80 FR 22477 - Supercalendered Paper From Canada: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 77 (April 22, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 77 (Wednesday, April 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 22477]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09389]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-122-854]


Supercalendered Paper From Canada: Postponement of Preliminary 
Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Morris or Shane Subler, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
1779 or (202) 482-0189, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On March 18, 2015, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
initiated a countervailing duty investigation on supercalendered paper 
from Canada.\1\ Currently, the preliminary determination is due no 
later than May 22, 2015.
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    \1\ See Supercalendered Paper from Canada: Initiation of 
Countervailing Duty Investigation, 80 FR 15981 (March 26, 2015).
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Postponement of the Preliminary Determination

    Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 
requires the Department to issue the preliminary determination in a 
countervailing duty investigation within 65 days after the date on 
which the Department initiated the investigation. However, if the 
petitioner makes a timely request for an extension in accordance with 
19 CFR 351.205(e), section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act allows the 
Department to postpone the preliminary determination until no later 
than 130 days after the date on which the Department initiated the 
investigation.
    On April 9, 2015, the petitioner \2\ submitted a timely request 
pursuant to section 703(c)(l)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(e) to 
postpone the preliminary determination.\3\ Therefore, in accordance 
with section 703(c)(l)(A) of the Act, we are fully postponing the due 
date for the preliminary determination to not later than 130 days after 
the day on which the investigation was initiated. As a result, the 
deadline for completion of the preliminary determination is now July 
27, 2015.\4\
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    \2\ The Coalition For Fair Paper Imports (the petitioner).
    \3\ See Letter from the petitioner, entitled ``Supercalendered 
Paper from Canada: Request For Postponement Of The Preliminary 
Determination,'' dated April 9, 2015.
    \4\ The actual deadline based on the postponement to 130 days is 
July 26, 2015, which is a Sunday. Department 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)(l).

    Dated: April 15, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2015-09389 Filed 4-21-15; 8:45 am]
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