Certain Aluminum Foil From the Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of Turkey: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Countervailing Duty Investigations, 78121-78122 [2020-26623]

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Huzhou Chenghang Wood Co., Ltd Huzhou Fulinmen Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd. Huzhou Sunergy World Trade Co., Ltd. Jiangsu Keri Wood Co., Ltd. Jiangsu Mingle Flooring Co., Ltd Jiangsu Senmao Bamboo and Wood Industry Co., Ltd. Jiangsu Simba Flooring Co., Ltd. Jiashan HuiJiaLe Decoration Material Co., Ltd. Jiaxing Hengtong Wood Co., Ltd. Jilin Xinyuan Wooden Industry Co., Ltd. Karly Wood Product Limited Kember Flooring, Inc. Kemian Wood Industry (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. Lauzon Distinctive Hardwood Flooring, Inc. Linyi Youyou Wood Co., Ltd. International Trade Administration VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:48 Dec 02, 2020 Jkt 253001 [C–523–816, C–489–845] Certain Aluminum Foil From the Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of Turkey: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Countervailing Duty Investigations Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable December 3, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Conniff, AD/CVD Operations, Office III (Sultanate of Oman); and Eliza Siordia, AD/CVD Operations, Office V (Republic of Turkey); Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1009 and (202) 482–3878, respectively. AGENCY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On October 19, 2020, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated the countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of certain aluminum foil 20 In the Preliminary Results, Commerce inadvertently identified this company as ‘‘Omni Arbor Solutions Co., Ltd.’’ See Letters from Omni Arbor Solution Co., Ltd., ‘‘Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People’s Republic of China Request for Review,’’ dated December 31, 2018, and ‘‘Multilayered Wood Flooring from China: Case Brief—Omni Arbor Solution Co., Ltd.,’’ dated March 10, 2020. PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 78121 from the Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of Turkey.1 Currently, the preliminary determinations are due no later than December 23, 2020. Postponement of Preliminary Determinations 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 reason for the request. Commerce will grant the request unless it finds compelling reasons to deny the request.2 On November 23, 2020, the petitioners 3 in these investigations submitted a timely request that Commerce postpone the preliminary CVD determinations.4 According to the petitioners, additional time is necessary to allow Commerce to ‘‘analyze fully the questionnaire responses, request any necessary clarifications and determine the extent to which countervailable subsidies have benefited the respondents in the preliminary phase of these proceedings.’’ 5 Consistent with 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioners stated the reasons for requesting a postponement of the preliminary determinations, and Commerce finds no compelling reason to deny the request. Therefore, in accordance with section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act, Commerce is 1 See Certain Aluminum Foil from the Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of Turkey: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations, 85 FR 68287 (October 28, 2020). 2 See 19 CFR 351.205(e). 3 The petitioners consist of the Aluminum Association Trade Enforcement Working Group and its individual members: Gra¨nges Americas Inc., JW Aluminum Company, and Novelis Corporation. 4 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Countervailing Duty Investigations Concerning Certain Aluminum Foil from the Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of Turkey—Petitioners’ Request to Postpone Preliminary Determinations,’’ dated November 23, 2020. 5 Id. at 2. E:\FR\FM\03DEN1.SGM 03DEN1 78122 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 233 / Thursday, December 3, 2020 / Notices postponing the deadline for the preliminary determinations to no later than 130 days after the date on which this investigation was initiated, i.e., February 26, 2021. Pursuant to section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final determinations of these investigations will continue to be 75 days after the date of the preliminary determinations, unless postponed at a later date. Notification to Interested Parties This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1). Dated: November 27, 2020. Jeffrey I. Kessler, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. [FR Doc. 2020–26623 Filed 12–2–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C–834–811] Silicon Metal From the Republic of Kazakhstan: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of silicon metal from the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakhstan). The period of investigation is January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination. DATES: Applicable December 3, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Justin Neuman, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0486. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: Background This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section 703(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce published the notice of initiation of this investigation on July 27, 2020.1 On September 8, 1 See Silicon Metal from the Republic of Kazakhstan: Initiation of Countervailing Duty VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:48 Dec 02, 2020 Jkt 253001 2020, Commerce postponed the preliminary determination of this investigation and the revised deadline is now November 27, 2020.2 For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.3 A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix II to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https:// access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. Scope of the Investigation The product covered by this investigation is silicon metal from Kazakhstan. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix I. Scope Comments In accordance with the Preamble to Commerce’s regulations,4 the Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise issues regarding product coverage (i.e., scope).5 No interested party commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in the Initiation Notice. Methodology Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with section 701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found countervailable, Commerce preliminarily determines that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by an ‘‘authority’’ that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is specific.6 Investigation, 85 FR 45173 (July 27, 2020) (Initiation Notice). 2 See Silicon Metal from the Republic of Kazakhstan: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation, 85 FR 55412 (September 8, 2020). 3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination of the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Silicon Metal from the Republic of Kazakhstan,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 4 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble). 5 See Initiation Notice, 85 FR at 45174. 6 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Commerce notes that, in making these findings, it relied, in part, on facts available and, because it finds that one or more respondents did not act to the best of their ability to respond to Commerce’s requests for information, it drew an adverse inference where appropriate in selecting from among the facts otherwise available.7 For further information, see ‘‘Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences’’ in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Alignment As noted in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, in accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4), Commerce is aligning the final countervailing duty (CVD) determination in this investigation with the final determination in the companion antidumping duty (AD) investigations of silicon metal from Iceland and Bosnia and Herzegovina based on a request made by the petitioners.8 Consequently, the final CVD determination will be issued on the same date as the final AD determinations in those cases, which are currently scheduled to be issued no later than February 22, 2021, unless postponed. All-Others Rate Sections 703(d) and 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act provide that, in the preliminary determination, Commerce shall determine an estimated all-others rate for companies not individually examined. This rate shall be an amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated subsidy rates established for those companies individually examined, excluding any zero and de minimis rates and any rates based entirely under section 776 of the Act. Pursuant to section 705(c)(5)(A)(ii) of the Act, if the individual estimated countervailable subsidy rates established for all exporters and producers individually examined are zero, de minimis, or determined based entirely on facts otherwise available, Commerce may use any reasonable method to establish the estimated subsidy rate for all other producers or exporters. In this case, the countervailable subsidy rate calculated for the of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity. 7 See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act. 8 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Silicon Metal from Kazakhstan: Petitioners’ Request for Alignment of Countervailing Duty Investigation Final Determination Deadline with Antidumping Duty Final Determination Deadlines in Silicon Metal from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Silicon Metal from Iceland,’’ dated October 30, 2020. E:\FR\FM\03DEN1.SGM 03DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 233 (Thursday, December 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-523-816, C-489-845]


Certain Aluminum Foil From the Sultanate of Oman and the Republic 
of Turkey: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the 
Countervailing Duty Investigations

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

DATES: Applicable December 3, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Conniff, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office III (Sultanate of Oman); and Eliza Siordia, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office V (Republic of Turkey); Enforcement and Compliance, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1009 
and (202) 482-3878, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On October 19, 2020, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
initiated the countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of certain 
aluminum foil from the Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of Turkey.\1\ 
Currently, the preliminary determinations are due no later than 
December 23, 2020.
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    \1\ See Certain Aluminum Foil from the Sultanate of Oman and the 
Republic of Turkey: Initiation of Countervailing Duty 
Investigations, 85 FR 68287 (October 28, 2020).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determinations

    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 reason 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 November 23, 2020, the petitioners \3\ in these investigations 
submitted a timely request that Commerce postpone the preliminary CVD 
determinations.\4\ According to the petitioners, additional time is 
necessary to allow Commerce to ``analyze fully the questionnaire 
responses, request any necessary clarifications and determine the 
extent to which countervailable subsidies have benefited the 
respondents in the preliminary phase of these proceedings.'' \5\ 
Consistent with 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioners stated the reasons 
for requesting a postponement of the preliminary determinations, and 
Commerce finds no compelling reason to deny the request. Therefore, in 
accordance with section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act, Commerce is

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postponing the deadline for the preliminary determinations to no later 
than 130 days after the date on which this investigation was initiated, 
i.e., February 26, 2021. Pursuant to section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 
19 CFR 351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final determinations of 
these investigations will continue to be 75 days after the date of the 
preliminary determinations, unless postponed at a later date.
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    \3\ The petitioners consist of the Aluminum Association Trade 
Enforcement Working Group and its individual members: Gr[auml]nges 
Americas Inc., JW Aluminum Company, and Novelis Corporation.
    \4\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Countervailing Duty 
Investigations Concerning Certain Aluminum Foil from the Sultanate 
of Oman and the Republic of Turkey--Petitioners' Request to Postpone 
Preliminary Determinations,'' dated November 23, 2020.
    \5\ Id. at 2.
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Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: November 27, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2020-26623 Filed 12-2-20; 8:45 am]
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