[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 173 (Friday, September 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72827-72828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20070]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-175, C-489-854]


Certain Brake Drums From the People's Republic of China and the 
Republic of T[uuml]rkiye: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in 
the Countervailing Duty Investigations

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


DATES: Applicable September 6, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathan James at (202) 482-5305 (the 
People's Republic of China (China)); Kyle Clahane at (202) 482-5449 
(the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye (T[uuml]rkiye)), 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 July 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
initiated countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of 
certain brake drums (brake drums) from China and T[uuml]rkiye.\1\ On 
July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative 
proceeding by seven days.\2\ Currently, the preliminary determinations 
are due no later than September 20, 2024.
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    \1\ See Certain Brake Drums from the People's Republic of China 
and the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye: Initiation of Countervailing Duty 
Investigations, 89 FR 58106 (July 17, 2024) (Initiation Notice).
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated July 22, 2024.
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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 
countervailing duty 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 \3\ 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.
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    \3\ The petitioner is Webb Wheel Products, Inc.
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    On August 26, 2024, the petitioner submitted a timely request that 
Commerce postpone the preliminary CVD determinations.\4\ The petitioner 
stated that it requests postponement to allow Commerce to collect the 
necessary information for determining the most accurate possible CVD 
subsidy rates, because the respondents in both investigations have yet 
to file their full questionnaire responses, which gives Commerce little 
or no time to review responses from respondents, issue supplemental 
questionnaires, or consider deficiency comments before reaching a 
preliminary determination.\5\
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    \4\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Request for Postponement of 
Preliminary Determinations,'' dated August 26, 2024.
    \5\ Id.
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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 
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., November 25, 2024.\6\ 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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    \6\ This deadline has been tolled by seven days. See footnote 2, 
supra. Additionally, postponing the preliminary determination makes 
the deadline Sunday, November 24, 2024. Commerce's practice dictates 
that where 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).


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    Dated: August 30, 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. 2024-20070 Filed 9-5-24; 8:45 am]
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