Notice2024-21317
Ceramic Tile From India: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
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September 19, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 182 (Thursday, September 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76794-76795]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21317]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-533-928]
Ceramic Tile From India: Postponement of Preliminary
Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable September 19, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Baker or Theodora Mattei, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2924 or (202) 482-4834,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated a less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation
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of imports of ceramic tile from India.\1\ On July 22, 2024, Commerce
tolled certain deadlines in this investigation by seven days.\2\
Currently, the preliminary determination is due no later than October
3, 2024.
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\1\ See Ceramic Tile from India: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-
Value Investigation, 89 FR 42836 (May 16, 2024).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated July 22, 2024.
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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 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 \3\ 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.
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\3\ The petitioner is The Coalition for Fair Trade in Ceramic
Tile whose members are Crossville, Inc., Dal-Tile Corporation, Del
Conca USA, Inc., Florida Tile, Florim USA, Landmark Ceramics--UST,
Inc., Portobello America Manufacturing LLC, StonePeak Ceramics Inc.
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On September 3, 2024, the petitioner submitted a timely request
that Commerce postpone the preliminary determination in the LTFV
investigation.\4\ The petitioner requested postponement of the
preliminary determination because it believes that Commerce requires
more time to review questionnaire responses and address any
deficiencies.\5\
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\4\ See Petitioner`s Letter, ``Petitioner's Request for
Postponement of the Preliminary Determination,'' dated September 3,
2024.
\5\ Id. at 2.
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For the reason 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
determination by 50 days (i.e., 190 days after the date on which this
investigation was initiated). As a result, Commerce will issue its
preliminary determinations no later than November 22, 2024.\6\ In
accordance with section 735(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,
unless postponed at a later date.
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\6\ This date is inclusive of the seven days' tolling. See supra
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This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: September 12, 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. 2024-21317 Filed 9-18-24; 8:45 am]
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