2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid From the People's Republic of China and India: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Countervailing Duty Investigations, 48891-48892 [2024-12608]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 112 / Monday, June 10, 2024 / Notices Cash Deposit Requirements Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results of this administrative review as provided by section 751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for companies subject to this review will be equal to the company-specific weighted-average dumping margin established in the final results of the review; (2) for merchandise exported by companies not covered in this review but covered in a prior segment of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published in the completed segment for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review or a prior segment of the proceeding (e.g., the original investigation of sales at less than fair value (LTFV)) but the producer is, 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 1.95 percent,12 the all-others rate established in the LTFV investigation, adjusted for the export-subsidy rate in the companion countervailing duty investigation. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 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 of antidumping and/or countervailing duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce’s presumption that reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties, and/or an increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of the countervailing duties. Administrative Protective Order This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to an administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in 12 See Certain Aluminum Foil from the Republic of Turkey: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 86 FR 52880 (September 23, 2021). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:13 Jun 07, 2024 Jkt 262001 accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. 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 terms of an APO is a violation subject to sanction. Notification to Interested Parties Commerce is issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5). 48891 China) and Frank Schmitt (India), AD/ CVD Operations, Offices I and VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4270 and (202) 482–4880, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Dated: June 4, 2024. Ryan Majerus, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of 2,4dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) from China and India.1 Currently, the preliminary determinations are due no later than June 27, 2024. Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum Postponement of Preliminary Determinations I. Summary II. Background III. Scope of the Order IV. Changes Since the Preliminary Results V. Discussion of the Issues Comment 1: Duty Drawback Adjustment Comment 2: Calculation of the Per-Unit Duty Drawback Adjustment for ASAS Comment 3: Early Payment Discount Adjustment Comment 4: Interest Expenses as Part of U.S. Indirect Selling Expenses Comment 5: Monthly Comparisons of U.S. Price With Normal Value Due to High Inflation Comment 6: Turkish Lira (TL)Denominated Home Market Sales Invoices Comment 7: Reporting Physical Characteristics for Gauge Comment 8: Application of Billing Adjustment Comment 9: Average Raw Material Metal Premium Costs Comment 10: Inclusion of ‘‘Goods in Transit’’ in Manual Adjustment Ratio for Cost of Manufacture VI. Recommendation 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, 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 May 24, 2024, the petitioner submitted a timely request that Commerce postpone the preliminary CVD determinations.3 The petitioner stated that it requests postponement for Commerce to receive initial responses, issue supplemental questionnaires as needed, develop the records regarding potential deficiencies, and prepare the preliminary determinations.4 [FR Doc. 2024–12653 Filed 6–7–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C–570–161, C–533–923] 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid From the People’s Republic of China and India: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Countervailing Duty Investigations Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable June 10, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Claudia Cott (the People’s Republic of AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1 See 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid from the People’s Republic of China and India: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations, 89 FR 34205 (April 30, 2024). 2 The petitioner is Corteva Agriscience LLC. 3 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Request For Extension Preliminary Determination Deadline,’’ dated May 24, 2024. 4 Id. E:\FR\FM\10JNN1.SGM 10JNN1 48892 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 112 / Monday, June 10, 2024 / Notices 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 determinations to no later than 130 days after the date on which these investigations were initiated, i.e., September 3, 2024.5 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. This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1). Dated: June 4, 2024. Ryan Majerus, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. [FR Doc. 2024–12608 Filed 6–7–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings 1:00 p.m. EDT, Friday, June 14, 2024. PLACE: Virtual meeting. STATUS: Closed. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Enforcement matters. In the event that the time, date, or location of this meeting changes, an announcement of the change, along with the new time, date, and/or place of the meeting will be posted on the Commission’s website at https://www.cftc.gov/. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Christopher Kirkpatrick, 202–418–5964. Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552b. TIME AND DATE: Dated: June 5, 2024. Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2024–12624 Filed 6–6–24; 11:15 am] lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 5 Postponing the preliminary determinations to 130 days after initiation would place the deadline on Saturday, August 31, 2024, and Monday, September 2, 2024, is a federal holiday. Commerce’s practice dictates that, where a deadline falls on a weekend or federal holiday, the appropriate deadline is the next business day, i.e., Tuesday, September 3, 2024. 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). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:13 Jun 07, 2024 Jkt 262001 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Navy Meeting of the U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors Department of the Navy, U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). ACTION: Notice of partially closed meeting. AGENCY: The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors, hereafter ‘‘Board,’’ will take place. DATES: Open to the public, September 16, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. eastern time zone (ET). Closed to the public, September 16, 2024, from 11 a.m. to noon (12 p.m.) ET. ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Library of Congress (Member’s Room), Washington, DC. Pending prevailing health directives, the meeting will be handicap accessible. Escort is required. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Colonel Alexandra Fitzgerald, USMC, Executive Secretary to the Board of Visitors, Office of the Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD 21402–5000, 410–293– 1503, pao@usna.edu, or visit https:// www.usna.edu/PAO/Superintendent/ bov.php. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 United States Code (U.S.C.), appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Federal Advisory Committee Management Final Rule (41 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 102–3). Purpose of Meeting: The U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors will meet to make such inquiry, as the Board deems necessary, into the state of morale and discipline, the curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, and academic methods of the Naval Academy. SUMMARY: Agenda Proposed meeting agenda for September 16, 2024. 0900 Call to Order (Open to Public) 0900–1055 Opening Meeting (Open to Public) 1055–1100 Break (Open to Public) 1100–1200 Closed Meeting (Closed to Public) PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 Current details on the board of visitors may be found at https:// www.usna.edu/PAO/Superintendent/ bov.php. The closed meeting from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. on September 16, 2024, will consist of discussions of new and pending administrative or minor disciplinary infractions and non-judicial punishments involving midshipmen attending the Naval Academy to include but not limited to, individual honor or conduct violations within the Brigade, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. For this reason, a portion of this meeting will be closed to the public, as the discussion of such information cannot be adequately segregated from other topics, which precludes opening the closed meeting to the public. The Principal Deputy General Counsel has determined in writing that the meeting shall be partially closed to the public because the discussions during the closed meeting from 11 a.m. to noon (12 p.m.) will be concerned with matters protected under sections 552b(c)(5), (6), and (7) of title 5, U.S.C. Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to FACA and 41 CFR 102–3.140, this meeting is open to the public. Any public attendance at the meeting will be governed by prevailing health directives at the United States Naval Academy. Please contact the Executive Secretary five business days prior the meeting to coordinate access to the meeting. Written Statements: Per section 10(a)(3) of the FACA and 41 CFR 102– 3.105(j) and 102–3.140, interested persons may submit a written statement for consideration at any time, but should be received by the Designated Federal Officer at least five business days prior to the meeting date so that the comments may be made available to the Board for their consideration prior to the meeting. Written statements should be submitted via mail to 121 Blake Rd, Annapolis, MD 21402. Please note that since the Board operates under the provisions of the FACA, as amended, all submitted comments and public presentations may be treated as public documents and may be made available for public inspection, including, but not limited to, being posted on the board website. Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552b. Dated: June 4, 2024. J.E. Koningisor, Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer. 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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 112 (Monday, June 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48891-48892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12608]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-161, C-533-923]


2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid From the People's Republic of 
China and India: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the 
Countervailing Duty Investigations

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

DATES: Applicable June 10, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Claudia Cott (the People's Republic of 
China) and Frank Schmitt (India), AD/CVD Operations, Offices I and VI, 
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20230; telephone: (202) 482-4270 and (202) 482-4880, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
initiated countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of 2,4-
dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) from China and India.\1\ Currently, 
the preliminary determinations are due no later than June 27, 2024.
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    \1\ See 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid from the People's 
Republic of China and India: Initiation of Countervailing Duty 
Investigations, 89 FR 34205 (April 30, 2024).
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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 \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 Corteva Agriscience LLC.
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    On May 24, 2024, the petitioner submitted a timely request that 
Commerce postpone the preliminary CVD determinations.\3\ The petitioner 
stated that it requests postponement for Commerce to receive initial 
responses, issue supplemental questionnaires as needed, develop the 
records regarding potential deficiencies, and prepare the preliminary 
determinations.\4\
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    \3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Request For Extension Preliminary 
Determination Deadline,'' dated May 24, 2024.
    \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 determinations to no later 
than 130 days after the date on which these investigations were 
initiated, i.e., September 3, 2024.\5\ 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.
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    \5\ Postponing the preliminary determinations to 130 days after 
initiation would place the deadline on Saturday, August 31, 2024, 
and Monday, September 2, 2024, is a federal holiday. Commerce's 
practice dictates that, where a deadline falls on a weekend or 
federal holiday, the appropriate deadline is the next business day, 
i.e., Tuesday, September 3, 2024. 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: June 4, 2024.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024-12608 Filed 6-7-24; 8:45 am]
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