Notice2024-24390
Vanillin From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
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Published
October 22, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84330-84331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24390]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-172]
Vanillin From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of
Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable October 22, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yang Jin Chun, AD/CVD Operations,
Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5760.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 25, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated the less-than-fair-value investigation (LTFV) on imports of
vanillin from the People's Republic of China.\1\ On July 22, 2024,
Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this
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administrative proceeding by seven days.\2\ The preliminary
determination is currently due no later than November 19, 2024.
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\1\ See Vanillin from the People's Republic of China: Initiation
of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 89 FR 54424 (July 1, 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 an
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 October 8, 2024, the petitioner submitted a timely request that
Commerce postpone the preliminary determination in this LTFV
investigation.\3\ The petitioner stated that it requests postponement
because additional time will allow Commerce to issue supplemental
questionnaires to address deficiencies and omissions in the mandatory
respondents' responses and to ensure an accurate calculation of
preliminary dumping margins.\4\
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\3\ See Petitioner`s Letter, ``Request for Postponement of the
Preliminary Determination,'' dated October 8, 2024. The petitioner
is Solvay USA LLC.
\4\ Id.
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For the reasons stated above and because there are no compelling
reasons to deny the request, Commerce is postponing the deadline for
the preliminary determination by 50 days, i.e., 190 days after the date
on which this investigation was initiated, in accordance with section
733(c)(1)(A) of the Act. As a result, Commerce will issue its
preliminary determination no later than January 8, 2025. 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.
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: October 16, 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. 2024-24390 Filed 10-21-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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