Notice2024-26222
Low Speed Personal Transportation Vehicles From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
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Published
November 13, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 89591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26222]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-176]
Low Speed Personal Transportation Vehicles 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 November 13, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry Xiao at (202) 202-482-2273 and
Gorden Struck at (202) 202-482-8151, AD/CVD Operations, Office II,
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated a less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of imports of low
speed personal transportation vehicles (LSTPVs) from the People's
Republic of China (China).\1\ Currently, the preliminary determination
is due no later than December 4, 2024.
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\1\ See Certain Low Speed Personal Transportation Vehicles from
the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigation, 89 FR 57865 (July 10, 2024) (Initiation Notice).
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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 \2\ 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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\2\ The petitioner is the American Personal Transportation
Vehicle Manufacturers Coalition.
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On November 5, 2024, the petitioner submitted a timely request that
Commerce postpone the preliminary determination in the LTFV
investigation.\3\ The petitioner requested postponement of the
preliminary determination because it believes that additional time is
necessary to ensure that Commerce, the petitioner, and any other
interested parties are able to sufficiently review all questionnaire
responses and request clarification and additional information as
necessary.'' \4\
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\3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Request for Postponement of the
Preliminary Determination,'' dated November 5, 2024.
\4\ 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, is postponing the deadline for the preliminary
determinations by 50 days (i.e., 190 days after the date on which this
investigation was initiated). As a result, Commerce will issue its
preliminary determination no later than January 23, 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.
This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: November 6, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024-26222 Filed 11-12-24; 8:45 am]
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