[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 39522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14199]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-489-843]
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From the Republic of
Turkey: Postponement of Preliminary Determination of Countervailing
Duty Investigation
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable July 1, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Whitley Herndon, AD/CVD Operations,
Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-6274.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 6, 2020, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated a
countervailing duty (CVD) investigation on imports of prestressed
concrete steel wire strand (PC strand) from the Republic of Turkey
(Turkey).\1\ Currently, the preliminary determination is due no later
than July 10, 2020.
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\1\ See Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from the Republic
of Turkey: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation, 85 FR
28610 (May 13, 2020).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determination
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.\2\
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\2\ See 19 CFR 351.205(e).
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On June 12, 2020, the petitioners \3\ submitted a timely request
that Commerce postpone the preliminary CVD determination.\4\ The
petitioners request postponement to allow the petitioners and other
interested parties additional time to analyze the initial questionnaire
responses submitted by respondents and the Government of Turkey, and
for Commerce to request additional or clarifying information, if
necessary.\5\
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\3\ The petitioners consist of Insteel Wire Products Company,
Sumiden Wire Products Corporation, and Wire Mesh Corporation.
\4\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire
Strand from the Republic of Turkey--Petitioners' Request to Postpone
Preliminary Determination,'' dated June 12, 2020.
\5\ Id. at 2.
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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
determination, and Commerce finds no compelling reason to deny the
request. Therefore, pursuant with section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act,
Commerce is postponing the deadline for the preliminary determination
to no later than 130 days after the day on which these investigations
were initiated, i.e., September 14, 2020.\6\ Pursuant to section
705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the
final determination of this investigation will continue to be 75 days
after the date of the preliminary determination, unless postponed at a
later date.
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\6\ The 130th day falls on Sunday, September 13, 2020. It is
Commerce's practice 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.
Dated: June 25, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2020-14199 Filed 6-30-20; 8:45 am]
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