Notice2023-19896
Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale From India, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations
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Published
September 14, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 177 (Thursday, September 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63063-63064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19896]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-533-914, A-557-824, A-549-846, A-583-871, A-552-835]
Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale From India,
Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam:
Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigations
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable September 14, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Huston (India), Samuel Frost
(Malaysia), Joy Zhang (Taiwan), Fred Baker (Thailand), or Eliza DeLong
(the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam)); AD/CVD Operations,
Offices VII, V, III, and VI, respectively, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
4261, (202) 482-8180, (202) 482-1168, (202) 482-2924, or (202) 482-
3878, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 15, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of imports of
boltless steel shelving units prepackaged for sale (boltless steel
shelving) from India, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.\1\
Currently, the preliminary determinations are due no later than October
2, 2023.
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\1\ See Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale from
India, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand and the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 88 FR
32188 (May 19, 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
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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 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 August 31, 2023, Edsal Manufacturing Co., Inc. (the petitioner)
submitted a timely request that Commerce postpone the preliminary
determinations in the LTFV investigations for India, Malaysia, Taiwan,
Thailand, and Vietnam.\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.\3\
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\2\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Petitioner's Request for
Postponement of Preliminary Determinations,'' dated August 31, 2023.
\3\ Id. at 2.
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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 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 21, 2023. In accordance with section 735(a)(1) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final determinations in
these investigations will continue to be 75 days after the date of the
preliminary determinations, 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: September 8, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2023-19896 Filed 9-13-23; 8:45 am]
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