[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 105 (Thursday, June 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 29752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11672]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-137]


Pentafluoroethane (R-125) 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 June 3, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alex Wood or Benjamin A. Luberda, AD/
CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1959 and (202) 
482-2185, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 1, 2021, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
initiated a less-than-fair-value (LTFV) 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 June 21, 2021.
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    \1\ See Pentafluoroethane (R-125) from the People's Republic of 
China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 86 FR 8583 
(February 8, 2021).
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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 an 
LTFV investigation within 140 days after the date on which Commerce 
initiated the investigation. However, section 733(c)(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 \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 Honeywell International Inc.
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    On May 21, 2021, the petitioner submitted a timely request that 
Commerce postpone the preliminary determination in the LTFV 
investigation.\3\ The petitioner stated that it requests postponement 
``to permit Commerce to fully develop the record in this 
investigation.'' \4\ The petitioner believes additional time is 
necessary to ensure that Commerce is able ``to sufficiently review all 
questionnaire responses and new factual information, including that 
with respect to surrogate country and data to value factors of 
production.'' \5\ The petitioner also correctly notes that Commerce has 
not yet received respondent's supplemental questionnaire responses 
which are necessary for a complete accounting of production and sales 
data.\6\
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    \3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Petitioner's Request to Postpone 
the Preliminary Determination,'' dated May 21, 2021.
    \4\ Id.
    \5\ Id.
    \6\ Id.
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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 August 10, 2021. 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.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: May 27, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2021-11672 Filed 6-2-21; 8:45 am]
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