Notice2024-29221
Notice of Extension of the Deadline for Determining the Adequacy of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions: Sol Gel Alumina-Based Ceramic Abrasive Grains From the People's Republic of China
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
December 12, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 89 Issue 239 (Thursday, December 12, 2024)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 239 (Thursday, December 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 100465]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29221]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-190, C-570-191]
Notice of Extension of the Deadline for Determining the Adequacy
of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions: Sol Gel Alumina-
Based Ceramic Abrasive Grains From the People's Republic of China
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable December 6, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Cloyd or Suresh Maniam, AD/CVD
Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1246 or (202) 482-1603,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Extension of Initiation of Investigation
The Petitions
On November 25, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
received antidumping and countervailing duty petitions on imports of
sol gel alumina-based ceramic abrasive grains (ceramic abrasive grains)
from the People's Republic of China (China), filed in proper form on
behalf of Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc. (the petitioner), a
domestic producer of ceramic abrasive grains.\1\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Petitions for the Imposition of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties,'' dated November 25, 2024
(Petitions).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Determination of Industry Support for the Petitions
Sections 702(b)(1) and 732(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), require that a petition be filed by or on behalf of
the domestic industry. To determine that the petition has been filed by
or on behalf of the industry, sections 702(c)(4)(A) and 732(c)(4)(A) of
the Act require that the domestic producers or workers who support the
petition account for: (i) at least 25 percent of the total production
of the domestic like product; and (ii) more than 50 percent of the
production of the domestic like product produced by that portion of the
industry expressing support for, or opposition to, the petition.
Moreover, sections 702(c)(4)(D) and 732(c)(4)(D) of the Act provide
that, if the petition does not establish support of domestic producers
or workers accounting for more than 50 percent of the total production
of the domestic like product, Commerce shall: (i) poll the industry or
rely on other information in order to determine if there is support for
the petition, as required by subparagraph (A); or (ii) if there is a
large number of producers, determine industry support using a
statistically valid sampling method to poll the industry.
Extension of Time
Sections 702(c)(1)(A) and 732(c)(1)(A) of the Act provide that
within 20 days of the filing of an antidumping or countervailing duty
petition, Commerce will determine, inter alia, whether the petition has
been filed by or on behalf of the U.S. industry producing the domestic
like product. Sections 702(c)(1)(B) and 732(c)(1)(B) of the Act provide
that the deadline for the initiation determination, in exceptional
circumstances, may be extended by 20 days in any case in which Commerce
must ``poll or otherwise determine support for the petition by the
industry.'' Because the Petitions have not established that the
domestic producers or workers accounting for more than 50 percent of
total production support the Petitions, in accordance with sections
702(c)(4)(D) and 732(c)(4)(D) of the Act, Commerce has determined it
would be appropriate in these cases to poll the industry and extend the
time period for determining whether to initiate the investigations in
order to further examine the issue of industry support.
Commerce will need additional time to gather and analyze additional
information regarding industry support. Therefore, it is necessary to
extend the deadline for determining the adequacy of the Petitions for a
period not to exceed 40 days from the filing of the Petitions. As a
result, in accordance with sections 702(c)(1)(B) and 732(c)(1)(B) of
the Act, Commerce's initiation determination will now be due no later
than January 6, 2025.\2\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\2\ The extended deadline for Commerce's initiation
determination falls on January 4, 2025, which is a Saturday.
Accordingly, Commerce's initiation determination will be due no
later than January 6, 2025, which is the next business day after 40
days from the filing of the Petitions.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
International Trade Commission Notification
Commerce will contact the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)
and will make this extension notice available to the ITC.
Dated: December 6, 2024.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2024-29221 Filed 12-11-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
</pre></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on December 12, 2024.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.