[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66377-66378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-26179]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-115]


Certain Glass Containers From the People's Republic of China: 
Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty 
Investigation

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

DATES: Applicable December 4, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Bailey or Maliha Khan, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0193 or (202) 482-0895, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On October 15, 2019, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
initiated a countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of 
certain glass containers (glass containers) from the People's Republic 
of China.\1\ Currently, the preliminary determination is due no later 
than December 19, 2019.
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    \1\ See Certain Glass Containers from the People's Republic of 
China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation, 84 FR 56168 
(October 21, 2019).
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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. 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

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it finds compelling reasons to deny the request.
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    \2\ The petitioner is the American Glass Packaging Coalition.
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    On November 19, 2019, the petitioner submitted a timely request 
that Commerce postpone the preliminary CVD determination.\3\ The 
petitioner stated that it requests postponement because without the 
postponement Commerce will have insufficient time to select mandatory 
respondents, and Commerce, the petitioner, and interested parties will 
have insufficient time to analyze questionnaire responses.\4\
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    \3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Certain Glass Containers from the 
People's Republic of China: Request to Postpone Preliminary 
Determination,'' dated November 19, 2019.
    \4\ Id.
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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 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., February 24, 2020.\5\ 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, unless postponed at a later date.
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    \5\ Postponing the preliminary determination to 130 days after 
initiation would place the deadline on Saturday, February 22, 2020. 
Commerce's practice dictates that where a deadline falls on a 
weekend or federal holiday, the appropriate deadline is the next 
business day. 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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    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: November 27, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2019-26179 Filed 12-3-19; 8:45 am]
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