Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 68559-68560 [2020-23972]
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Hillary Hess,
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BILLING CODE 3510–DT–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–135]
Certain Chassis and Subassemblies
Thereof 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 October 29, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Hermes Pinilla at (202) 482–3477 or
Jason Willoughby at (202) 482–5509,
AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On August 19, 2020, the Department
of Commerce (Commerce) initiated a
less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation
of imports of certain chassis and
subassemblies thereof (chassis) from the
People’s Republic of China.1 Currently,
1 See Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof
from the People’s Republic of China: Initiation of
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the deadline for the preliminary
determination is January 6, 2021.
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 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 September 17, 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 in order to
collect the necessary information for
determining the most accurate possible
dumping margins, and that Commerce
will need additional time to fully review
questionnaire responses and issue
supplementary questionnaire
responses.4 Additionally, Commerce
granted the petitioner’s September 4,
2020, request 5 that Commerce issue
additional quantity and value
questionnaires to Chinese producers of
in-scope merchandise. The petitioner
claims that additional time will be
necessary for Commerce to issue these
additional questionnaires and follow up
on any responses. The petitioner
requests that Commerce fully extend the
preliminary determination by 50 days.
Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 85 FR 52552
(August 26, 2020).
2 The petitioner is the Coalition of American
Chassis Manufacturers.
3 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Certain Chassis and
Subassemblies Thereof from the People’s Republic
of China: Request for Postponement of Preliminary
Determination,’’ dated September 17, 2020.
4 Id.
5 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Certain Chassis and
Subassemblies Thereof from the People’s Republic
of China: Request for Additional Quantity and
Value Questionnaires,’’ dated September 4, 2020.
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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 and 19 CFR 351.205(e), is
postponing the deadline for the
preliminary determination by 50 days
(i.e., 190 days after the date on which
the investigation was initiated). As a
result, Commerce will issue its
preliminary determination no later than
February 25, 2021. 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 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)(1).
Dated: October 20, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2020–23972 Filed 10–28–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–201–845]
Agreement Suspending the
Antidumping Duty Investigation on
Sugar From Mexico: Final Results of
the 2017–2018 Administrative Review
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) continues to find that the
respondents selected for individual
examination were in compliance with
the Agreement Suspending the
Antidumping Duty Investigation on
Sugar from Mexico (AD Agreement), as
amended on June 30, 2017, (collectively,
amended AD Agreement), during the
period of review (POR) from December
1, 2017 through November 30, 2018, and
that the amended AD Agreement is
meeting the statutory requirements
under sections 734(c) and (d) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
DATES: Applicable October 29, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sally C. Gannon or David Cordell,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0162 or
(202) 482–0408, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
On February 6, 2020, Commerce
published the Preliminary Results of
this administrative review.1 On
February 20, 2020, Commerce issued a
second supplemental questionnaire to
the respondents, Ingenio Pa´nuco,
S.A.P.I. de C.V. (Pa´nuco) and Ingenio
Adolfo Lo´pez Mateos S.A. de C.V. and
its affiliates 2 (Grupo PIASA).3 Pa´nuco
and Grupo PIASA each filed responses
on March 20, 2020.4 On March 6, 2020,
the American Sugar Coalition and its
Members (collectively, ASC),5 the
petitioners in this case, requested a
hearing, which they later withdrew.6 On
June 24, 2020, Commerce set the
briefing schedule for the final results of
this review.7 On July 6, 2020, both the
respondents and ASC filed briefs.8 On
July 13, 2020, the respondents a filed
rebuttal brief.9
On April 24, 2020, Commerce tolled
all deadlines in administrative reviews
by 50 days.10 On July 14, 2020,
1 See Suspension Agreement on Sugar From
Mexico; 2018 Administrative Review of the
Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty
Investigation on Sugar From Mexico (as Amended),
85 FR 6894 (February 6, 2020) (Preliminary
Results).
2 Ingenio Adolfo Lo
´ pez Mateos, S.A. de C.V. and
its affiliates Ingenio Tres Valles, S.A. de C.V. and
Piasa Ingenio Plan de San Luis, S.A. de C.V.
(collectively, Grupo PIASA).
3 See Letters to Pa
´ nuco and Grupo PIASA,
‘‘Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty
Investigation on Sugar from Mexico: 2018
Administrative Review—Second Supplemental
Questionnaire,’’ dated February 20, 2020.
4 See ‘‘Sugar from Mexico—Grupo PIASA’s
Second Supplemental Questionnaire Response,’’
and ‘‘Sugar from Mexico—Panuco’s Supplemental
Questionnaire Response,’’ both dated March 20,
2020.
5 The Members of the ASC are as follows:
American Sugar Cane League, American Sugarbeet
Growers Association, American Sugar Refining,
Inc., Florida Sugar Cane League, Rio Grande Valley
Sugar Growers, Inc., Sugar Cane Growers
Cooperative of Florida, and the United States Beet
Sugar Association.
6 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Sugar from Mexico:
Request for Hearing,’’ dated March 6, 2020; see also
‘‘Sugar from Mexico: Withdrawal of Request for a
Hearing,’’ dated July 16, 2020.
7 See Memorandum, ‘‘Establishment of Briefing
Schedule for the 2017–2018 Administrative
Reviews of the Agreement Suspending the
Antidumping Investigation on Sugar from Mexico
and the Agreement Suspending the Countervailing
Duty Investigation on Sugar from Mexico,’’ dated
June 24, 2020.
8 See Ca
´ mara Nacional de Las Industrias
Azucarera y Alcoholera (Ca´mara) Case Brief, ‘‘Sugar
from Mexico—Case Brief’’ and ASC Case Brief,
‘‘Case Brief filed by the American Sugar Coalition
and its Members,’’ dated July 6, 2020. Note that
Ca´mara’s case brief was in the form of a letter in
lieu of a case brief in which Ca´mara argued that
Commerce ‘‘should continue to find that the
Mexican sugar industry is in full compliance with
the AD Agreement.’’
9 See Rebuttal brief filed by Ca
´ mara, ‘‘Sugar from
Mexico—Rebuttal Brief’’ (July 13, 2020).
10 See Memorandum to the Record, from Jeffrey
I. Kessler, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping
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Commerce extended the deadline for the
final results of this review by 30 days.11
On July 21, 2020, Commerce tolled all
deadlines in administrative reviews by
an additional 60 days.12 As a result, the
final results of this administrative
review are due no later than October 23,
2020.
For its final analysis, Commerce
considered briefs from interested parties
that commented on the Preliminary
Results.
Scope of Amended AD Agreement
The product covered by this amended
AD Agreement is raw and refined sugar
of all polarimeter readings derived from
sugar cane or sugar beets.
Merchandise covered by this
amended AD Agreement is typically
imported under the following headings
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTSUS):
1701.12.1000, 1701.12.5000,
1701.13.1000, 1701.13.5000,
1701.14.1000, 1701.14.1020,
1701.14.1040,1701.14.5000,
1701.91.1000, 1701.91.3000,
1701.99.1010, 1701.99.1015,
1701.99.1017, 1701.99.1025,
1701.99.1050, 1701.99.5010,
1701.99.5015,170.99.5017,1701.99.5025,
1701.99.5050, 1702.90.4000 and
1703.10.3000. The tariff classification is
provided for convenience and customs
purposes; however, the written
description of the scope of this amended
AD Agreement is dispositive.
A full description of the scope of the
order is contained in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.13
and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews in
Response to Operational Adjustments Due to
COVID–19,’’ dated April 24, 2020.
11 See Memorandum to Joseph A. Laroski Jr.,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy &
Negotiations, ‘‘Extension of Deadlines for Final
Results of the Administrative Review of the
Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty
Investigation on Sugar from Mexico and for Final
Results of the Administrative Review of the
Agreement Suspending the Countervailing Duty
Investigation on Sugar from Mexico,’’ dated July 14,
2020.
12 See Memorandum to the Record, from Jeffrey
I. Kessler, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,’’
dated July 21, 2020.
13 See Memorandum to Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, from Joseph A. Laroski, Jr., Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Policy & Negotiations,
‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final
Results of the Administrative Review of the
Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty
Investigation on Sugar from Mexico, for the period
December 1, 2017 through November 30, 2018,’’
dated concurrently, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
Commerce notes it has added the following HTSUS
codes to the scope: 1701.14.1020, 1701.14.1040,
1701.99.1015, 1701.99.1017, 1701.99.5015, and
1701.99.5017. See footnote 2 of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum for a full explanation.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-135]
Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof 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 October 29, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hermes Pinilla at (202) 482-3477 or
Jason Willoughby at (202) 482-5509, 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 August 19, 2020, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated
a less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of imports of certain
chassis and subassemblies thereof (chassis) from the People's Republic
of China.\1\ Currently, the deadline for the preliminary determination
is January 6, 2021.
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\1\ See Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof from the
People's Republic of China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigation, 85 FR 52552 (August 26, 2020).
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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 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 September 17, 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 in order to collect the necessary information for
determining the most accurate possible dumping margins, and that
Commerce will need additional time to fully review questionnaire
responses and issue supplementary questionnaire responses.\4\
Additionally, Commerce granted the petitioner's September 4, 2020,
request \5\ that Commerce issue additional quantity and value
questionnaires to Chinese producers of in-scope merchandise. The
petitioner claims that additional time will be necessary for Commerce
to issue these additional questionnaires and follow up on any
responses. The petitioner requests that Commerce fully extend the
preliminary determination by 50 days.
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\2\ The petitioner is the Coalition of American Chassis
Manufacturers.
\3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Certain Chassis and Subassemblies
Thereof from the People's Republic of China: Request for
Postponement of Preliminary Determination,'' dated September 17,
2020.
\4\ Id.
\5\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Certain Chassis and Subassemblies
Thereof from the People's Republic of China: Request for Additional
Quantity and Value Questionnaires,'' dated September 4, 2020.
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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 and 19 CFR 351.205(e), is postponing the
deadline for the preliminary determination by 50 days (i.e., 190 days
after the date on which the investigation was initiated). As a result,
Commerce will issue its preliminary determination no later than
February 25, 2021. 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 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)(1).
Dated: October 20, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2020-23972 Filed 10-28-20; 8:45 am]
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