Notice2023-21824
Certain Paper Shopping Bags From Cambodia, the People's Republic of China, Colombia, India, Malaysia, Portugal, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations
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Published
October 3, 2023
Issuing agencies
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68097-68098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21824]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-555-002, A-570-152, A-301-805, A-533-917, A-557-825, A-471-808, A-
583-872, A-489-849, A-552-836]
Certain Paper Shopping Bags From Cambodia, the People's Republic
of China, Colombia, India, Malaysia, Portugal, Taiwan, the Republic of
Turkey, 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 October 3, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Doss (Cambodia) at (202) 482-
4474; Yang Jin Chun (the People's Republic of China (China)) at (202)
482-5760; Laurel LaCivita (Colombia) at (202) 482-4243; David Crespo
(India) at (202) 482-3693; Dan Alexander (Malaysia) at (202) 482-4313;
Colin Thrasher (Portugal) at (202) 482-3004; Brittany Bauer (Taiwan) at
(202) 482-3860; Howard Smith (the Republic of Turkey (Turkey)) at (202)
482-5193; and Myrna Lobo (the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam))
at (202) 482-2371, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 20, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of imports of
certain paper shopping bags (paper bags) from Cambodia, China,
Colombia, India, Malaysia, Portugal, Taiwan, Turkey, and Vietnam.\1\
Currently, the preliminary determinations are due no later than
November 7, 2023.
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\1\ See Certain Paper Shopping Bags from Cambodia, the People's
Republic of China, Colombia, India, Malaysia, Portugal, Taiwan, the
Republic of Turkey, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam:
Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 88 FR 41589 (June
27, 2023).
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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 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 September 19, 2023, the Coalition For Fair Trade in Shopping
Bags (the petitioner) submitted a timely request that Commerce postpone
the
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preliminary determinations in the LTFV investigations for Cambodia,
China, Colombia, India, Malaysia, Portugal, Taiwan, Turkey, 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 the Preliminary Determinations,'' dated September
19, 2023.
\3\ Id. at 1.
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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 December 27, 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 27, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2023-21824 Filed 10-2-23; 8:45 am]
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