[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 150 (Monday, August 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 37988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16047]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-106]


Wooden Cabinets and Vanities and Components Thereof From the 
People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination 
in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation

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


DATES: Applicable August 5, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kabir Archuletta at (202) 482-2593 or 
Rachel Greenberg at (202) 482-0652, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, 
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 26, 2019, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated 
a less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of imports of wooden 
cabinets and vanities and components thereof from the People's Republic 
of China.\1\ Currently, the preliminary determination is due no later 
than August 13, 2019.
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    \1\ See Wooden Cabinets and Vanities and Components Thereof from 
the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value 
Investigation, 84 FR 12587 (April 2, 2019).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determination

    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)(A)(b)(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 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.
    On July 10, 2019, the petitioner \2\ submitted a timely request 
that Commerce postpone the preliminary determination in the LTFV 
investigation.\3\ The petitioner stated that it requests postponement 
to allow Commerce time to sufficiently review all questionnaires 
responses and request clarification and additional information as 
necessary.\4\
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    \2\ The petitioner is the American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance.
    \3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Wooden Cabinets and Vanities and 
Components Thereof from the People's Republic of China: Request for 
Postponement of the Preliminary Determination,'' dated July 10, 
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 deadline for the preliminary 
determination by 50 days (i.e., 190 days after the date on which this 
investigation was initiated). As a result, Commerce will issue its 
preliminary determination no later than October 2, 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.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

     Dated: July 23, 2019.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2019-16047 Filed 8-2-19; 8:45 am]
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