81 FR 62098 - Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From India: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 174 (September 8, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-21653

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-872]


Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From India: Postponement of 
Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation

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

DATES: Effective September 8, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Maloof at (202) 482-5649, or 
Davina Friedmann at (202) 482-0698, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and 
Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 
14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 20, 2016, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
initiated a countervailing duty investigation on finished carbon steel 
flanges from India.\1\ Currently, the preliminary determination is due 
no later than September 23, 2016.
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    \1\ See Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From India: Initiation of 
Countervailing Duty Investigation, 81 FR 49625 (July 28, 2016).
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Postponement of the Preliminary Determinations

    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 August 24, 2016, Petitioners \2\ submitted a timely request 
pursuant to section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(e) to 
postpone the preliminary determination.\3\ In its request, Petitioners 
state: ``As the Department has not yet made a selection of mandatory 
respondents, Petitioners seek postponement of the preliminary 
determination to permit the Department sufficient time to receive, 
analyze, and comment on the questionnaire responses prior to the 
preliminary determination.'' \4\
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    \2\ Weldbend Corporation (Weldbend) and Boltex Manufacturing 
Co., L.P. (Boltex) (collectively, Petitioners).
    \3\ See Letter from Petitioners, ``Re: Finished Carbon Steel 
Flanges from India: Request for the Postponement of the Preliminary 
Determination,'' dated August 24, 2016.
    \4\ Id., at 1-2.
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    For the reasons stated above and because there are no compelling 
reasons to deny the request, the Department, in accordance with section 
703(c)(1)(A) of the Act, is postponing the deadline for the preliminary 
determination to no later than 124 days after the day on which the 
investigation was initiated. As a result, the Department will issue its 
preliminary determination no later than November 21, 2016. In 
accordance with

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section 735(a)(1) of the Act, the deadline for the final determination 
of this investigation will continue to be 75 days after the date of the 
preliminary determination, unless postponed at a later date.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: August 31, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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on imports of merchandise where access.trade.gov.4 Further, in AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and
intermediate firms are involved. The accordance with 19 CFR 351.303(f)(l)(i), Compliance, International Trade
public should be aware of this a copy of each request must be served Administration, Department of
clarification in determining whether to on the petitioner and each exporter or Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
request an administrative review of producer specified in the request. Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.
merchandise subject to antidumping The Department will publish in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
findings and orders.2 Federal Register a notice of ‘‘Initiation
of Administrative Review of Background
Further, as explained in Antidumping
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty On July 20, 2016, the Department of
Proceedings: Announcement of Change
Order, Finding, or Suspended Commerce (the Department) initiated a
in Department Practice for Respondent
Investigation’’ for requests received by countervailing duty investigation on
Selection in Antidumping Duty
the last day of September 2016. If the finished carbon steel flanges from
Proceedings and Conditional Review of
Department does not receive, by the last India.1 Currently, the preliminary
the Nonmarket Economy Entity in NME
day of September 2016, a request for determination is due no later than
Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR
review of entries covered by an order, September 23, 2016.
65963 (November 4, 2013), the
finding, or suspended investigation
Department clarified its practice with Postponement of the Preliminary
listed in this notice and for the period
regard to the conditional review of the identified above, the Department will Determinations
non-market economy (NME) entity in instruct CBP to assess antidumping or Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of
administrative reviews of antidumping countervailing duties on those entries at 1930, as amended (the Act), requires the
duty orders. The Department will no a rate equal to the cash deposit of (or Department to issue the preliminary
longer consider the NME entity as an bond for) estimated antidumping or determination in a countervailing duty
exporter conditionally subject to countervailing duties required on those investigation within 65 days after the
administrative reviews. Accordingly, entries at the time of entry, or date on which the Department initiated
the NME entity will not be under review withdrawal from warehouse, for the investigation. However, if the
unless the Department specifically consumption and to continue to collect petitioner makes a timely request for an
receives a request for, or self-initiates, a the cash deposit previously ordered. extension in accordance with 19 CFR
review of the NME entity.3 In For the first administrative review of 351.205(e), section 703(c)(1)(A) of the
administrative reviews of antidumping any order, there will be no assessment Act allows the Department to postpone
duty orders on merchandise from NME of antidumping or countervailing duties the preliminary determination until no
countries where a review of the NME on entries of subject merchandise later than 130 days after the date on
entity has not been initiated, but where entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, which the Department initiated the
an individual exporter for which a for consumption during the relevant investigation.
review was initiated does not qualify for provisional-measures ‘‘gap’’ period of On August 24, 2016, Petitioners 2
a separate rate, the Department will the order, if such a gap period is submitted a timely request pursuant to
issue a final decision indicating that the applicable to the period of review. section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act and 19
company in question is part of the NME This notice is not required by statute CFR 351.205(e) to postpone the
entity. However, in that situation, but is published as a service to the preliminary determination.3 In its
because no review of the NME entity international trading community. request, Petitioners state: ‘‘As the
was conducted, the NME entity’s entries Dated: August 25, 2016. Department has not yet made a selection
were not subject to the review and the Christian Marsh, of mandatory respondents, Petitioners
rate for the NME entity is not subject to seek postponement of the preliminary
Deputy Assistant Secretary, for Antidumping
change as a result of that review and Countervailing Duty Operations. determination to permit the Department
(although the rate for the individual sufficient time to receive, analyze, and
[FR Doc. 2016–21659 Filed 9–7–16; 8:45 am]
exporter may change as a function of the comment on the questionnaire
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finding that the exporter is part of the responses prior to the preliminary
NME entity). Following initiation of an determination.’’ 4
antidumping administrative review DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE For the reasons stated above and
when there is no review requested of the because there are no compelling reasons
NME entity, the Department will International Trade Administration to deny the request, the Department, in
instruct CBP to liquidate entries for all accordance with section 703(c)(1)(A) of
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exporters not named in the initiation the Act, is postponing the deadline for
notice, including those that were Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From the preliminary determination to no
suspended at the NME entity rate. India: Postponement of Preliminary later than 124 days after the day on
All requests must be filed Determination in the Countervailing which the investigation was initiated.
electronically in Enforcement and Duty Investigation As a result, the Department will issue its
Compliance’s Antidumping and preliminary determination no later than
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, November 21, 2016. In accordance with
Countervailing Duty Centralized International Trade Administration,
Electronic Service System (‘‘ACCESS’’) Department of Commerce. 1 See Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From India:
on Enforcement and Compliance’s
DATES: Effective September 8, 2016. Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation, 81
ACCESS Web site at http://
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FR 49625 (July 28, 2016).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 2 Weldbend Corporation (Weldbend) and Boltex
2 See also the Enforcement and Compliance Web
Emily Maloof at (202) 482–5649, or Manufacturing Co., L.P. (Boltex) (collectively,
site at http://trade.gov/enforcement/. Davina Friedmann at (202) 482–0698, Petitioners).
3 In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b)(1), parties 3 See Letter from Petitioners, ‘‘Re: Finished

should specify that they are requesting a review of 4 See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Carbon Steel Flanges from India: Request for the
entries from exporters comprising the entity, and to Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures; Postponement of the Preliminary Determination,’’
the extent possible, include the names of such Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR dated August 24, 2016.
exporters in their request. 39263 (July 6, 2011). 4 Id., at 1–2.

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FR Citation		81 FR 62098

81 FR 62098 - Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From India: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEInternational Trade Administration

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