8:45 am]
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