Notice2023-23358
Mattresses From Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burma, India, Italy, Kosovo, Mexico, the Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, and Taiwan: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations
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October 23, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 203 (Monday, October 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72737-72738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23358]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-893-002, A-487-001, A-546-001, A-533-919, A-475-845, A-803-001, A-
201-859, A-565-804, A-455-807, A-856-002, A-469-826, A-583-873]
Mattresses From Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burma, India,
Italy, Kosovo, Mexico, the Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, and
Taiwan: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-
Fair-Value Investigations
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable October 23, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amaris Wade (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
at (202) 482-6334; TJ Worthington (Bulgaria) at (202) 482-4567; Ajay
Menon (Burma) at (202) 482-0208; Steven Seifert (India) at (202) 482-
3350; Caroline Carroll (Italy) at (202) 482-4948; Sean Carey (Kosovo)
at (202) 482-3964; Benjamin Blythe (Mexico) at (202) 482-3457; Emily
Halle (the Philippines) at (202) 482-0176; Dakota Potts (Poland) at
(202) 482-0223; Andrew Hart (Slovenia) at (202) 482-1058; Matthew
Palmer (Spain) at (202) 482-1678; and Terre Keaton (Taiwan) at (202)
482-1280, 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 August 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of imports of
Mattresses from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burma, India, Italy,
Kosovo, Mexico, the Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, and
Taiwan.\1\ Currently, the preliminary determinations are due no later
than January 4, 2024.
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\1\ See Mattresses from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burma,
India, Italy, Kosovo, Mexico, the Philippines, Poland, Slovenia,
Spain, and Taiwan: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigations, 88 FR 57433 (August 23, 2023) (Initiation Notice).
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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)(A)(b)(1) of
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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 October 5, 2023, the petitioners \2\ submitted a timely request
that Commerce postpone the preliminary determinations in the LTFV
investigations of mattresses from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria,
Burma, India, Italy, Kosovo, Mexico, the Philippines, Poland, Slovenia,
Spain, and Taiwan.\3\ The petitioners stated that they request
postponement given the complexity of the investigations, the extensions
of time Commerce granted to respondents, and the recent selection of
additional respondents, to allow the petitioners adequate time to
comment on responses and Commerce adequate time to issue supplemental
questionnaires and conduct a thorough analysis in these
investigations.\4\
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\2\ The petitioners are Brooklyn Bedding LLC; Carpenter Company;
Corsicana Mattress Company; Future Foam, Inc.; FXI, Inc.; Kolcraft
Enterprises Inc.; Leggett & Platt, Incorporated; Serta Simmons
Bedding Inc.; Southerland Inc.; Tempur Sealy International, Inc.;
the International Brotherhood of Teamsters; and United Steel, Paper
and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and
Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO (collectively, the
petitioners).
\3\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Mattresses from Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burma, India, Italy, Kosovo, Mexico,
Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, and Taiwan: Request to Extend
Preliminary Results for Antidumping Duty Investigations,'' dated
October 5, 2023.
\4\ Id.
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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
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 February 23, 2024. 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 at a later date.
This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: October 17, 2023.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2023-23358 Filed 10-20-23; 8:45 am]
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