Notice2023-19682
Tin Mill Products From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Final Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
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Published
September 12, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is postponing the deadline for issuing the final determination in the less-than-fair- value (LTFV) investigation of tin mill products from the People's Republic of China (China) until January 4, 2024, and is extending the provisional measures from a four-month period to a six-month period.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 62542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19682]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-150]
Tin Mill Products From the People's Republic of China:
Postponement of Final Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigation
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is postponing the
deadline for issuing the final determination in the less-than-fair-
value (LTFV) investigation of tin mill products from the People's
Republic of China (China) until January 4, 2024, and is extending the
provisional measures from a four-month period to a six-month period.
DATES: Applicable September 12, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samuel Frost, AD/CVD Operations V,
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20230; telephone: (202) 482-8180.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 14, 2023, Commerce initiated an LTFV investigation of
imports of tin mill products from China.\1\ The period of investigation
is July 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. On August 22, 2023,
Commerce published the Preliminary Determination, in which Commerce
preliminarily determined that tin mill products from China are being,
or are likely to be, sold in the United States at LTFV.\2\
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\1\ See Tin Mill Products from Canada, the People's Republic of
China, Germany, the Netherlands, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, the
Republic of Turkey, and the United Kingdom: Initiation of Less-Than-
Fair-Value Investigations, 88 FR 9481 (February 14, 2023)
(Initiation Notice).
\2\ See Tin Mill Products from the People's Republic of China:
Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value and Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical
Circumstances, 88 FR 57099 (August 22, 2023) (Preliminary
Determination).
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Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional
Measures
Section 735(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),
and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2) provide that a final determination may be
postponed until not later than 135 days after the date of the
publication of the preliminary determination if, in the event of an
affirmative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement
is made by exporters or producers who account for a significant
proportion of exports of the subject merchandise, or in the event of a
negative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement is
made by the petitioners.\3\ Further, 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2) requires that
such postponement requests by exporters be accompanied by a request for
extension of provisional measures from a four-month period to a period
not more than six months, in accordance with section 733(d) of the Act.
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\3\ The petitioners are Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. and the United
Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied
Industrial and Service Workers International Union.
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On August 31, 2023, Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
(Shougang Jingtang), an exporter and producer accounting for a
significant proportion of exports of subject merchandise, requested
that Commerce postpone the deadline for final determination and extend
the application of the provisional measures from a four-month period to
a period of not more than six months.\4\ In accordance with section
735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because: (1) the
preliminary determination was affirmative; (2) the request for
postponement was made by an exporter/producer who accounts for a
significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise; and (3)
no compelling reasons for denial exist, Commerce is postponing the
final determination until no later than 135 days after the date of
publication of the Preliminary Determination, and extending the
provisional measures from a four-month period to a period of not more
than six months. Accordingly, Commerce will issue its final
determination no later than January 4, 2024.\5\
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\4\ See Shougang Jingtang's Letter, ``Request to Extend Final
Results,'' dated August 31, 2023.
\5\ Because Commerce previously aligned the deadline for the
final determination of the companion countervailing duty (CVD)
investigation of tin mill products from China with the deadline for
this investigation, the deadline for issuing the final determination
in the CVD investigation is also January 4, 2024. See Tin Mill
Products from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary
Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, and Alignment of
Final Determination with Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 88 FR
41373 (June 26, 2023).
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Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 735(a)(2)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(g).
Dated: September 6, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2023-19682 Filed 9-11-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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