Notice2024-12832
Certain Paper Plates From the People's Republic of China, Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations
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Published
June 12, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 49833]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12832]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-164, A-549-849, A-552-839]
Certain Paper Plates From the People's Republic of China,
Thailand, 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 June 12, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toni Page (the People's Republic of
China (China)); Ted Pearson (Thailand); and Bryan Hansen (the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam)), AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482-1398, (202) 482-2631, and (202) 482-3683, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 14, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations on imports of
certain paper plates (paper plates) from China, Thailand, and
Vietnam.\1\ Currently, the preliminary determinations are due no later
than July 3, 2024.
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\1\ See Certain Paper Plates from the People's Republic of
China, Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation
of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 89 FR 14046 (February 26,
2024) (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 a
LTFV investigation within 140 days after the date on which Commerce
initiated the investigation. However, section 733(c)(1)(A)(b)(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 May 28, 2024, the petitioner \2\ submitted a timely request that
Commerce postpone the preliminary determinations in these LTFV
investigations.\3\ The petitioner stated that it requests postponement
because Commerce has not yet received full initial questionnaire
responses from the mandatory respondents in all three investigations
and needs additional time to review the responses and issue
supplemental questionnaires to address issues in the respondents'
questionnaire responses.\4\
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\2\ The petitioner is the American Paper Plate Coalition. The
members of the petitioner are AJM Packaging Corporation, Aspen
Products, Inc., Dart Container Corporation, Hoffmaster Group, Inc.,
Huhtamaki Americas, Inc., and Unique Industries, Inc.
\3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Request to Postpone Preliminary
Antidumping Duty Determinations,'' dated May 28, 2024.
\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 August 22, 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: June 5, 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. 2024-12832 Filed 6-11-24; 8:45 am]
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