Notice2023-26876
Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation
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Published
December 7, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 234 (Thursday, December 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 85219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26876]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-157]
Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates From the People's Republic
of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the
Countervailing Duty Investigation
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable December 7, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terre Keaton Stefanova, 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) 482-1280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 18, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated a countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of
aluminum lithographic printing plates (printing plates) from the
People's Republic of China (China).\1\ Currently, the preliminary
determination is due no later than December 22, 2023.
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\1\ See Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates from the People's
Republic of China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation,
88 FR 73313 (October 25, 2023).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determination
Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),
requires Commerce to issue the preliminary determination in a CVD
investigation within 65 days after the date on which Commerce initiated
the investigation. However, section 703(c)(1) of the Act permits
Commerce to postpone the preliminary determination until no later than
130 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 November 27, 2023, Eastman Kodak Company (the petitioner) timely
filed a request for Commerce to postpone the preliminary CVD
determination.\2\ The petitioner requested postponement of the
preliminary determination because Commerce needs additional time to
collect and analyze questionnaire responses from the Government of
China and the mandatory respondents in this investigation, and issue
supplemental questionnaires.\3\
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\2\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Petitioner's Request for
Postponement of Preliminary Determination,'' dated November 27,
2023.
\3\ Id.
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In accordance with 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner has stated the
reasons for requesting a postponement of the preliminary determination,
and Commerce finds no compelling reason to deny the request. Therefore,
in accordance with section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act, Commerce is
postponing the deadline for the preliminary determination to no later
than 130 days after the date on which this investigation was initiated,
i.e., February 26, 2024.\4\ Pursuant to section 705(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.
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\4\ Postponing the preliminary determination to 130 days after
initiation would place the deadline on February 25, 2024, which is a
Sunday. Commerce's practice dictates that, when a deadline falls on
a weekend or federal holiday, the appropriate deadline is 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 703(c)(2)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: November 30, 2023.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2023-26876 Filed 12-6-23; 8:45 am]
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