[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 51969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18209]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-357-825]


White Grape Juice Concentrate From Argentina: Postponement of 
Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation

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

DATES: Applicable August 24, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacob Saude or Myrna Lobo, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0981 or (202) 482-2371, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On April 20, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
initiated a less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of imports of 
white grape juice concentrate (WGJC) from Argentina.\1\ Currently, the 
preliminary determination is due no later than September 7, 2022.
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    \1\ See White Grape Juice Concentrate from Argentina: Initiation 
of Less-Than-Fair Value Investigation, 87 FR 24934 (April 27, 2022).
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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 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 August 5, 2022, the petitioner \2\ submitted a timely request 
that Commerce postpone the preliminary determination in this LTFV 
investigation.\3\ The petitioner stated that it requests postponement 
to ensure that Commerce is able to sufficiently review all 
questionnaire responses, issue supplemental questionnaires, and prepare 
an accurate preliminary determination.\4\
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    \2\ The petitioner is Delano Growers Grape Products, LLC.
    \3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Petition for the Imposition of 
Antidumping: White Grape Juice Concentrate from Argentina 
Petitioner's Request for Postponement of Preliminary 
Determination,'' dated August 5, 2022.
    \4\ 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 and 19 CFR 351.205(e), 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 October 
27, 2022. 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.

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: August 18, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2022-18209 Filed 8-23-22; 8:45 am]
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