[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 178 (Friday, September 13, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48329-48330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19866]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-122-868, C-560-834, C-552-826]


Utility Scale Wind Towers From Canada, Indonesia, and the 
Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Postponement of Preliminary 
Determinations of Countervailing Duty Investigations

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

DATES: Applicable September 13, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Moses Song at 202-482-7885 (Canada); 
Andrew Medley at 202-482-4987 (Indonesia); Julie Geiger at 202-482-2057 
(the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam)), 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 July 29, 2019, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated 
countervailing duty (CVD) investigations on utility scale wind towers 
(wind towers) from Canada, Indonesia, and Vietnam.\1\ Currently, the 
preliminary determinations are due no later than October 2, 2019.
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    \1\ See Utility Scale Wind Towers from Canada, Indonesia, and 
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of Countervailing Duty 
Investigations, 84 FR 38216 (August 6, 2019) (Initiation Notice).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determination

    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.

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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 Wind Tower Trade Coalition.
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    On August 30, 2019, the petitioner submitted timely requests that 
Commerce postpone the preliminary CVD determinations.\3\ The petitioner 
stated that it requests postponement to allow the petitioner and other 
interested parties sufficient time to analyze the respondents' initial 
questionnaire responses and prepare deficiency comments, as well as 
submit new subsidy allegations. In addition, the petitioner stated that 
the postponements would allow Commerce to issue supplemental 
questionnaires and receive responses prior to making its preliminary 
CVD determinations.
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    \3\ See the petitioner's letters, ``Utility Scale Wind Towers 
from Canada: Request to Postpone Preliminary Determination,'' 
``Utility Scale Wind Towers from Indonesia: Request to Postpone 
Preliminary Determination,'' and ``Utility Scale Wind Towers from 
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Request to Postpone Preliminary 
Determination,'' dated August 30, 2019.
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    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner has 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 day on which these 
investigations were initiated, i.e., December 6, 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, unless postponed 
at a later date.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: September 9, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2019-19866 Filed 9-12-19; 8:45 am]
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