[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79858-79859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-28274]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-911]


Paper File Folders From India: Postponement of Preliminary 
Determination

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

DATES: Applicable December 28, 2022.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Martin, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3936.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On October 12, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
initiated a countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of paper 
file folders from India.\1\ Currently, the preliminary determination is 
due no later than January 5, 2023.
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    \1\ See Paper File Folders from India: Initiation of 
Countervailing Duty Investigation, 87 FR 67447 (November 8, 2022).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determination

    Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 
requires Commerce to issue the preliminary determination in a CVD 
investigation within 65 days after the date on which Commerce initiated 
the investigation. However, section 703(c)(1) of the Act permits 
Commerce to postpone the preliminary determination until no later than 
130 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 it.
    On December 9, 2022, the Coalition of Domestic Folder Manufacturers 
(the petitioner) timely filed a request for Commerce to postpone the 
preliminary CVD determination so that Commerce may review all 
questionnaire responses and new factual information to permit a 
thorough investigation and the calculation of accurate subsidy 
rates.\2\
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    \2\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Paper File Folders from India--
Petitioner's Request For Extension of Preliminary Determination 
Deadline,'' dated December 9, 2022. The petitioner is the Coalition 
of Domestic Folder Manufacturers, the members of which are Smead 
Manufacturing Company, Inc. and TOPS Products LLC.
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    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner has stated the 
reasons for requesting a postponement of the preliminary determination, 
and Commerce finds no compelling reason to deny the request. Therefore, 
in accordance with section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act, Commerce is 
postponing the deadline for the preliminary determination to no later 
than the next business day after 130 days after the date on which this 
investigation was initiated, i.e., March 13, 2023.\3\ Pursuant to 
section 705(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.
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    \3\ The extended date for the preliminary determination falls on 
March 11, 2023, which is a Saturday. Commerce's practice dictates 
that, when 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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Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: December 21, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2022-28274 Filed 12-27-22; 8:45 am]
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