Countervailing Duty Investigation of Steel Racks From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination, 43848-43849 [2018-18611]

Download as PDF 43848 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 167 / Tuesday, August 28, 2018 / Notices sinks. The products covered by these orders are currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under statistical reporting number 7324.10.0000 and 7324.10.0010. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of the orders is dispositive. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Continuation of the Orders AGENCY: As a result of the determinations by Commerce and the ITC that revocation of the AD and CVD orders would likely lead to a continuation or a recurrence of dumping and countervailable subsidies and material injury to an industry in the United States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(a), Commerce hereby orders the continuation of the AD and CVD orders on drawn stainless steel sinks from China. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will continue to collect AD and CVD cash deposits at the rates in effect at the time of entry for all imports of subject merchandise. The effective date of the continuation of the orders will be the date of publication in the Federal Register of this notice of continuation. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act, Commerce intends to initiate the next five-year review of these orders not later than 30 days prior to the fifth anniversary of the effective date of continuation. Administrative Protective Order daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the return/destruction or conversion to judicial protective order of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Failure to comply is a violation of the APO which may be subject to sanctions. These five-year (sunset) reviews and notice are in accordance with sections 751(c) and published pursuant to section 777(i) the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4). Dated: August 22, 2018. Gary Taverman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. [FR Doc. 2018–18612 Filed 8–27–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:00 Aug 27, 2018 Jkt 244001 International Trade Administration [A–570–084] Certain Quartz Surface Products From the People’s Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-FairValue Investigation Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable August 28, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Medley, Blaine Wiltse, or Whitley Herndon at (202) 482–4987, (202) 482–6345, or (202) 482–6274, respectively; AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On May 7, 2018, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated a lessthan-fair value (LTFV) investigation of imports of certain quartz surface products from the People’s Republic of China.1 Currently, the preliminary determination is due no later than September 24, 2018. Postponement of the Preliminary Determination 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) 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, and determines 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 1 See Certain Quartz Surface Products from the People’s Republic of China: Initiation of Less-ThanFair-Value Investigation, 83 FR 22613 (May 16, 2018). PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 it finds compelling reasons to deny the request. On July 24, 2018, Cambria Company LLC (the petitioner) submitted a timely request that we postpone the preliminary determination in this LTFV investigation.2 In its request, the petitioner cited its need to review and identify any deficiencies in the respondents’ initial questionnaire responses and Commerce’s need to issue and receive supplemental questionnaires prior to the preliminary determination. Thus, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner has stated the reasons for requesting a postponement of the preliminary determination, and Commerce finds no compelling reason to deny the request. Therefore, in accordance with section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act, Commerce is postponing the deadline for the preliminary to no later than 190 days after the date on which this investigation was initiated, i.e., November 13, 2018. Pursuant to section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final determination will continue to be 75 days after the date of the preliminary determination, 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)(l). Dated: August 22, 2018. Gary Taverman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. [FR Doc. 2018–18613 Filed 8–27–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C–570–089] Countervailing Duty Investigation of Steel Racks From the People’s Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable August 28, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eli Lovely at (202) 482–1593 or Robert Galantucci at (202) 482–2923, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and AGENCY: 2 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Quartz Surface Products from the People’s Republic of China: Request to Extend the Preliminary Determination,’’ dated July 24, 2018. E:\FR\FM\28AUN1.SGM 28AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 167 / Tuesday, August 28, 2018 / Notices Compliance, Office IV, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On July 10, 2018, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated a countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of steel racks from the People’s Republic of China.1 Currently, the preliminary determination is due no later than September 13, 2018. daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES 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 2 makes a timely request for a postponement; or (B) Commerce concludes that the parties concerned are cooperating, and determines 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 August 9, 2018, the petitioner submitted a timely request that Commerce postpone the preliminary determination.3 The petitioner states that it requests postponement of the preliminary determination because the scope of the investigation does not coincide exactly with any particular HTS category, it has been timeconsuming for Commerce to identify the largest producers of subject imports, 1 See Certain Steel Racks from the People’s Republic: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation, 83 FR 33201 (July 17, 2018) (Initiation Notice). 2 The petitioner is the Coalition of Fair Rack Imports and its individual members are Bulldog Rack Company, Hannibal Industries, Inc., Husky Rack and Wire, Ridg-U-Rak, Inc., SpaceRAK, a Division of Heartland Steel Products, Inc., Speedrack Products Group, Ltd., Steel King Industries, Inc., Tri-Boro Shelving & Partition Corp., and UNARCO Material Handling, Inc. 3 Letter from the petitioner, ‘‘Re: Certain Steel Racks from the People’s Republic of China: Request to Postpone Preliminary Determination,’’ dated August 9, 2018. VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:00 Aug 27, 2018 Jkt 244001 and, at the time of the petitioner’s request, Commerce had not yet been able to designate mandatory respondents.4 The petitioner states that the postponement would allow sufficient time for Commerce to conduct a full investigation regarding the subsidy benefits received by Chinese producers and exporters of subject racks. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner has stated the reasons for requesting a postponement of the preliminary determination, 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 determination to no later than 130 days after the date on which the investigation was initiated, i.e., November 19, 2018.5 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. This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1). Dated: August 22, 2018. Gary Taverman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. [FR Doc. 2018–18611 Filed 8–27–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Change of Publication Manner for Invention Licenses National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Currently, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) publishes notices of prospective SUMMARY: 4 Id. 5 Postponing the preliminary determination to 130 days after initiation would place the deadline on Saturday, November 17, 2018. 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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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), an exclusive, co-exclusive or partially exclusive domestic license, and, pursuant to 37 CFR 404.7(b)(1)(i), an exclusive, coexclusive or partially exclusive foreign license, may be granted on Government owned inventions only if notice of a prospective license has been published in the Federal Register or other appropriate manner, providing opportunity for filing written objections within at least a 15-day period. NIST provides notice that it will publish future notices of prospective exclusive, co-exclusive or partially exclusive domestic or foreign licenses in FEDBIZOPPS.GOV (https:// www.fbo.gov/), providing opportunity for filing written objections within at least a 15-day period. Authority: 35 U.S.C. 200 et seq. Phillip Singerman, Associate Director for Innovation and Industry Services. 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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43848-43849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18611]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-089]


Countervailing Duty Investigation of Steel Racks From the 
People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination

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

DATES: Applicable August 28, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eli Lovely at (202) 482-1593 or Robert 
Galantucci at (202) 482-2923, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and

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Compliance, Office IV, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 10, 2018, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated a 
countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of steel racks from 
the People's Republic of China.\1\ Currently, the preliminary 
determination is due no later than September 13, 2018.
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    \1\ See Certain Steel Racks from the People's Republic: 
Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation, 83 FR 33201 (July 
17, 2018) (Initiation Notice).
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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 \2\ makes a timely request for a postponement; 
or (B) Commerce concludes that the parties concerned are cooperating, 
and determines 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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    \2\ The petitioner is the Coalition of Fair Rack Imports and its 
individual members are Bulldog Rack Company, Hannibal Industries, 
Inc., Husky Rack and Wire, Ridg-U-Rak, Inc., SpaceRAK, a Division of 
Heartland Steel Products, Inc., Speedrack Products Group, Ltd., 
Steel King Industries, Inc., Tri-Boro Shelving & Partition Corp., 
and UNARCO Material Handling, Inc.
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    On August 9, 2018, the petitioner submitted a timely request that 
Commerce postpone the preliminary determination.\3\ The petitioner 
states that it requests postponement of the preliminary determination 
because the scope of the investigation does not coincide exactly with 
any particular HTS category, it has been time-consuming for Commerce to 
identify the largest producers of subject imports, and, at the time of 
the petitioner's request, Commerce had not yet been able to designate 
mandatory respondents.\4\ The petitioner states that the postponement 
would allow sufficient time for Commerce to conduct a full 
investigation regarding the subsidy benefits received by Chinese 
producers and exporters of subject racks.
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    \3\ Letter from the petitioner, ``Re: Certain Steel Racks from 
the People's Republic of China: Request to Postpone Preliminary 
Determination,'' dated August 9, 2018.
    \4\ 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 determination, 
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 determination to no later 
than 130 days after the date on which the investigation was initiated, 
i.e., November 19, 2018.\5\ 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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    \5\ Postponing the preliminary determination to 130 days after 
initiation would place the deadline on Saturday, November 17, 2018. 
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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    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: August 22, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2018-18611 Filed 8-27-18; 8:45 am]
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