[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53606-53607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23223]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-088]


Steel Racks and Parts Thereof From the People's Republic of 
China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-
Value Investigation

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

DATES: Applicable October 24, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Hill at (202) 482-3518 or 
Patrick O'Connor at (202) 482-0989, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, 
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 10, 2018, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated a 
less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of imports of steel racks and 
parts thereof (steel racks) from the People's Republic of China.\1\ 
Currently, the preliminary determination is due no later than November 
27, 2018.
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    \1\ See Steel Racks from the People's Republic of China: 
Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 83 FR 33195 (July 
17, 2018) (Initiation Notice).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determination

    Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), requires Commerce to issue the preliminary determination in an 
LTFV investigation within 140 days after the date on which Commerce 
initiated the investigation. However, section 733(c)(1) of the Act 
permits Commerce to postpone the preliminary determination until no 
later than 190 days after the date on which Commerce initiated the 
investigation if: (A) The petitioner makes a timely request for a 
postponement; or (B) Commerce concludes that the parties concerned are 
cooperating, and determines that the investigation is extraordinarily 
complicated and that additional time is necessary to make a preliminary 
determination. Under 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner must submit a 
request for postponement 25 days or more before the scheduled date of 
the preliminary determination and must state the reasons for the 
request. Commerce will grant the request unless

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it finds compelling reasons to deny the request.
    On September 26, 2018, the petitioner \2\ in the steel racks LTFV 
investigation submitted a timely request that Commerce postpone the 
preliminary determination in the investigation to the maximum extent 
permitted under the statute.\3\ The petitioner requested the 
postponement to provide Commerce, and the petitioner, time to review 
questionnaire responses and identify deficiencies within those 
responses, and to provide time for Commerce to issue, and receive 
responses to, supplemental questionnaires prior to the preliminary 
determination.\4\
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    \2\ The petitioner is the Coalition for Fair Rack Imports.
    \3\ See Letter from the petitioner, ``Steel Racks from the 
People's Republic of China: Request to Extend the Preliminary 
Determination,'' dated September 26, 2018.
    \4\ Id.
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    For the reasons stated above by the petitioner, and because there 
are no compelling reasons to deny the request, Commerce, in accordance 
with section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act, is postponing the deadline for 
the preliminary determination in the steel racks LTFV investigation by 
50 days (i.e., until 190 days after the date on which this 
investigation was initiated). As a result, Commerce will issue its 
preliminary determination in the steel racks LTFV investigation no 
later than January 16, 2019. In accordance with section 735(a)(1) of 
the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final 
determination in 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: October 18, 2018.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2018-23223 Filed 10-23-18; 8:45 am]
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