[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 49833]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12832]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-164, A-549-849, A-552-839]


Certain Paper Plates From the People's Republic of China, 
Thailand, 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 June 12, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toni Page (the People's Republic of 
China (China)); Ted Pearson (Thailand); and Bryan Hansen (the Socialist 
Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam)), AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and 
Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 
(202) 482-1398, (202) 482-2631, and (202) 482-3683, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 14, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
initiated less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations on imports of 
certain paper plates (paper plates) from China, Thailand, and 
Vietnam.\1\ Currently, the preliminary determinations are due no later 
than July 3, 2024.
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    \1\ See Certain Paper Plates from the People's Republic of 
China, Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation 
of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 89 FR 14046 (February 26, 
2024) (Initiation Notice).
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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 a 
LTFV investigation within 140 days after the date on which Commerce 
initiated the investigation. However, section 733(c)(1)(A)(b)(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 May 28, 2024, the petitioner \2\ submitted a timely request that 
Commerce postpone the preliminary determinations in these LTFV 
investigations.\3\ The petitioner stated that it requests postponement 
because Commerce has not yet received full initial questionnaire 
responses from the mandatory respondents in all three investigations 
and needs additional time to review the responses and issue 
supplemental questionnaires to address issues in the respondents' 
questionnaire responses.\4\
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    \2\ The petitioner is the American Paper Plate Coalition. The 
members of the petitioner are AJM Packaging Corporation, Aspen 
Products, Inc., Dart Container Corporation, Hoffmaster Group, Inc., 
Huhtamaki Americas, Inc., and Unique Industries, Inc.
    \3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Request to Postpone Preliminary 
Antidumping Duty Determinations,'' dated May 28, 2024.
    \4\ Id.
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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, 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 August 22, 2024. In accordance 
with section 735(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, unless postponed at a later date.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: June 5, 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. 2024-12832 Filed 6-11-24; 8:45 am]
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