[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 6886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02442]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-992; A-560-826]


Monosodium Glutamate From the People's Republic of China and the 
Republic of Indonesia: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in 
the Antidumping 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 31, 2013, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
initiated the antidumping investigations on monosodium glutamate from 
Indonesia and the PRC.\1\ The notice of initiation stated that, unless 
postponed, the Department would issue its preliminary determinations 
for these investigations no later than 140 days after the date of the 
initiation in accordance with section 773(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1). The preliminary 
determinations currently are due no later than March 12, 2014.
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    \1\ See Monosodium Glutamate from the People's Republic of 
China, and the Republic of Indonesia: Initiation of Antidumping Duty 
Investigations, 78 FR 65278 (October 31, 2013).
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Postponement of the Preliminary Determinations

    Sections 733(c)(1)(B)(i) and (ii) of the Act permit the Department 
to postpone the time limits for the preliminary determination if it 
concludes that the parties concerned are cooperating and determines 
that the case is extraordinarily complicated by reason of the number 
and complexity of the transactions to be investigated or adjustments to 
be considered, the novelty of issues presented, or the number of firms 
whose activities must be investigated, and additional time is necessary 
to make the preliminary determination. The Department may postpone 
making the preliminary determination under section 733(c)(1)(B) of the 
Act until no later than the 190th day after the date on which the 
administering authority initiates an investigation under section 732(c) 
of the Act, or an investigation is initiated under section 732(a) of 
the Act.
    The Department has determined that the parties involved in these 
proceedings are cooperating, and that the investigations are 
extraordinarily complicated. Additional time is required to analyze the 
questionnaire responses and number of companies affiliated with 
respondents. Therefore, in accordance with section 733(c)(1)(B) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1), we are postponing the time period for the 
preliminary determinations of these investigations by 50 days to May 1, 
2014. In accordance with section 735(a)(1) of the Act, the deadline for 
the final determinations of these investigations will continue to be 75 
days after the date of the preliminary determinations, 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: January 29, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2014-02442 Filed 2-4-14; 8:45 am]
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