Certain Low Speed Personal Transportation Vehicles From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation, 73371 [2024-20348]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• International Trade Administration

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 73371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20348]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-177]


Certain Low Speed Personal Transportation Vehicles From the 
People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination 
in the Countervailing Duty Investigation

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

DATES: Applicable September 10, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Hoadley at (202) 482-3148, AD/CVD 
Operations, OVII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
initiated a countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of 
Certain Low Speed Personal Transportation Vehicles (LSPTV) from the 
People's Republic of China (China).\1\ On July 22, 2024, Commerce 
tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven 
days.\2\ Currently, the preliminary determination is due no later than 
September 20, 2024.
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    \1\ See Certain Low Speed Personal Transportation Vehicles from 
the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty 
Investigation, 89 FR 57870 (July 16, 2024) (Initiation Notice).
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated July 22, 2024.
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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 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 \3\ 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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    \3\ The petitioner is American Personal Transportation 
Manufacturers Coalition.
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    On August 23, 2024, the petitioner submitted a timely request that 
Commerce postpone the preliminary determination in this 
investigation.\4\ The petitioner stated that they request postponement 
to extend the deadline for the preliminary determination in order to 
collect the necessary information for determining accurate 
countervailable subsidy rates.\5\
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    \4\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Request for Postponement of the 
Preliminary Determination,'' dated August 23, 2024.
    \5\ Id.
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    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner submitted its 
request for postponement of the preliminary determination in this 
investigation 25 days or more before the scheduled date of the 
preliminary determination and stated the reasons for its request. For 
the reasons stated above, and because there are no compelling reasons 
to deny the request, 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., November 25, 2024.\6\ 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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    \6\ Postponing the tolled preliminary determination deadline to 
130 days after initiation would place the deadline on Sunday, 
November 24, 2024. 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: September 3, 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. 2024-20348 Filed 9-9-24; 8:45 am]
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