[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14262-14263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06723]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-073]


Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From the People's Republic of China: 
Postponement of Preliminary Determination of the Less-Than-Fair-Value 
Investigation

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

DATES: Effective April 3, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Bellhouse at (202) 482-2057 or 
Deborah Scott at (202) 482-2657, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and 
Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 
1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On November 28, 2017, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
initiated an antidumping duty investigation concerning imports of 
common alloy aluminum sheet (aluminum sheet) from the People's Republic 
of China.\1\ The notice of initiation stated that Commerce, 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 no later than 140 days after the date of the 
initiation, unless postponed.\2\ Commerce has exercised its discretion 
to toll deadlines for the duration of the closure of the Federal 
Government from January 20 through 22, 2018. If the new deadline falls 
on a non-business day, in accordance with Commerce's practice, the 
deadline will become the next business day.\3\ The current deadline for 
the preliminary determination of this investigation is no later than 
April 20, 2018.
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    \1\ See Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from the People's Republic 
of China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 82 FR 
57214 (November 28, 2017) (Initiation Notice); see also Memorandum, 
``Initiation of the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Common Alloy 
Aluminum Sheet from the People's Republic of China,'' dated November 
28, 2017 (Initiation Memorandum).
    \2\ Id., 82 FR at 57217.
    \3\ See Memorandum for The Record from Christian Marsh, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of 
the Federal Government'' (Tolling Memorandum), dated January 23, 
2018. All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have been 
extended by 3 days.
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Postponement of Preliminary Determination

    On March 19, 2018, the Aluminum Association Common Alloy Sheet 
Trade Enforcement Working Group (the Domestic Industry), made a request 
for a 50-day postponement of the preliminary determination in this 
investigation to provide Commerce with sufficient time to review 
submissions and request supplemental information, in order to arrive at 
the most accurate results possible.\4\ No other parties commented.
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    \4\ See Letter, ``Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from the People's 
Republic of China--Domestic Industry Request for Postponement of the 
Preliminary Determination,'' dated March 19, 2018.
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    Pursuant to section 733(c)(1)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.205(b)(2), Commerce has the authority to extend the deadline for 
the preliminary determination in this investigation. Because Commerce 
has the support of cooperating parties and has deemed the investigation 
to be extraordinarily complicated, Commerce is postponing the deadline 
for the preliminary determination by 50 days, until June 11, 2018, in 
accordance with section

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733(c)(1)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(2).\5\
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    \5\ This date reflects the next business day after the deadline 
of June 9, 2018. 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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    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.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: March 29, 2018.
P. Lee Smith,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations.
[FR Doc. 2018-06723 Filed 4-2-18; 8:45 am]
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