Sodium Nitrite From India: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation, 15373-15374 [2022-05724]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 53 / Friday, March 18, 2022 / Notices Consistent with its recent notice,12 Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of publication). The final results of this administrative review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise under review and for future cash deposits of estimated antidumping duties, where applicable. jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1 Cash Deposit Requirements The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon publication in the Federal Register of the notice of these final results for all shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the final results of this administrative review, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rates for the reviewed companies will be the rates established in the final results of this administrative review; (2) for merchandise exported by producers or exporters not covered in this review but covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published in the most recently completed segment of this proceeding; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the original LTFV investigation but the producer has been covered in a prior completed segment of this proceeding, then the cash deposit rate will be the rate established in the completed segment for the most recent period for the producer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be 20.33 percent, the all-others rate established in the LTFV investigation.13 These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. Notification to Importers This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement 12 See Notice of Discontinuation of Policy to Issue Liquidation Instructions After 15 Days in Applicable Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Proceedings, 86 FR 3995 (January 15, 2021). 13 See Order. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:27 Mar 17, 2022 Jkt 256001 of antidumping duties and/or countervailing duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce’s presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties. Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written notification of the return or destruction of 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 notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(h) and 351.221(b)(5). Dated: March 11, 2022. Lisa W. Wang, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix I—List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Scope of the Order IV. Changes Since the Preliminary Results V. Rate for Non-Examined Companies VI. Discussion of the Issue Comment: Correction of Clerical Errors VII. Recommendation Appendix II—List of Companies Not Individually Examined 1. AJU Steel Co., Ltd. 2. Ameri-Source Korea 3. Dai Yang Metal Co., Ltd. 4. DCM Corporation 5. DK GNS Co., Ltd. 6. Dongbu Incheon Steel Co., Ltd 7. Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. 8. Dongkuk Industries Co., Ltd. 9. Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. 10. GS Global Corporation 11. Hanawell Co., Ltd. 12. Hankum Co., Ltd. 13. Hwashin Co. Ltd. 14. Hyosung TNC Corporation 15. Hyundai Corporation 16. JMP Co., Ltd. 17. KG Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. 18. Korinox Co., Ltd. 19. Mikwang Precision Manufacture Co., Ltd. PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 15373 20. Okaya Korea Co., Ltd. 21. POSCO Coated and Colored Steel Co., Ltd. 22. Samhwan Steel Co., Ltd. 23. Samsung C & T Corporation 24. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 25. Samsung STS Co., Ltd. 26. SeAH Changwon Integrated Special Steel Corporation 27. SeAH Coated Metal Corporation 28. SeAH Steel Corporation 29. Shin Steel Co., Ltd. 30. Shin Young Co., Ltd. 31. Signode Korea Inc. 32. SK Networks Co., Ltd. 33. Soon Hong Trading Co., Ltd. 34. Sungjin Co., Ltd. 35. Taesan Corporation 36. TCC Steel Corporation 37. TI Automotive Ltd. 38. Wolverine Korea Co., Ltd. [FR Doc. 2022–05692 Filed 3–17–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C–533–907] Sodium Nitrite From India: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable March 18, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eva Kim, 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) 482–8283. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Background On February 8, 2022, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) published the initiation of countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of sodium nitrite from India and Russia.1 Currently, the preliminary determinations are due no later than April 8, 2022. 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 countervailing duty investigation within 65 days after the date on which Commerce initiated the investigation. However, section 1 See Sodium Nitrite from India and the Russian Federation: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations, 87 FR 7108 (February 8, 2022). E:\FR\FM\18MRN1.SGM 18MRN1 15374 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 53 / Friday, March 18, 2022 / Notices 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, 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 March 14, 2022, the petitioner submitted a timely request that Commerce postpone the preliminary CVD determination of sodium nitrite from India.3 The petitioner requested postponement due to the complexity of this investigation and posited that more time is needed for Commerce to conduct a complete and thorough analysis.4 The petitioner noted that it ‘‘identified twenty-one different subsidy programs that potentially benefit the mandatory respondent, Deepak Nitrite Limited,’’ and that Commerce’s preliminary determination is currently due on April 8, 2022,5 ‘‘which is just two weeks after the current deadline for complete initial responses to Sections II and III of Commerce’s questionnaires.’’ 6 In accordance with 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner has stated its 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 this investigation was initiated, i.e., June 13, 2022.7 Pursuant to section 705(a)(1) of 2 The petitioner is Chemtrade Chemicals US, LLC. Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Sodium Nitrite from India: Request for Extension of the Preliminary Determination of the Countervailing Duty Investigation,’’ dated March 14, 2022. 4 Id. 5 See 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1) (explaining that the preliminary countervailing duty determination is due 65 days after the date of initiation). This investigation was initiated on February 2, 2022. 6 Id. 7 Postponing the preliminary determination to 130 days after initiation would place the deadline on Sunday, June 12, 2022. 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 jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1 3 See VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:27 Mar 17, 2022 Jkt 256001 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. This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1). Dated: March 14, 2022. Lisa W. Wang, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. [FR Doc. 2022–05724 Filed 3–17–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Announcement of Winter 2022 Approved International Trade Administration Trade Missions International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice. 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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 53 (Friday, March 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15373-15374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05724]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-907]


Sodium Nitrite From India: Postponement of Preliminary 
Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation

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


DATES: Applicable March 18, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eva Kim, 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) 482-8283.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 8, 2022, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
published the initiation of countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of 
imports of sodium nitrite from India and Russia.\1\ Currently, the 
preliminary determinations are due no later than April 8, 2022.
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    \1\ See Sodium Nitrite from India and the Russian Federation: 
Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations, 87 FR 7108 
(February 8, 2022).
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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 
countervailing duty investigation within 65 days after the date on 
which Commerce initiated the investigation. However, section

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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, 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 Chemtrade Chemicals US, LLC.
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    On March 14, 2022, the petitioner submitted a timely request that 
Commerce postpone the preliminary CVD determination of sodium nitrite 
from India.\3\ The petitioner requested postponement due to the 
complexity of this investigation and posited that more time is needed 
for Commerce to conduct a complete and thorough analysis.\4\ The 
petitioner noted that it ``identified twenty-one different subsidy 
programs that potentially benefit the mandatory respondent, Deepak 
Nitrite Limited,'' and that Commerce's preliminary determination is 
currently due on April 8, 2022,\5\ ``which is just two weeks after the 
current deadline for complete initial responses to Sections II and III 
of Commerce's questionnaires.'' \6\ In accordance with 19 CFR 
351.205(e), the petitioner has stated its 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 this investigation was initiated, i.e., June 13, 2022.\7\ 
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.
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    \3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Sodium Nitrite from India: 
Request for Extension of the Preliminary Determination of the 
Countervailing Duty Investigation,'' dated March 14, 2022.
    \4\ Id.
    \5\ See 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1) (explaining that the preliminary 
countervailing duty determination is due 65 days after the date of 
initiation). This investigation was initiated on February 2, 2022.
    \6\ Id.
    \7\ Postponing the preliminary determination to 130 days after 
initiation would place the deadline on Sunday, June 12, 2022. 
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: March 14, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2022-05724 Filed 3-17-22; 8:45 am]
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