[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 152 (Thursday, August 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46251-46252]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18718]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-580-875, C-557-817, C-523-809, C-583-855, C-552-819]


Certain Steel Nails From the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, the 
Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: 
Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Countervailing Duty 
Investigations

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ilissa Kabak Shefferman at (202) 482-
4684 or Angelica Mendoza at (202) 482-3019 (Malaysia, Vietnam and 
Taiwan), Office VI; Erin Kearney at (202) 482-0167 or Dana Mermelstein 
at (202) 482-1391 (Korea) and Trisha Tran at (202) 482-4852 (Oman), 
Office IV; Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On June 18, 2014, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
initiated countervailing duty investigations on certain steel nails 
from India, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, the Sultanate of Oman, 
Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey and the Socialist Republic of 
Vietnam.\1\ Currently, the preliminary determinations are due no later 
than August 22, 2014.
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    \1\ See Certain Steel Nails from India, the Republic of Korea, 
Malaysia, the Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey, and 
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of Countervailing Duty 
Investigations, 79 FR 36014 (June 25, 2014). Due to the negative 
preliminary determinations by the U.S. International Trade 
Commission with respect to imports from India and Republic of 
Turkey, the CVD investigations have been terminated with respect to 
both countries.
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Postponement of the Preliminary Determinations

    Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 
requires the

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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 petitioner 
makes a timely request for an extension in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.205(e), section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act allows the Department to 
postpone the preliminary determination until no later than 130 days 
after the date on which the Department initiated the investigation.
    On July 28, 2014, Petitioner \2\ submitted a timely request 
pursuant to section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(e) to 
postpone these preliminary determinations.\3\ Therefore, in accordance 
with section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act, we are fully extending the due 
date for the preliminary determinations to not later than 130 days 
after the day on which these investigations were initiated. As a 
result, the deadline for completion of these preliminary determinations 
is now October 27, 2014.\4\
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    \2\ Mid Continent Steel & Wire, Inc. (Petitioner).
    \3\ See various letters from Petitioner, entitled ``Certain 
Steel Nails from the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, the Sultanate of 
Oman, Taiwan, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Petitioner's 
Request for Postponement of Preliminary Determinations,'' dated July 
28, 2014.
    \4\ The actual deadline based on a 65-day extension is October 
26, 2014, which is a Sunday. Department practice dictates that where 
a deadline falls on a weekend or federal holiday, the appropriate 
deadline is the next business day. 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: July 31, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2014-18718 Filed 8-6-14; 8:45 am]
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