[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 125 (Friday, June 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 42300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13956]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-916, C-508-815, C-580-917]


Brass Rod From India, Israel, and the Republic of Korea: 
Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Countervailing Duty 
Investigations

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

DATES: Applicable June 30, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dusten Hom (India), Zachary Shaykin 
(Israel), and Jacob Saude (the Republic of Korea), AD/CVD Operations, 
Offices I, IV, and VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5075, (202) 482-2638, or 
(202) 482-0981, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On May 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
initiated countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of brass 
rod from India, Israel, and the Republic of Korea (Korea).\1\ 
Currently, the preliminary determinations are due no later than July 
21, 2023.
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    \1\ See Brass Rod From India, Israel, and the Republic of Korea: 
Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations, 88 FR 33566 (May 
24, 2023).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determinations

    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 the request.
    On June 22, 2023, the petitioners submitted a timely request that 
Commerce postpone the preliminary determinations in these 
investigations.\2\ The petitioners stated that additional time is 
needed to collect the necessary information for the preliminary 
determinations.\3\
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    \2\ See Petitioners' Letters, ``Request to Extend CVD 
Preliminary Determination,'' dated June 22, 2023. The petitioners 
are Mueller Brass Co. and Wieland Chase LLC, collectively, the 
American Brass Rod Fair Trade Coalition.
    \3\ Id.
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    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioners have stated 
the reasons for requesting a postponement of the preliminary 
determinations, 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 determinations 
to no later than 130 days after the date on which these investigations 
were initiated, i.e., September 25, 2023.\4\ Pursuant to section 
705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the 
final determinations of these investigations will continue to be 75 
days after the date of the preliminary determinations.
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    \4\ The deadline for the preliminary determinations falls on 
Sunday, September 24, 2023. Commerce's practice dictates that where 
a deadline falls on a weekend or Federal holiday, the appropriate 
deadline is the next business day (in this instance, Monday, 
September 25, 2023). 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 section 703(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: June 26, 2023.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2023-13956 Filed 6-29-23; 8:45 am]
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