[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 149 (Monday, August 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 46587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16689]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-130]


Certain Walk-Behind Lawn Mowers and Parts Thereof 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 August 3, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Moses Song, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-7885.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On June 15, 2020, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated a 
countervailing duty (CVD) investigation on certain walk-behind lawn 
mowers and parts thereof from the People's Republic of China.\1\ 
Currently, the preliminary determination is due no later than August 
19, 2020.
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    \1\ See Certain Walk-Behind Lawn Mowers and Parts Thereof from 
the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty 
Investigation, 85 FR 37426 (June 22, 2020).
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Postponement of the 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 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 22, 2020, MTD Products, Inc. (the petitioner) submitted a 
timely request that we fully postpone the preliminary CVD determination 
because: (1) Commerce has not yet issued supplemental questionnaires to 
respondents, and (2) additional time will be necessary to ensure that 
Commerce is able to sufficiently review all questionnaire responses and 
new factual information, and to conduct a thorough investigation.\2\
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    \2\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Antidumping Investigations on 
Certain Walk-Behind Lawn Mowers from the People's Republic of China 
and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and Countervailing Duties 
from the People's Republic of China: Petitioner's Request to 
Postpone the Preliminary Determination,'' dated July 22, 2020.
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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, 
pursuant to section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act, we are extending the due 
date for the preliminary determination to no later than 130 days after 
the date on which this investigation was initiated, i.e., October 23, 
2020. Pursuant to section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final determination will continue 
to be 75 days after the date of the preliminary determination.

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)(l).

    Dated: July 24, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2020-16689 Filed 7-31-20; 8:45 am]
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