[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 3, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 31839]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-14235]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-489-838, C-533-890]


Certain Quartz Surface Products From India and the Republic of 
Turkey: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the 
Countervailing Duty Investigations

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

DATES: Applicable July 3, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Johnson at (202) 482-4793 
(India), or Stephanie Berger at (202) 482-2483 (Republic of Turkey 
(Turkey)), AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On May 28, 2019, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated 
countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of certain quartz 
surface products from India and Turkey.\1\ Currently, the preliminary 
determinations are due no later than August 1, 2019.
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    \1\ See Certain Quartz Surface Products from India and the 
Republic of Turkey: Initiation of Countervailing Duty 
Investigations, 84 FR 25524 (June 3, 2019).
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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 determination in a CVD 
investigation within 65 days after the date on which Commerce initiated 
the investigation. However, 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 
if the petitioner makes a timely request for a postponement. 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 June 20, 2019, the petitioner \2\ submitted timely requests, 
pursuant to section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(e), to 
fully postpone the preliminary determinations.\3\ The petitioner stated 
that it requests postponement to provide Commerce with time to fully 
analyze the respondents' questionnaire responses and allow it to 
identify and allege any additional subsidy benefits not addressed in 
the petitions.\4\
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    \2\ The petitioner is Cambria Company LLC.
    \3\ See Letters from the petitioner, ``Certain Quartz Surface 
Products from India: Request to Postpone Preliminary 
Determination,'' dated June 20, 2019; and ``Certain Quartz Surface 
Products from the Republic of Turkey: Request to Postpone 
Preliminary Determination,'' dated June 20, 2019.
    \4\ Id.
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    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner stated the 
reasons for requesting a postponement of the preliminary 
determinations, and Commerce finds no compelling reason to deny the 
requests. 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 this 
investigation was initiated, i.e., October 7, 2019.\5\ 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.
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    \5\ The actual deadline is October 5, 2019. Because October 5, 
2019 is a Saturday, the deadline for the preliminary determinations 
is Monday, October 7, 2019. 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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Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: June 27, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2019-14235 Filed 7-2-19; 8:45 am]
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