[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 53 (Tuesday, March 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10033-10034]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05005]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-428-846, A-201-849, A-570-093]


Refillable Stainless Steel Kegs From the Federal Republic of 
Germany, Mexico and the People's Republic of China: Postponement of 
Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations

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

DATES: Applicable March 19, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Schauer at (202) 482-0410, or 
Aimee Phelan at (202) 482-0697, AD/CVD Operations, Office I, 
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On October 10, 2018, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
initiated less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of imports of 
refillable stainless steel kegs from the Federal Republic of Germany, 
Mexico, and the People's Republic of China.\1\ Commerce exercised its 
discretion to toll all deadlines affected by the closure of the Federal 
Government from December 22, 2018, through January 28, 2019. 
Accordingly, the revised deadline for the preliminary determinations in 
these investigations is April 8, 2019.\2\
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    \1\ See Refillable Stainless Steel Kegs From the People's 
Republic of China, the Federal Republic of Germany, and Mexico: 
Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 83 FR 52195 
(October 16, 2018) (Initiation Notice).
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the 
Federal Government,'' dated January 28, 2019 (Tolling Memorandum). 
All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have been extended 
by 40 days.
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Postponement of Preliminary Determinations

    Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), requires Commerce to issue the preliminary determination in a 
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 \3\ makes a timely request for a 
postponement; or (B) Commerce concludes that the parties concerned are 
cooperating, 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 it finds compelling reasons to 
deny the request.
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    \3\ The petitioner is the American Keg Company, LLC.
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    On March 8, 2019, the petitioner submitted a timely request that 
Commerce postpone the preliminary determinations in these LTFV 
investigations.\4\ The petitioner stated

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that it requests postponement of the preliminary determinations of 
these investigations to allow Commerce and the parties to fully develop 
and review the record and relevant issues in anticipation of the 
preliminary determinations.\5\
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    \4\ See Letters from the petitioner, ``Refillable Stainless 
Steel Kegs from the People's Republic of China, the Federal Republic 
of Germany, and Mexico: Petitioner's Request to Extend Preliminary 
Determinations,'' dated March 8, 2019 (Requests for Postponement).
    \5\ See Requests for Postponement.
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    For the reasons stated above, 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 
determinations by 50 days (i.e., 190 days after the date on which these 
investigations were initiated plus 40 days for tolling). As a result, 
Commerce will issue its preliminary determinations no later than May 
28, 2019. In accordance with section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final determinations of these 
investigations will continue to be 75 days after the date of 
publication 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: March 13, 2019.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2019-05005 Filed 3-18-19; 8:45 am]
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