[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14406-14407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05400]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-138]


Pentafluoroethane (R-125) 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 March 16, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Tucker at (202) 482-2044 or 
Adam Simons at (202) 482-6172, AD/CVD Operations Office II, Enforcement 
and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 1, 2021, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
initiated a countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of 
pentafluoroethane (R-125) from the People's Republic of China 
(China).\1\ Currently, the preliminary determination is due no later 
than April 7, 2021.
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    \1\ See Pentafluoroethane (R-125) From the People's Republic of 
China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation, 86 FR 8589 
(February 8, 2021).
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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 makes a timely request for a postponement; or 
(B) Commerce concludes that the parties concerned are cooperating, that 
the investigation is extraordinarily

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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 March 2, 2021, the petitioner \2\ submitted a timely request 
that Commerce postpone the preliminary CVD determination.\3\ The 
petitioner stated that it requested postponement so that Commerce may 
sufficiently review all questionnaire responses and new factual 
information to permit a thorough investigation and the calculation of 
accurate subsidy rates.\4\
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    \2\ The petitioner is Honeywell International, Inc.
    \3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Countervailing Duty Investigation 
of Pentafluoroethane (R-125) from the People's Republic of China: 
Petitioner's Request to Postpone the Preliminary Determination,'' 
dated March 2, 2021.
    \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., June 11, 2021. 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.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: March 10, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

[FR Doc. 2021-05400 Filed 3-15-21; 8:45 am]
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