[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 32 (Thursday, February 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11814-11815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03145]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-158, A-301-806, A-331-804, A-533-920, A-560-840, A-475-846, A-
580-918, A-557-826, A-201-860, A-583-874, A-549-847, A-489-850, A-520-
810, A-552-837]


Aluminum Extrusions From the People's Republic of China, 
Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, the Republic of Korea, 
Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, the Republic of Turkey, the United 
Arab Emirates, 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 15, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luke Caruso (the People's Republic of 
China (China)) at (202) 482-2081; Jose Rivera (Colombia) at (202) 482-
0842; Stephanie Trejo (Ecuador) at (202) 482-4390; Alex Cipolla (India) 
at (202) 482-4956; Samuel Brummitt (Indonesia) at (202) 482-7851; 
Christopher Maciuba (the Republic of Korea (Korea)) at (202) 482-0413; 
Eric Hawkins (Italy) at (202) 482-1988; Benjamin Blythe (Malaysia) at 
(202) 482-3457; Tyler Weinhold (Mexico) at (202) 482-1121; Hermes 
Pinilla (Taiwan) at (202) 482-3477; Jun Jack Zhao (Thailand) at (202) 
482-1396; Sean Grossnickle (the Republic of Turkey (Turkey)) at (202) 
482-3818; John K. Drury (the United Arab Emirates (UAE)) at (202) 482-
0195; and Katherine Smith (the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam)) 
at (202) 482-0557, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On October 24, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
initiated the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of imports of 
aluminum extrusions from China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, 
Italy, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand,

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Turkey, the UAE, and Vietnam.\1\ Currently, the preliminary 
determinations are due no later than March 12, 2024.
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    \1\ See Aluminum Extrusions from the People's Republic of China, 
Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, 
the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, the 
Republic of Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and the Socialist 
Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value 
Investigation, 88 FR 74421 (October 31, 2023).
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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 February 5, 2024, the U.S. Aluminum Extruders Coalition and the 
United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied 
Industrial and Service Workers International Union (collectively, the 
petitioners), submitted a timely request that Commerce postpone the 
preliminary determinations in the LTFV investigations for China, 
Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, 
Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the UAE, and Vietnam.\2\ The petitioners 
stated that they request postponement due to concerns that these 
investigations cover over a dozen countries and Commerce will need more 
time, as initial questionnaires are just starting to come in, to issue 
supplemental questionnaires to address deficiencies in the respondents' 
initial questionnaire responses.\3\
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    \2\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Petitioner's Request for 
Postponement of Preliminary Determination,'' dated February 5, 2024.
    \3\ Id. at 2.
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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 determinations by 50 days (i.e., 190 days 
after the date on which these investigations were initiated). As a 
result, Commerce will issue its preliminary determinations no later 
than May 1, 2024. In accordance with section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 
19 CFR 351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final determinations in 
these investigations will continue to be 75 days after the date of the 
preliminary determinations, 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 9, 2024.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, Performing the 
Non-exclusive Functions and Duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024-03145 Filed 2-14-24; 8:45 am]
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