[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 73 (Tuesday, April 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15581-15582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07539]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-122-865, C-201-851, C-570-103]


Certain Fabricated Structural Steel From Canada, Mexico, and the 
People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations 
in the Countervailing Duty Investigations

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

DATES: Applicable April 16, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Whitley Herndon (202) 482-6274 or 
David Crespo (202) 482-3693 (Canada); Thomas Martin at (202) 482-3936 
or Trisha Tran at (202) 482-4852 (Mexico); or Darla Brown at (202) 482-
1791 (People's Republic of China (China)), AD/CVD Operations, 
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On February 25, 2019, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
initiated countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of 
certain fabricated structural steel from Canada, China, and Mexico.\1\ 
Currently, the preliminary determinations are due no later than May 1, 
2019.
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    \1\ See Certain Fabricated Structural Steel From Canada, Mexico, 
and the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Countervailing 
Duty Investigations, 84 FR 7339 (March 4, 2019) (Initiation Notice).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determinations

    Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 
requires Commerce to issue the preliminary

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determination in a CVD investigation within 65 days after the date on 
which Commerce initiated the investigation. However, if the petitioner 
makes a timely request for postponement, section 703(c)(1)(A) of the 
Act permits Commerce to postpone the preliminary determination until no 
later than 130 days after the date on which Commerce initiated the 
investigation. 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.
    On April 5, 2019, the petitioner \2\ submitted a timely request 
that Commerce postpone the preliminary determinations in these CVD 
investigations.\3\ The petitioner stated that it requests postponement 
of the preliminary determinations because Commerce recently issued 
questionnaires and additional time is required for Commerce to receive 
and analyze the questionnaire responses.\4\ Furthermore, the petitioner 
stated that additional time will permit it to review and comment on the 
submitted data.\5\
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    \2\ The petitioner is the Full Member Subgroup of the American 
Institute of Steel Construction, LLC.
    \3\ See the petitioner's Letter titled, ``Certain Fabricated 
Structural Steel From Canada, Mexico, and the People's Republic of 
China: Request to Postpone Determination,'' dated April 5, 2019.
    \4\ Id.
    \5\ Id.
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    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner has stated the 
reasons for requesting postponement of the preliminary determinations, 
and Commerce finds no compelling reason to deny the request. Therefore, 
in accordance with section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act, Commerce is 
postponing the deadline for the preliminary determinations to no later 
than 130 days after the date on which these investigations were 
initiated, i.e., July 5, 2019. Pursuant to section 705(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 the 
preliminary determinations.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: April 10, 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. 2019-07539 Filed 4-15-19; 8:45 am]
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