Notice2024-14760
Certain Alkyl Phosphate Esters From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation
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Published
July 5, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 129 (Friday, July 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55585-55586]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14760]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-169]
Certain Alkyl Phosphate Esters 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 July 5, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin Nathan or Gregory Taushani,
Office II, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-3834 or (202)
482-1012, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 13, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated a countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of
certain alkyl phosphate esters from the People's Republic of China.
Currently, the preliminary determination is due no later than July 17,
2024.
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 June 21, 2024, the petitioner \1\ submitted a timely request to
postpone the preliminary determination in the investigation.\2\ The
petitioner stated that postponement of the preliminary determination is
necessary because the current schedule does not provide Commerce with
adequate time to fully analyze the forthcoming questionnaire responses
of the mandatory respondents and issue supplemental questionnaires, as
necessary.\3\
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\1\ The petitioner is ICL-IP America, Inc.
\2\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Request for Postponement of the
Preliminary Determination,'' dated June 21, 2024.
\3\ Id.
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In accordance with 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner submitted its
request for postponement of the preliminary determination in this
investigation 25 days or more before the scheduled date of the
preliminary determination and stated the reasons for its request.
Commerce finds no
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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 in this investigation to no later
than 130 days after the date on which it initiated this investigation.
The postponed deadline for the preliminary determination is September
20, 2024. Pursuant to section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final determination in this
investigation will continue to be 75 days after the date of the
preliminary determination.
This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: June 28, 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. 2024-14760 Filed 7-3-24; 8:45 am]
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