[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 27 (Monday, February 10, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7643-7644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02837]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-588-870]


Chlorinated Isocyanurates From Japan: Postponement of Preliminary 
Determination of Antidumping Duty Investigation

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

DATES: February 10, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia Hancock or Jerry Huang, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-
1394, or (202) 482-4047, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Postponement of Preliminary Determination

    On September 25, 2013, the Department of Commerce (the 
``Department'') initiated an antidumping duty investigation on 
chlorinated isocyanurates from Japan.\1\ The Initiation Notice stated 
that the Department, in accordance with section 733(b)(1)(A) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the ``Act''), and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1), 
would issue its preliminary determination for this investigation, 
unless postponed, no later than 140 days after the date of the 
initiation.\2\ In addition, the Department tolled deadlines by 16 days 
due to the shutdown of the Federal Government.\3\ Thus, the preliminary 
determination of this antidumping duty investigation is currently due 
no later than February 21, 2014.
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    \1\ See Chlorinated Isocyanurates from Japan: Initiation of 
Antidumping Duty Investigation, 78 FR 58997 (September 25, 2013) 
(``Initiation Notice'').
    \2\ Id., 78 FR 59000.
    \3\ See ``Memorandum for the Record from Paul Piquado, Assistant 
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Deadlines Affected by the 
Shutdown of the Federal Government,'' dated October 18, 2013.
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    On January 15, 2014, more than 25-days before the scheduled 
preliminary determination, Clearon Corp. and Occidental Chemical 
Corporation

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(hereinafter referred to as ``Petitioners'') made a timely request for 
a 50-day postponement of the preliminary determination in this 
investigation, pursuant to section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.205(e).\4\ Petitioners noted in their request that they require 
additional time to analyze and comment upon the questionnaire responses 
of the mandatory respondents in this investigation.
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    \4\ See Letter from Petitioners to the Secretary of Commerce, 
``Antidumping Duty Investigation of Chlorinated Isocyanurates from 
Japan--Petitioners' Request for Extension of Time for Preliminary 
Determination,'' dated January 15, 2014.
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    The Department has found no compelling reason to deny the request 
and, therefore, in accordance with section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act, the 
Department is postponing the deadline for the preliminary determination 
to no later than 206 days after the date on which it initiated this 
investigation (the original 140-day period plus the 16 days tolled for 
the shutdown of the Federal Government and a 50 day postponement). 
Therefore, the new deadline for issuing the preliminary determination 
is April 14, 2014.\5\ In accordance with section 735(a)(1) of the Act, 
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.
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    \5\ The postponed deadline, calculated as 190 days from 
September 25, 2013 (the date of publication of the Initiation 
Notice) plus the 16 days tolled for the shutdown of the Federal 
Government, falls on April 12, 2014, a Saturday, which is not a 
business day. Therefore, the postponed deadline is the next business 
day, which is Monday, April 14, 2014. 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, 2008).
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    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: January 24, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2014-02837 Filed 2-7-14; 8:45 am]
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