[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 53 (Tuesday, March 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10032-10033]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05146]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-095]
Aluminum Wire Cable From China: Postponement of Preliminary
Determination of Antidumping Duty Investigation
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable March 19, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne Rothman, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VII, Enforcement and
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Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482-3851.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 11, 2018, the Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated a less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of aluminum wire
cable (AWC) from China.\1\ Commerce exercised its discretion to toll
all deadlines affected by the partial federal government closure from
December 22, 2018, through the resumption of operations on January 28,
2019.\2\ The revised deadline for the preliminary determination is now
April 9, 2019.
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\1\ See Aluminum Wire and Cable From the People's Republic of
China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 83 FR 52811
(October 18, 2018).
\2\ See memorandum to the Record from 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, ``Deadlines
Affected by the Partial Shutdown of the Federal Government,'' dated
January 28, 2019. All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding
have been extended by 40 days.
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Postponement of Preliminary Determination
Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act), and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1) require Commerce to issue the
preliminary determination in an AD investigation no later than 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.\4\
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\3\ The petitioners are Encore Wire Corporation and Southwire
Company, LLC.
\4\ See 19 CFR 351.205(e).
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The petitioners submitted a timely request on February 15, 2019,
that we postpone the preliminary determination in this LTFV
investigation.\5\ The petitioners stated that a postponement is
warranted to provide Commerce and all parties sufficient time to
develop the record in this investigation, and the current April 9, 2019
deadline does not provide adequate time for Commerce to review
questionnaires, receive responses, and follow up with supplemental
questionnaires.
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\5\ See Letter from the petitioners, ``Aluminum Wire and Cable
from China: Petitioner's Request for Postponement of the Preliminary
Determination,'' dated February 15, 2019.
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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 due date for the preliminary
AD determination to no later than 190 days after the day on which the
investigation was initiated. As a result of this postponement, the
deadline for completion of the preliminary determination is now May 29,
2019. In accordance with section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.210(b)(1), 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 14, 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. 2019-05146 Filed 3-18-19; 8:45 am]
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