Notice2024-03071
Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates From the People's Republic of China and Japan: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
February 14, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 89 Issue 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 2024)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11248-11249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03071]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-156, A-588-881]
Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates From the People's Republic
of China and Japan: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the
Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable February 14, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benito Ballesteros (the People's
Republic of China (China)) and Caroline Carroll (Japan), 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 and (202) 482-4948,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
[[Page 11249]]
Background
On October 18, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of imports of
aluminum lithographic printing plates (printing plates) from China and
Japan.\1\ Currently, the preliminary determinations are due no later
than March 6, 2024.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ See Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates from the People's
Republic of China and Japan: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigations, 88 FR 73316 (October 25, 2023).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 a
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 February 6, 2024, the petitioner \2\ submitted a timely request
that Commerce postpone the preliminary determinations in these LTFV
investigations, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.205(b)(2).\3\ The
petitioner requests postponement to allow Commerce adequate time to
issue supplemental questionnaires and to conduct a thorough analysis in
these investigations.\4\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\2\ The petitioner is the Eastman Kodak Company.
\3\ See Petitioner's Letters, ``Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigation of Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates from the
People's Republic of China--Petitioner's Request for Postponement of
Preliminary Determination,'' dated February 6, 2024; and ``Less-
Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Aluminum Lithographic Printing
Plates from Japan--Petitioner's Request for Postponement of
Preliminary Determination,'' dated February 6, 2024.
\4\ Id.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 these
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 April 25, 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: February 8, 2024.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024-03071 Filed 2-13-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
</pre></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on February 14, 2024.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.