Certain Glass Containers From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 9739-9740 [2020-03363]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 34 / Thursday, February 20, 2020 / Notices not have any additional information or comments on the record regarding our Preliminary Determination, our final determination remains unchanged from our Preliminary Determination. Therefore, we determine that it is appropriate to include this merchandise within the scope of the antidumping duty order and to instruct CBP to continue to suspend any entries of diamond sawblades produced in Canada by Protech with Chinese cores and Chinese segments and then subsequently exported from Canada to the United States. lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with NOTICES Continued Suspension of Liquidation In accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(l)(3), based on this final determination in this anticircumvention inquiry, Commerce will direct CBP to suspend liquidation and to require a cash deposit of estimated duties on unliquidated entries of diamond sawblades produced (i.e., assembled or completed) using Chinese cores and Chinese segments by Protech in Canada that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after April 29, 2019, the date of initiation of this anticircumvention inquiry. The suspension of liquidation instructions will remain in effect until further notice. As we explained in the Preliminary Determination,10 Commerce will instruct CBP to require antidumping duty cash deposits equal to the rate established for the China-wide entity, i.e., 82.05 percent,11 for entries of such merchandise produced and exported by Protech. Diamond sawblades assembled or completed in Canada using non-Chinese origin cores and/or non-Chinese origin segments are not subject to this anticircumvention inquiry. However, because Protech failed to cooperate with Commerce’s request for information, Commerce preliminarily found that Protech is not currently able to identify diamond sawblades produced with nonChinese origin cores and/or nonChinese origin segments. Therefore, in the Preliminary Determination, Commerce decided not to implement a certification process at the preliminary stage and Commerce required cash deposits on all entries of diamond sawblades produced and exported by Protech in Canada.12 We invited parties to comment on this issue in their case 10 Id., 84 at 58131. e.g., Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016–2017, 83 FR 64331, 64332 (December 14, 2018). 12 See Preliminary Determination, 84 FR at 58131. 11 See, VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:48 Feb 19, 2020 Jkt 250001 briefs. No interested parties submitted case briefs. Therefore, for the final determination, we continue to determine that we will not implement a certification process for diamond sawblades already suspended, and will require cash deposits on all entries of diamond sawblades produced and exported by Protech in Canada, consistent with the Preliminary Determination. However, Protech may request reconsideration of our denial of the certification process in a future segment of the proceeding, i.e., a changed circumstances review or administrative review.13 Administrative Protective Order This notice will serve as the only reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of return/ destruction or APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation. Notification to Interested Parties This determination is issued and published in accordance with section 781(b) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.225(f). Dated: February 12, 2020. Jeffrey I. Kessler, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. [FR Doc. 2020–03362 Filed 2–19–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–570–114] Certain Glass Containers From the People’s Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-FairValue Investigation Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable February 20, 2020. AGENCY: 13 See, e.g., Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from the People’s Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty Order, 84 FR 29164 (June 21, 2019), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at 22; see also Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of China: Final Determination of Anti-Circumvention Inquiry, 84 FR 33920, 33921 (July 16, 2019); Preliminary Determination, 84 FR at 58131. PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 9739 Lilit Astvatsatrian or Aleksandras Nakutis, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–6412 or (202) 482–3147, respectively. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On October 15, 2019, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated a less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of imports of certain glass containers (glass containers) from the People’s Republic of China.1 Currently, the preliminary determination is due no later than March 3, 2020. Postponement of 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 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 to postpone 25 days or more before the scheduled date of the preliminary determination and must state the reasons for postponement. Commerce will grant the request unless it finds compelling reasons to deny the request. On February 3, 2020, the petitioner 2 submitted a timely request that Commerce postpone the preliminary determination in this LTFV investigation.3 The petitioner stated that it requests postponement ‘‘to allow all parties ample time to fully analyze the enormous volume of critical information 1 See Certain Glass Containers from the People’s Republic of China: Initiation of Less-Than-FairValue Investigation, 84 FR 56174 (October 21, 2019). 2 The petitioner is the American Glass Packaging Coalition. 3 See Petitioner’s Letter ‘‘Certain Glass Containers from the People’s Republic of China: Request to Postpone Preliminary Determination,’’ dated February 3, 2020. E:\FR\FM\20FEN1.SGM 20FEN1 9740 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 34 / Thursday, February 20, 2020 / Notices relevant prior to the preliminary determination in this case.’’ 4 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 determination by 50 days (i.e., 190 days after the date on which this investigation was initiated). As a result, Commerce will issue its preliminary determination no later than April 22, 2020. In accordance with section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final determination in this investigation will continue to be 75 days after the date of the preliminary determination, unless postponed. 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: February 12, 2020. Jeffrey I. Kessler, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. [FR Doc. 2020–03363 Filed 2–19–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XR081] Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Seabird Research Activities in Central California National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental harassment authorization renewal. AGENCY: In accordance with the regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), as amended, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) Renewal to Point Blue Conservation Science (Point Blue) to harass marine mammals incidental to seabird research activities in central California. DATES: This IHA Renewal is valid from February 14, 2020 through July 6, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Fowler, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: 4 Id. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:48 Feb 19, 2020 Jkt 250001 Electronic copies of the original application, Renewal request, and supporting documents (including NMFS notices of the original proposed and final authorizations, and the previous IHA), as well as a list of the references cited in this document, may be obtained online at: https:// www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/ incidental-take-authorizations-undermarine-mammal-protection-act. In case of problems accessing these documents, please call the contact listed above. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The MMPA prohibits the ‘‘take’’ of marine mammals, with certain exceptions. Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct the Secretary of Commerce (as delegated to NMFS) to allow, upon request, the incidental, but not intentional, taking of small numbers of marine mammals by U.S. citizens who engage in a specified activity (other than commercial fishing) within a specified geographical region if certain findings are made and either regulations are issued or, if the taking is limited to harassment, a notice of a proposed incidental take authorization is provided to the public for review. Authorization for incidental takings shall be granted if NMFS finds that the taking will have a negligible impact on the species or stock(s) and will not have an unmitigable adverse impact on the availability of the species or stock(s) for taking for subsistence uses (where relevant). Further, NMFS must prescribe the permissible methods of taking and other ‘‘means of effecting the least practicable adverse impact’’ on the affected species or stocks and their habitat, paying particular attention to rookeries, mating grounds, and areas of similar significance, and on the availability of the species or stocks for taking for certain subsistence uses (referred to here as ‘‘mitigation measures’’). Monitoring and reporting of the takings are also required. The meaning of key terms such as ‘‘take,’’ ‘‘harassment,’’ and ‘‘negligible impact’’ can be found in section 3 of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1362) and the agency’s regulations at 50 CFR 216.103. NMFS’ regulations implementing the MMPA at 50 CFR 216.107(e) indicate that IHAs may be renewed for additional periods of time not to exceed one year for each reauthorization. In the notice of proposed IHA for the initial authorization, NMFS described the circumstances under which we would consider issuing a Renewal for this activity, and requested public comment on a potential Renewal under those PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 circumstances. Since that time, we have made minor changes to the Renewal process, none of which materially affects the scope of a Renewal IHA or the conditions for receiving one. Specifically, on a case-by-case basis, NMFS may issue a one-year IHA Renewal when (1) up to another year of identical or nearly identical activities as described in the Specified Activities section is planned or (2) the activities would not be completed by the time the IHA expires and a second IHA would allow for completion of the activities beyond that described in the Dates and Duration section of the initial IHA. The expiration date of the Renewal IHA cannot extend beyond one year from expiration of the initial IHA. All of the following conditions must be met in order to issue a Renewal: • A request for Renewal is received no later than 60 days prior to the needed Renewal. Previously the request was to be received no later than 60 days prior to expiration of the initial IHA. But where authorization under Renewal IHAs will not extend beyond one year from expiration of the initial IHA regardless of when the renewal application is received and where it is up to the applicant to determine when take coverage is needed, a request can be received later than 60 days prior to expiration of the initial IHA provided NMFS has 60 days to process the renewal; • The request for Renewal must include the following: (1) An explanation that the activities to be conducted beyond the initial IHA dates either are identical to the previously analyzed activities or include changes so minor (e.g., reduction in pile size) that the changes do not affect the previous analyses, take estimates, or mitigation and monitoring requirements; and (2) A preliminary monitoring report showing the results of the required monitoring to date and an explanation showing that the monitoring results do not indicate impacts of a scale or nature not previously analyzed or authorized; • Upon review of the request for Renewal, the status of the affected species or stocks, and any other pertinent information, NMFS determines that there are no more than minor changes in the activities, the mitigation and monitoring measures remain the same and appropriate, and the initial findings remain valid. For this Renewal IHA, the request was received later than 60 days prior to expiration of the initial IHA. However, the other qualifications were met and these circumstances initiated the agency’s consideration of whether the E:\FR\FM\20FEN1.SGM 20FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-114]


Certain Glass Containers From the People's Republic of China: 
Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value 
Investigation

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

DATES: Applicable February 20, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lilit Astvatsatrian or Aleksandras 
Nakutis, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-6412 
or (202) 482-3147, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On October 15, 2019, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
initiated a less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of imports of 
certain glass containers (glass containers) from the People's Republic 
of China.\1\ Currently, the preliminary determination is due no later 
than March 3, 2020.
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    \1\ See Certain Glass Containers from the People's Republic of 
China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 84 FR 56174 
(October 21, 2019).
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Postponement of 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 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 to 
postpone 25 days or more before the scheduled date of the preliminary 
determination and must state the reasons for postponement. Commerce 
will grant the request unless it finds compelling reasons to deny the 
request.
    On February 3, 2020, the petitioner \2\ submitted a timely request 
that Commerce postpone the preliminary determination in this LTFV 
investigation.\3\ The petitioner stated that it requests postponement 
``to allow all parties ample time to fully analyze the enormous volume 
of critical information

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relevant prior to the preliminary determination in this case.'' \4\
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    \2\ The petitioner is the American Glass Packaging Coalition.
    \3\ See Petitioner's Letter ``Certain Glass Containers from the 
People's Republic of China: Request to Postpone Preliminary 
Determination,'' dated February 3, 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 
determination by 50 days (i.e., 190 days after the date on which this 
investigation was initiated). As a result, Commerce will issue its 
preliminary determination no later than April 22, 2020. In accordance 
with section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1), the 
deadline for the final determination in this investigation will 
continue to be 75 days after the date of the preliminary determination, 
unless postponed.

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: February 12, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2020-03363 Filed 2-19-20; 8:45 am]
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