[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 29 (Monday, February 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9226-9227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03016]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-147, A-533-910, A-552-834]


Paper File Folders From the People's Republic of China, India, 
and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Postponement of Preliminary 
Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations

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

DATES: Applicable February 13, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jana[eacute] Martin (the People's 
Republic of China (China)), Eric Hawkins (India), and Jinny Ahn (the 
Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam)); AD/CVD Operations, Offices V 
and VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0238, (202) 482-1988, or 
(202) 482-0339, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On November 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
initiated less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of imports of 
paper file folders from China, India, and Vietnam.\1\ Currently, the 
preliminary determinations are due no later than March 21, 2023.
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    \1\ See Paper File Folders from the People's Republic of China, 
India, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of Less-
Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 87 FR 67441 (November 8, 2022).
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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) 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.

China

    On February 2, 2023, the Coalition of Domestic Folder Manufacturers 
(the petitioner) \2\ submitted a timely request that Commerce postpone 
the preliminary determination in the China

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LTFV investigation.\3\ The petitioner stated that it requests 
postponement ``because Commerce recently selected {Ningbo Guangbo 
Import & Export Co., Ltd.{time}  as an additional mandatory respondent, 
and additional time will be required to evaluate and comment upon that 
company's questionnaire responses due March 6, 2023.'' \4\
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    \2\ The members of the Coalition of Domestic Folder 
Manufacturers are Smead Manufacturing Company, Inc. and TOPS 
Products LLC.
    \3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Paper File Folders from China: 
Petitioner's Request for Postponement of the Preliminary 
Determination,'' dated February 2, 2023.
    \4\ Id.
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India

    On February 2, 2023, the petitioner submitted a timely request that 
Commerce postpone the preliminary determination in the India LTFV 
investigation.\5\ The petitioner stated that it requests postponement 
``to enable Commerce to evaluate fully the initial questionnaire 
responses of Navneet India Limited {{time}  and solicit supplemental 
information, as necessary.'' \6\
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    \5\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Paper File Folders from India: 
Petitioner's Request for Postponement of the Preliminary 
Determination,'' dated February 2, 2023.
    \6\ Id.
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Vietnam

    On February 2, 2023, the petitioner submitted a timely request that 
Commerce postpone the preliminary determination in the Vietnam LTFV 
investigation.\7\ The petitioner stated that it requests postponement 
``because Commerce very recently selected CRE8 Direct (HK) Co., Ltd., 
as an additional respondent in the Vietnam investigation {and{time}  . 
. . more time may be needed to enable Commerce to evaluate fully the 
initial questionnaire responses of Three-Color Stone (Vietnam) Company 
Limited and solicit supplemental information, as necessary.'' \8\
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    \7\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Paper File Folders from Vietnam: 
Petitioner's Request for Postponement of the Preliminary 
Determination,'' dated February 2, 2023.
    \8\ 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 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 determinations in the above-
referenced investigations no later than May 10, 2023. 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: February 7, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2023-03016 Filed 2-10-23; 8:45 am]
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