[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 3, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 31840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-14236]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-489-836]


Dried Tart Cherries From the Republic of Turkey: Postponement of 
Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation

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

DATES: Applicable July 3, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ajay Menon or Maria Tatarska, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1993 or (202) 482-1562, 
respectively

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On May 13, 2019, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated a 
countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of dried tart 
cherries from the Republic of Turkey.\1\ Currently, the preliminary 
determination is due no later than July 17, 2019.
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    \1\ See Dried Tart Cherries from the Republic of Turkey: 
Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation, 84 FR 22813 (May 
20, 2019).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determination

    Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 
requires the Department to issue the preliminary determination in a 
countervailing duty investigation within 65 days after the date on 
which Commerce initiated the investigation. However, section 703(c)(1) 
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: (A) the petitioner \2\ 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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    \2\ The petitioner is the Dried Tart Cherry Trade Committee.
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    On June 6, 2019, the petitioner submitted a timely request that 
Commerce postpone the preliminary CVD determination.\3\ The petitioner 
stated that it requests postponement to provide Commerce with time to 
fully analyze the respondents' questionnaire responses and to allow 
Commerce and interested parties sufficient time to review the 
questionnaire responses for deficiencies and request clarification and 
additional information, as necessary.\4\ In accordance with 19 CFR 
351.205(e), the petitioner has stated the reasons for requesting a 
postponement of the preliminary determination, 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 determination to no later than 130 days after the 
date on which this investigation was initiated, i.e., September 20, 
2019. Pursuant to section 705(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.
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    \3\ See the Petitioner's Letter titled, ``Dried Tart Cherries 
from Turkey: Request to Extend the Preliminary Determination 
Deadline,'' dated June 6, 2019.
    \4\ Id.
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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 26, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2019-14236 Filed 7-2-19; 8:45 am]
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