Ni-Resist Piston Inserts From Argentina and the Republic of Korea: Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigations, 11910 [E9-6150]

Download as PDF 11910 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 53 / Friday, March 20, 2009 / Notices FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marsha Iyomasa, Deputy United States Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat, Suite 2061, 14th and Constitution Avenue, Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482–5438. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 10, 2009, the Binational Panel issued a memorandum opinion and order, which granted the International Trade Administration’s Motion to Dismiss the Complaints, concerning Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada. The Secretariat was instructed to issue a Notice of Completion of Panel Review on the 31st day following the issuance of the Notice of Final Panel Action, if no request for an Extraordinary Challenge was filed. No such request was filed. Therefore, on the basis of the Panel Order and Rule 80 of the Article 1904 Panel Rules, the Panel Review was completed and the panelists were discharged from their duties effective February 10, 2009. Dated: March 13, 2009. Marsha Iyomasa, Deputy United States Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat. [FR Doc. E9–6034 Filed 3–19–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–GT–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C–357–819, C–580–862] Ni-Resist Piston Inserts From Argentina and the Republic of Korea: Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigations AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Effective Date: March 20, 2009. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Conniff (Republic of Korea) or Kristen Johnson (Argentina), AD/CVD Operations, Office 3, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone 202–482–1009 and (202) 482– 4793, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On February 23, 2009, the Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated the countervailing duty investigations of ni-resist piston inserts from Argentina and the Republic of Korea. See Ni-Resist Piston Inserts from Argentina and the Republic of Korea: Initiation of VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:07 Mar 19, 2009 Jkt 217001 Countervailing Duty Investigations, 74 FR 8054, and (February 23, 2009). Postponement of Due Date for Preliminary Determination Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires the Department to issue the preliminary determination in a countervailing duty investigation within 65 days after the date on which the Department initiated the investigation. However, the Department may postpone making the preliminary determination until no later than 130 days after the date on which the administering authority initiated the investigation if, pursuant to section 703(c)(1)(B)(i) of the Act, the Department concludes that the parties concerned in the investigation are cooperating and determines that the investigation is extraordinarily complicated or, pursuant to 703(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act, the Department finds that ‘‘additional time is necessary to the make the preliminary determination.’’ In the Korean investigation, the Department is currently investigating a number of complex alleged subsidy programs including loans from stateowned banks and lending programs where state-owned banks are using commercial banks as a means of financing Korean manufacturers and exporters. In the Argentine investigation, on March 5, 2009, petitioner submitted to the Department timely new subsidy allegations.1 In that submission, currently under review by the Department, petitioner alleges that Clorindo Appo SRL (Clorindo), the mandatory respondent, received various energy rate subsidies, technical business assistance from an enterprise development center, government financing subsidies in the form of preexport and post-export loans, import financing, investment financing for small and medium-sized enterprises, and working capital credit from government banks. Due to the number and complexity of the alleged subsidy programs at issue in the Korean investigation and in light of the new subsidy allegations at issue in the Argentine investigation, we find that we require additional time to complete the preliminary determinations in the respective investigations. Therefore, in accordance with section 703(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act, we are fully extending the due date for the preliminary determinations to no later than 130 days after the day on which the investigations were initiated. The 1 Petitioner is Korff Holdings, LLC d/b/a Quaker City Castings. PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 deadline for completion of the preliminary determinations is now June 29, 2009. This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2) of the Act. Dated: March 16, 2009. John M. Andersen, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations. [FR Doc. E9–6150 Filed 3–19–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration A–823–808 Certain Cut–to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from Ukraine; Final Results of Full Sunset Review of the Suspension Agreement AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Final Results of the Full Sunset Review of the Suspension Agreement on Certain Cut–to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from Ukraine SUMMARY: On November 25, 2008, the Department of Commerce (‘‘the Department’’) published a notice of preliminary results of the full sunset review of the suspended antidumping duty investigation on certain cut–tolength carbon steel plate (‘‘CTL plate’’) from Ukraine pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’). See Certain Cut–to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from Ukraine; Preliminary Results of Full Sunset Review of the Suspension Agreement, 73 FR 71603 (November 25, 2008) (‘‘Preliminary Results’’). We provided interested parties an opportunity to comment on our Preliminary Results. The Department did not receive comments from either domestic or respondent interested parties. As a result of this review, the Department continues to find that termination of the suspended antidumping duty investigation on CTL plate from Ukraine would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the ‘‘Final Results of Review’’ section of this notice. EFFECTIVE DATE: March 20, 2009. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith Wey Rudman or Jay Carreiro, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., E:\FR\FM\20MRN1.SGM 20MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 53 (Friday, March 20, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 11910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-6150]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-357-819, C-580-862]


Ni-Resist Piston Inserts From Argentina and the Republic of 
Korea: Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the 
Countervailing Duty Investigations

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

DATES: Effective Date: March 20, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Conniff (Republic of Korea) or 
Kristen Johnson (Argentina), AD/CVD Operations, Office 3, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20230; telephone 202-482-1009 and (202) 482-4793, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 23, 2009, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
initiated the countervailing duty investigations of ni-resist piston 
inserts from Argentina and the Republic of Korea. See Ni-Resist Piston 
Inserts from Argentina and the Republic of Korea: Initiation of 
Countervailing Duty Investigations, 74 FR 8054, and (February 23, 
2009).

Postponement of Due Date for Preliminary Determination

    Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 
requires the Department to issue the preliminary determination in a 
countervailing duty investigation within 65 days after the date on 
which the Department initiated the investigation. However, the 
Department may postpone making the preliminary determination until no 
later than 130 days after the date on which the administering authority 
initiated the investigation if, pursuant to section 703(c)(1)(B)(i) of 
the Act, the Department concludes that the parties concerned in the 
investigation are cooperating and determines that the investigation is 
extraordinarily complicated or, pursuant to 703(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the 
Act, the Department finds that ``additional time is necessary to the 
make the preliminary determination.''
    In the Korean investigation, the Department is currently 
investigating a number of complex alleged subsidy programs including 
loans from state-owned banks and lending programs where state-owned 
banks are using commercial banks as a means of financing Korean 
manufacturers and exporters. In the Argentine investigation, on March 
5, 2009, petitioner submitted to the Department timely new subsidy 
allegations.\1\ In that submission, currently under review by the 
Department, petitioner alleges that Clorindo Appo SRL (Clorindo), the 
mandatory respondent, received various energy rate subsidies, technical 
business assistance from an enterprise development center, government 
financing subsidies in the form of pre-export and post-export loans, 
import financing, investment financing for small and medium-sized 
enterprises, and working capital credit from government banks.
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    \1\ Petitioner is Korff Holdings, LLC d/b/a Quaker City 
Castings.
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    Due to the number and complexity of the alleged subsidy programs at 
issue in the Korean investigation and in light of the new subsidy 
allegations at issue in the Argentine investigation, we find that we 
require additional time to complete the preliminary determinations in 
the respective investigations. Therefore, in accordance with section 
703(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act, we are fully extending the due date for 
the preliminary determinations to no later than 130 days after the day 
on which the investigations were initiated. The deadline for completion 
of the preliminary determinations is now June 29, 2009.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2) 
of the Act.

    Dated: March 16, 2009.
John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. E9-6150 Filed 3-19-09; 8:45 am]
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