[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 188 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 59058]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21132]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-489-846]


Certain Steel Nails From the Republic of Turkey: Postponement of 
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value Investigation

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is postponing the 
deadline for issuing the final determination in the less-than-fair-
value (LTFV) investigation of certain steel nails (nails) from the 
Republic of Turkey (Turkey) until December 19, 2022, and is extending 
the provisional measures from a four-month period to a period of not 
more than six months.

DATES: Applicable September 29, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Crespo, 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) 482-3693.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On January 19, 2022, Commerce initiated an LTFV investigation of 
imports of nails from Turkey.\1\ The period of investigation is October 
1, 2020, through September 30, 2021. On August 4, 2022, Commerce 
published the Preliminary Determination.\2\
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    \1\ See Certain Steel Nails from India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and 
the Republic of Turkey: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value 
Investigations, 87 FR 3965 (January 26, 2022).
    \2\ See Certain Steel Nails from the Republic of Turkey: 
Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair 
Value, 87 FR 47699 (August 4, 2022) (Preliminary Determination).
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Postponement of Final Determination

    Section 735(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 
and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2) provide that a final determination may be 
postponed until not later than 135 days after the date of the 
publication of the preliminary determination if, in the event of an 
affirmative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement 
is made by the exporters or producers who account for a significant 
proportion of exports of the subject merchandise, or in the event of a 
negative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement is 
made by the petitioners. Further, 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2) requires that 
such postponement requests by exporters be accompanied by a request for 
extension of provisional measures from a four-month period to a period 
of not more than six months, in accordance with section 733(d) of the 
Act.
    On August 2, 2022, Aslanbas Civi Tel Ve Celik Hasir San. A.S. 
(Aslanbas) and Sertel Vida Metals, A.S. (Sertel Vida), mandatory 
respondents in this investigation, requested that Commerce postpone the 
deadline for the final determination until no later than 135 days from 
the publication of the Preliminary Determination, and extend the 
application of the provisional measures from a four-month period to a 
period of not more than six months.\3\ In accordance with section 
735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because: (1) the 
preliminary determination was affirmative; (2) the request was made by 
the exporters and producers who account for a significant proportion of 
exports of the subject merchandise; and (3) no compelling reasons for 
denial exist, Commerce is postponing the final determination until no 
later than 135 days after the date of the publication of the 
Preliminary Determination, and extending the provisional measures from 
a four-month period to a period of not more than six months. 
Accordingly, Commerce will issue its final determination no later than 
December 19, 2022.\4\
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    \3\ See Aslanbas and Sertel Vida's Letter, ``Request to Extend 
the Final Determination,'' dated August 2, 2022.
    \4\ Postponing the final determination to 135 days after the 
publication of the Preliminary Determination would place the 
deadline on Saturday, December 17, 2022. Commerce's practice 
dictates that where a deadline falls on a weekend or federal 
holiday, the appropriate deadline is the next business day. See 
Notice of Clarification: Application of ``Next Business Day'' Rule 
for Administrative Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff 
Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
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    This notice is issued and published pursuant to 19 CFR 351.210(g).

    Dated: September 23, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2022-21132 Filed 9-28-22; 8:45 am]
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