Notice2023-19794
Certain Non-Refillable Steel Cylinders From India: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
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Published
September 13, 2023
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62771-62772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19794]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-533-912]
Certain Non-Refillable Steel Cylinders From India: Postponement
of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable September 13, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benito Ballesteros or Samuel Evans,
AD/CVD Operations, Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-7425 or (202)
482-2420, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated a less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of imports of
certain non-refillable steel cylinders from India.\1\ Currently, the
preliminary determination is due no later than October 4, 2023.
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\1\ See Certain Non-Refillable Steel Cylinders from India:
Initiation of Less-Than Fair-Value Investigation, 88 FR 33571 (May
24, 2023) (Initiation Notice).
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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
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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 September 6, 2023, the petitioner submitted a timely request
that Commerce postpone the preliminary determination in the LTFV
investigation, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.205(b)(2), which the
petitioner notes allows for the extension of the preliminary
determination at the petitioner's request.\2\
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\2\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Request to Extend the Preliminary
Antidumping Duty Determination,'' dated September 6, 2023. The
petitioner is Worthington Industries.
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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, 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 November 24, 2023.\3\ 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.
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\3\ Because the extended deadline for this preliminary
determination 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).
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This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: September 7, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2023-19794 Filed 9-12-23; 8:45 am]
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