Notice2024-03145
Aluminum Extrusions From the People's Republic of China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, the Republic of Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations
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February 15, 2024
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 32 (Thursday, February 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11814-11815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03145]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-158, A-301-806, A-331-804, A-533-920, A-560-840, A-475-846, A-
580-918, A-557-826, A-201-860, A-583-874, A-549-847, A-489-850, A-520-
810, A-552-837]
Aluminum Extrusions From the People's Republic of China,
Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, the Republic of Korea,
Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, the Republic of Turkey, the United
Arab Emirates, 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 February 15, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luke Caruso (the People's Republic of
China (China)) at (202) 482-2081; Jose Rivera (Colombia) at (202) 482-
0842; Stephanie Trejo (Ecuador) at (202) 482-4390; Alex Cipolla (India)
at (202) 482-4956; Samuel Brummitt (Indonesia) at (202) 482-7851;
Christopher Maciuba (the Republic of Korea (Korea)) at (202) 482-0413;
Eric Hawkins (Italy) at (202) 482-1988; Benjamin Blythe (Malaysia) at
(202) 482-3457; Tyler Weinhold (Mexico) at (202) 482-1121; Hermes
Pinilla (Taiwan) at (202) 482-3477; Jun Jack Zhao (Thailand) at (202)
482-1396; Sean Grossnickle (the Republic of Turkey (Turkey)) at (202)
482-3818; John K. Drury (the United Arab Emirates (UAE)) at (202) 482-
0195; and Katherine Smith (the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam))
at (202) 482-0557, 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 October 24, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of imports of
aluminum extrusions from China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia,
Italy, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand,
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Turkey, the UAE, and Vietnam.\1\ Currently, the preliminary
determinations are due no later than March 12, 2024.
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\1\ See Aluminum Extrusions from the People's Republic of China,
Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy,
the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, the
Republic of Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigation, 88 FR 74421 (October 31, 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 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 February 5, 2024, the U.S. Aluminum Extruders Coalition and the
United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied
Industrial and Service Workers International Union (collectively, the
petitioners), submitted a timely request that Commerce postpone the
preliminary determinations in the LTFV investigations for China,
Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico,
Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the UAE, and Vietnam.\2\ The petitioners
stated that they request postponement due to concerns that these
investigations cover over a dozen countries and Commerce will need more
time, as initial questionnaires are just starting to come in, to issue
supplemental questionnaires to address deficiencies in the respondents'
initial questionnaire responses.\3\
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\2\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Petitioner's Request for
Postponement of Preliminary Determination,'' dated February 5, 2024.
\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 May 1, 2024. 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: February 9, 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. 2024-03145 Filed 2-14-24; 8:45 am]
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