Notice2023-19388
Brass Rod From Brazil, India, Israel, Mexico, the Republic of Korea, and South Africa: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
September 8, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 88 Issue 173 (Friday, September 8, 2023)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 173 (Friday, September 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62054-62055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19388]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-351-859, A-533-915, A-508-814, A-201-858, A-580-916, A-791-828]
Brass Rod From Brazil, India, Israel, Mexico, the Republic of
Korea, and South Africa: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in
the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable September 8, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Claudia Cott (Brazil), Christopher
Williams (India), Andrew Hart (Israel), Frank Schmitt (Mexico), Drew
Jackson (the Republic of Korea (Korea)), Dmitry Vladimirov (South
Africa), AD/CVD Operations, Offices I, II, IV, VI, and IX, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482-4270, (202) 482-5166, (202) 482-1058, (202) 482-4880, (202)
482-4406, (202) 482-0665), respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of imports of
brass rod from Brazil, India, Israel, Mexico, Korea, and South
Africa.\1\ Currently, the preliminary determinations are due no later
than October 4, 2023.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ See Brass Rod from Brazil, India, Israel, Mexico, the
Republic of Korea, and South Africa: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-
Value Investigations, 88 FR 33579 (May 24, 2023) (Initiation
Notice).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Postponement of Preliminary Determinations
Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act), requires Commerce to issue the preliminary determination in a
LTFV investigation within 140 days after the date on which Commerce
initiated the investigation. However, section 733(c)(1)(A)(b)(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
[[Page 62055]]
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 23, 2023, the petitioners \2\ submitted a timely request
that Commerce postpone the preliminary determinations in these LTFV
investigations to 190 days after the date of initiation of the
investigations.\3\ The petitioners stated that they request
postponement due to the size and complexity of the investigations, the
extensions of time already granted by Commerce to respondents, and the
amount of time that will be needed for Commerce to conduct complete and
thorough analyses in these investigations, including the issuance and
review of additional supplemental questionnaires.\4\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\2\ The petitioners are the American Brass Rod Fair Trade
Coalition and its constituent members, Mueller Brass Co. and Wieland
Chase LLC, U.S.
\3\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Request to Extend Antidumping
Preliminary Determinations,'' dated August 23, 2023.
\4\ Id.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
For the reasons stated above and because there are no compelling
reasons to deny the request for postponement, Commerce, in accordance
with section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act, is postponing the deadline for
the preliminary determinations by 50 days (i.e., 190 days after the
date on which these investigations were initiated). As a result,
Commerce will issue its preliminary determinations no later than
November 24, 2023.\5\ In accordance with section 735(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, unless postponed.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\5\ Because the extended deadline for these preliminary
determinations falls on a Federal holiday (i.e., November 23, 2023),
the deadline becomes the next business day. 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).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: September 1, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2023-19388 Filed 9-7-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
</pre></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on September 8, 2023.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.