[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 146 (Wednesday, July 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45576-45577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16427]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-525-001, A-351-854, A-891-001, A-729-803, A-428-849, A-484-804, A-
533-895, A-560-835, A-475-842, A-580-906, A-523-814, A-485-809, A-801-
001, A-856-001, A-791-825, A-469-820, A-583-867, A-489-839]
Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From Bahrain, Brazil, Croatia, Egypt,
Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Republic of Korea, Oman,
Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, and the
Republic of Turkey: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the
Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable July 29, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison Hollander at (202) 482-2805
(Bahrain); Shanah Lee at (202) 482-6386 (Brazil); Irene Gorelik at
(202) 482-6905 (Croatia); Magd Zalok at (202) 482-4162 (Egypt);
Jonathan Hill at (202) 482-3518 (Germany); Samantha Kinney at (202)
482-2285 (Greece); Jasun Moy at (202) 482-8194 (India); John Drury at
(202) 482-0195 and Glenn Bass at (202) 482-8338 (Indonesia); Kathryn
Wallace at (202) 482-6251 (Italy); Matthew Renkey at (202) 482-2312
(Republic of Korea (Korea)); Chelsey Simonovich at (202) 482-1979
(Oman); Krisha Hill at (202) 482-4037 (Romania); Jaron Moore at (202)
482-3640 (Serbia); Faris Montgomery at (202) 482-1537 (Slovenia);
Laurel LaCivita at (202) 482-4243 (South Africa); Rachel Greenberg at
(202) 482-0652 (Spain); Kathryn Turlo at (202) 482-3870 (Taiwan); and
Sean Carey at (202) 482-3964 (Republic of Turkey (Turkey)), 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 March 30, 2020, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated
less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of imports of common alloy
aluminum sheet (aluminum sheet) from Bahrain, Brazil, Croatia, Egypt,
Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Oman, Romania, Serbia,
Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, and Turkey.\1\ Currently, the
preliminary determinations are due no later than August 17, 2020.
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\1\ See Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from Bahrain, Brazil,
Croatia, Egypt, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Republic
of Korea, Oman, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain,
Taiwan and the Republic of Turkey: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-
Value Investigations, 85 FR 19444 (April 7, 2020).
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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.
On July 16, 2020, the petitioners \2\ submitted a timely request
that Commerce postpone the preliminary determinations in these LTFV
investigations.\3\ The petitioners stated that they request
postponement so that Commerce may review the petitioners' comments on
the questionnaire responses, issue supplemental questionnaires, and
conduct a complete
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and thorough analysis in these investigations.\4\
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\2\ The petitioners are the Aluminum Association Common Alloy
Aluminum Sheet Trade Enforcement Working Group and its individual
members: Aleris Rolled Products, Inc.; Arconic, Inc.; Constellium
Rolled Products Ravenswood, LLC; JW Aluminum Company; Novelis
Corporation; and Texarkana Aluminum, Inc.
\3\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from
Bahrain, Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia,
Italy, Republic of Korea, Oman, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, South
Africa, Spain, Taiwan and the Republic of Turkey,'' dated July 16,
2020.
\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 October 6, 2020. 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: July 22, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2020-16427 Filed 7-28-20; 8:45 am]
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