[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66530-66531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25457]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-274-808, A-821-831]


Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solutions From the Republic of Trinidad and 
Tobago and the Russian Federation: Postponement of Preliminary 
Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations

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

DATES: Applicable November 23, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lilit Astvatsatrian at (202) 482-6412 
(the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago)); or Krisha 
Hill at (202) 482-4037 or Drew Jackson at (202) 482-4406 (the Russian 
Federation (Russia)); 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 urea ammonium 
nitrate solutions (UAN) from Trinidad and Tobago and Russia.\1\ 
Currently, the preliminary determinations are due no later than 
December 7, 2021.
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    \1\ See Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solutions from the Russian 
Federation and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago: Initiation of 
Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 86 FR 40008 (July 26, 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

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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 CF Industries Nitrogen, LLC and its 
subsidiaries, Terra Nitrogen, Limited Partnership and Terra 
International (Oklahoma) LLC (collectively, the petitioner).
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    On October 26, 2021, the petitioner submitted timely requests that 
Commerce postpone the preliminary determinations in the LTFV 
investigations of UAN from Trinidad and Tobago and Russia.\3\ The 
petitioner requested postponement of these LTFV investigations so that 
Commerce could further develop the records and to allow interested 
parties to examine and comment on the records.\4\
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    \3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solutions 
from the Russian Federation (A-821-831): Petitioner's Request for 
Postponement of Preliminary Determination,'' dated October 26, 2021; 
see also Petitioner's Letter, ``Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solutions from 
the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (A-274-808): Petitioner's 
Request for Postponement of Preliminary Determination,'' dated 
October 26, 2021.
    \4\ Id.
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    For the reasons stated above, and because there are no compelling 
reasons to deny the requests, Commerce, in accordance with section 
733(c)(1)(A) of the Act, is postponing the deadline for the preliminary 
determinations in the LTFV investigations of UAN from Trinidad and 
Tobago and Russia 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 in the LTFV investigations of UAN from 
Trinidad and Tobago and Russia 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 in these investigations will 
continue to be 75 days after the date of the preliminary 
determinations, unless postponed at a later date.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: November 16, 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. 2021-25457 Filed 11-22-21; 8:45 am]
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