[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 64185]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25069]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-427-832; A-201-855; A-580-912]


Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Rubber From France, the Republic of 
Korea, and Mexico: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the 
Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations

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

DATES: Applicable November 17, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Barton at (202) 482-0012 
(France); Dennis McClure at (202) 482-5973 (Mexico); and Andre Gziryan 
at (202) 482-2201 (Republic of Korea); 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 20, 2021, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated 
less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of imports of acrylonitrile-
butadiene rubber (AB rubber) from France, the Republic of Korea, and 
Mexico.\1\ Currently, the preliminary determinations are due no later 
than December 7, 2021.
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    \1\ See Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Rubber from France, the Republic 
of Korea, and Mexico: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value 
Investigations, 86 FR 40192 (July 27, 2021).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determinations

    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)(A) and (B) 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 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 November 1, 2021, the petitioner \2\ submitted a timely request 
that Commerce postpone the preliminary determinations in these LTFV 
investigations.\3\ The petitioner states that a postponement is 
necessary so that Commerce may have adequate time to issue clarifying 
supplemental questionnaires that address deficiencies in the 
respondents' antidumping questionnaire responses.
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    \2\ The petitioner is Zeon Chemicals L.P. and Zeon GP, LLC 
(collectively, Zeon or the petitioner).
    \3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Rubber 
from France, Mexico, and South Korea: Petitioner's Request to Extend 
the Preliminary Determination,'' dated November 1, 2021.
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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 
determinations by 50 days (i.e., 190 days after the date on which these 
investigations were initiated). As a result, Commerce will issue its 
preliminary determinations no later than January 26, 2022. In 
accordance with section 735(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 733(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: November 10, 2021.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2021-25069 Filed 11-16-21; 8:45 am]
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