[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 10, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 74115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29458]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-993, C-560-827]


Monosodium Glutamate From the People's Republic of China and the 
Republic of Indonesia: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the 
Countervailing Duty Investigations

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, formerly Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jun Jack Zhao at (202) 482-1396 (the 
People's Republic of China (PRC)); Nicholas Czajkowski at (202) 482-
1395 (the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesia)), AD/CVD Operations, 
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On October 23, 2013, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
initiated the countervailing duty investigations of monosodium 
glutamate from Indonesia and the PRC.\1\ Currently, the preliminary 
determinations are due no later than December 27, 2013.
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    \1\ See Monosodium Glutamate from the People's Republic of China 
and the Republic of Indonesia: Initiation of Countervailing Duty 
Investigations, 78 FR 65269 (October 31, 2013).
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Postponement of Due Date for the Preliminary Determination

    Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 
requires the Department to issue the preliminary determination in a 
countervailing duty investigation within 65 days after the date on 
which the Department initiated the investigation. However, if the 
Department concludes that the parties concerned in the investigation 
are cooperating and determines that the investigation is 
extraordinarily complicated, section 703(c)(1)(B) of the Act allows the 
Department to postpone making the preliminary determination until no 
later than 130 days after the date on which the administering authority 
initiated the investigation.
    The Department has determined that the parties involved in these 
proceedings are cooperating, and that the investigations are 
extraordinarily complicated.\2\ Specifically, the Department is 
investigating numerous alleged subsidy programs in both Indonesia and 
the PRC; these programs include loans, grants, tax incentives, and the 
provision of goods and services for less than adequate remuneration. 
Due to the number and complexity of the alleged countervailable subsidy 
practices being investigated, we determine that these investigations 
are extraordinarily complicated. Therefore, in accordance with section 
703(c)(1)(B) of the Act, we are postponing the due date for the 
preliminary determinations to not later than 130 days after the day on 
which the investigations were initiated. Thus, the deadline for 
completion of the preliminary determinations is now March 2, 2014. 
Because the deadline falls on a non-business day, in accordance with 
the Department's practice, the deadline will become the next business 
day, March 3, 2014.\3\
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    \2\ See section 703(c)(1)(B) of the Act.
    \3\ See Notice of Clarification: Application of ``Next Business 
Day'' Rule for Administrative Determination Deadlines Pursuant to 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
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    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: December 3, 2012.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2013-29458 Filed 12-9-13; 8:45 am]
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