Notice2024-31485
Overhead Door Counterbalance Torsion Springs From India and the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Countervailing Duty Investigations
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Published
January 2, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 1 (Thursday, January 2, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84-85]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31485]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-533-937, C-570-187]
Overhead Door Counterbalance Torsion Springs From India and the
People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations
in the Countervailing Duty Investigations
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable January 2, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zachary Shaykin at (202) 482-2638
(India); Laurel Smalley at (202) 482-3456 (the People's Republic of
China (China)), AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 18, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of U.S. imports of
overhead door counterbalance torsion springs (overhead door springs)
from India and China.\1\ Currently, the preliminary determinations are
due no later than January 22, 2025.
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\1\ See Overhead Door Counterbalance Torsion Springs from the
People's Republic of China and India: Initiation of Countervailing
Duty Investigations, 89 FR 92901 (November 25, 2024).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determinations
Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),
requires Commerce to issue the preliminary determination in a
countervailing duty 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 not 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, the investigation is extraordinarily
complicated, and 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 December 20, 2024, the petitioners \2\ submitted timely requests
that Commerce postpone the preliminary determinations in the CVD
investigations of overhead door springs from India and China.\3\ The
petitioners requested postponements to provide Commerce with additional
time to review and analyze questionnaire responses and accurately
determine countervailable subsidy rates.\4\
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\2\ The petitioners in these investigations are IDC Group, Inc.,
Iowa Spring Manufacturing, Inc., and Service Spring Corp. (the
petitioners).
\3\ See Petitioners' Letters, ``Overhead Door Counterbalance
Torsion Springs from India--Petitioners' Request for Postponement of
Preliminary Determination,'' dated December 20, 2024, and ``Overhead
Door Counterbalance Torsion Springs from the People's Republic of
China--Petitioners' Request for Postponement of Preliminary
Determination,'' dated December 20, 2024.
\4\ Id. at 2.
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In accordance with 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioners have stated
the reasons for requesting a postponement of the preliminary
determinations, and Commerce finds no compelling reason to deny the
requests. Therefore, in accordance with section 703(c)(1)(A) of the
Act, Commerce is postponing the deadline for the preliminary
determinations in these investigations until not later than 130 days
after the date on which Commerce initiated these investigations, i.e.,
March 28, 2025. Pursuant to section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final determinations in these
investigations will continue to be 75 days after the date of the
preliminary determinations.
This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
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Dated: December 26, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024-31485 Filed 12-31-24; 8:45 am]
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