81_FR_74971 81 FR 74763 - Phosphor Copper From the Republic of Korea: Postponement of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value

81 FR 74763 - Phosphor Copper From the Republic of Korea: Postponement of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 208 (October 27, 2016)

Page Range74763-74764
FR Document2016-26027

The Department of Commerce (the Department) is postponing the deadline for issuing the final determination in the less-than-fair- value (LTFV) investigation of phosphor copper from the Republic of Korea (Korea) and is extending the provisional measures from a four- month period to a period of not more than six months.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 208 (Thursday, October 27, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 208 (Thursday, October 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74763-74764]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26027]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-885]


Phosphor Copper From the Republic of Korea: Postponement of Final 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is postponing the 
deadline for issuing the final determination in the less-than-fair-
value (LTFV) investigation of phosphor copper from the Republic of 
Korea (Korea) and is extending the provisional measures from a four-
month period to a period of not more than six months.

DATES: Effective October 27, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cindy Robinson at (202) 482-3797, 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, Enforcement and 
Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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    On April 5, 2016, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
initiated an antidumping duty investigation of imports of phosphor 
copper from the Republic of Korea (Korea).\1\ The period of 
investigation is January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015. On October 
5, 2016, the Department published its affirmative Preliminary 
Determination in the LTFV investigation of phosphor copper from 
Korea.\2\ On October 12 and October 19, 2016, Bongsan Co., Ltd. 
(Bongsan), the sole mandatory respondent in this investigation, 
requested that the Department fully extend the deadline for the final 
determination and extend the application of the provisional measures 
from a four-month period to a period of not more than six months.\3\
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    \1\ See Phosphor Copper from the Republic of Korea: Initiation 
of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 81 FR 19552 (April 5, 2016).
    \2\ See Phosphor Copper from the Republic of Korea: Affirmative 
Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Negative 
Preliminary Determination of Critical Circumstances, 81 FR 71049 
(October 14, 2016) (Preliminary Determination).
    \3\ See the letter from Bongsan titled, ``Phosphor Copper from 
the Republic of Korea: Request for Extension of Final Determination 
Deadline,'' dated October 12, 2016; see also letter from Bongsan 
tiled, ``Phosphor Copper from the Republic of Korea: Amended Request 
for Extension of Final Determination Deadline,'' dated October 19, 
2016.
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Postponement of Final Determination

    Section 735(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii) provide that a final determination 
may be postponed until not later than 135 days after the date of the 
publication of the preliminary determination if, in the event of an 
affirmative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement 
is made by the exporters or producers who account for a significant 
proportion of exports of the subject merchandise. Further, 19 CFR 
351.210(e)(2) requires that such postponement requests by exporters be 
accompanied by a request for extension of provisional measures from a 
four-month period to a period of not more than six months, in 
accordance with section 733(d) of the Act.
    In accordance with section 735(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.210(b)(2)(ii), because (1) our preliminary determination was 
affirmative; (2) the request was made by the exporter/producer who 
accounts for a significant proportion of exports of the subject 
merchandise; and (3) no compelling reasons for denial exist, we are 
postponing the final determination until no later than 135 days after 
the date of the publication of the Preliminary Determination and 
extending the provisional measures from a four-month period to a period 
of not more than six months. Accordingly, we will issue our final 
determination no later than February 27, 2017.\4\
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    \4\ Postponing the final determination to 135 days after the 
publication of the Preliminary Determination would place the 
deadline on Sunday, February 26, 2017. The Department'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 
735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(g).

    Dated: October 24, 2016.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2016-26027 Filed 10-26-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 208 / Thursday, October 27, 2016 / Notices 74763 following grain elevators are not part of In Minnesota In accordance with the FTZ Board’s this geographic area assignment and are Wabasha, Olmstead, Winona, regulations, Camille Evans of the FTZ assigned to: Titus Grain Inspection, Inc.: Houston, and Fillmore Counties. Staff is designated examiner to review The Andersons, Delphi, Carroll County; the application and make Frick Services, Inc., Leiters Ford, Fulton In Illinois recommendations to the FTZ Board. County; and Cargill, Inc., Linden, Carroll and Whiteside Counties. Public comment is invited from Montgomery County, Indiana. interested parties. Submissions shall be In Iowa addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive The agency certifies that North Dakota has met all the criteria for designation Bounded on the North by the northern Secretary at the address below. The as delineated in 7 CFR 800.196(f)(2). Winneshiek and Allamakee County closing period for their receipt is lines; Bounded on the East by the December 6, 2016. Rebuttal comments Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k. eastern Allamakee County line; the in response to material submitted Susan B. Keith, eastern and southern Clayton County during the foregoing period may be Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, lines; the eastern Buchanan County line; submitted during the subsequent 15-day Packers and Stockyards Administration. the northern Jones and Jackson County period to December 21, 2016. [FR Doc. 2016–25612 Filed 10–26–16; 8:45 am] lines; the eastern Jackson and Clinton A copy of the application will be BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P County Lines; southern Clinton County available for public inspection at the Line; the eastern Cedar County line Office of the Executive Secretary, south to State Route 130; Bounded on Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE the South by State Route 130 west to 21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, State Route 38; State Route 38 south to 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Grain Inspection, Packers and Interstate 80; Interstate 80 west to U.S. Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the Stockyards Administration Route 63; and Bounded on the West by ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ U.S. Route 63 north to State Route 8; Board’s Web site, which is accessible Amendment to the Designation of Mid- State Route 8 east to State Route 21; via www.trade.gov/ftz. Iowa Grain Inspection State Route 21 north to D38; D38 east to For further information, contact V49; V49 north to Bremer County; the Camille Evans at Camille.Evans@ AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and southern Bremer County line; the trade.gov or (202) 482–2350. Stockyards Administration, USDA. western Fayette and Winneshiek County ACTION: Notice. Dated: October 21, 2016. lines. The agency certifies that Mid-Iowa Andrew McGilvray, SUMMARY: Mid-Iowa Grain Inspection, meets the criteria delineated in 7 CFR Executive Secretary. Inc.’s (Mid-Iowa) geographical territory § 800.196(f)(2). [FR Doc. 2016–26025 Filed 10–26–16; 8:45 am] is amended to include the area BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k. previously designated to John R. McCrea Agency, Inc. (McCrea). Mid-Iowa Susan B. Keith, purchased McCrea effective September Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 1, 2016, and met the requirements Packers and Stockyards Administration. specified in GIPSA’s General [FR Doc. 2016–25611 Filed 10–26–16; 8:45 am] International Trade Administration Regulations. The designation of Mid- BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P [A–580–885] Iowa is from July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2020. Phosphor Copper From the Republic DATES: Effective Date: September 1, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE of Korea: Postponement of Final 2016. Determination of Sales at Less Than Foreign-Trade Zones Board Fair Value FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [B–70–2016] Jorge Vazquez, 816–866–2224 or AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, FGIS.QACD@usda.gov. Foreign-Trade Zone 80—San Antonio, International Trade Administration, Texas, Application for Subzone, CGT Department of Commerce. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce United States Grain Standards Act U.S. Limited, New Braunfels, Texas (the Department) is postponing the (USGSA) authorizes the Secretary to An application has been submitted to deadline for issuing the final designate a qualified applicant to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by determination in the less-than-fair-value provide official services in a specified the City of San Antonio, grantee of FTZ (LTFV) investigation of phosphor area after determining that the applicant 80, requesting subzone status for the copper from the Republic of Korea is better able than any other applicant facility of CGT U.S. Limited located in (Korea) and is extending the provisional to provide such official services 7 U.S.C. New Braunfels, Texas. The application measures from a four-month period to a 79(f). Under 7 U.S.C. 79(g), designations was submitted pursuant to the period of not more than six months. of official agencies are effective for no provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones longer than five years, unless terminated DATES: Effective October 27, 2016. Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), by the Secretary, and may be renewed and the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: according to the criteria and procedures Cindy Robinson at (202) 482–3797, sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES CFR part 400). It was formally docketed prescribed in 7 U.S.C. 79(f). on October 20, 2016. Antidumping and Countervailing Duty The proposed subzone (27.78 acres) is Operations, Enforcement and Mid-Iowa Designation Compliance, International Trade located at 2827 FM 1101 in New Pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 79(f)(2), the Braunfels. A notification of proposed Administration, U.S. Department of following geographic area, in the States production activity has been submitted Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue of Minnesota, Illinois, and Iowa, is and will be published separately for NW., Washington, DC 20230. assigned to this official agency. public comment. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:43 Oct 26, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27OCN1.SGM 27OCN1

74764 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 208 / Thursday, October 27, 2016 / Notices On April 5, 2016, the Department of extending the provisional measures SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Commerce (the Department) initiated an from a four-month period to a period of Background antidumping duty investigation of not more than six months. Accordingly, imports of phosphor copper from the we will issue our final determination no The Department published its Republic of Korea (Korea).1 The period later than February 27, 2017.4 Preliminary Results in this new shipper of investigation is January 1, 2015, This notice is issued and published review on June 10, 2016.1 Wah Yuen through December 31, 2015. On October pursuant to section 735(a)(2)(A) of the and the Dixon Ticonderoga Company, 5, 2016, the Department published its Act and 19 CFR 351.210(g). the petitioner, filed case briefs on affirmative Preliminary Determination Dated: October 24, 2016. August 12, 2016.2 We received a in the LTFV investigation of phosphor rebuttal brief from Wah Yuen on August Ronald K. Lorentzen, copper from Korea.2 On October 12 and 22, 2016.3 Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement October 19, 2016, Bongsan Co., Ltd. and Compliance. Scope of the Order (Bongsan), the sole mandatory [FR Doc. 2016–26027 Filed 10–26–16; 8:45 am] respondent in this investigation, Imports covered by this order are requested that the Department fully BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P shipments of certain cased pencils of extend the deadline for the final any shape or dimension which are determination and extend the writing and/or drawing instruments that DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE feature cores of graphite or other application of the provisional measures from a four-month period to a period of materials, encased in wood and/or man- International Trade Administration not more than six months.3 made materials, whether or not [A–570–827] decorated and whether or not tipped Postponement of Final Determination (e.g., with erasers, etc.) in any fashion, Section 735(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act Certain Cased Pencils From the and either sharpened or unsharpened. of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 People’s Republic of China: Final The pencils subject to the order are CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii) provide that a final Results of Antidumping Duty New currently classifiable under subheading determination may be postponed until Shipper Review; 2014–2015 9609.10.00 of the Harmonized Tariff not later than 135 days after the date of AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). the publication of the preliminary International Trade Administration, A full description of the scope of the determination if, in the event of an Department of Commerce. order is contained in the Issues and affirmative preliminary determination, a SUMMARY: On June 10, 2016, the Decision Memorandum.4 Although the request for such postponement is made Department of Commerce (the HTSUS subheadings are provided for by the exporters or producers who Department) published the preliminary convenience and customs purposes, the account for a significant proportion of results of the new shipper review of the written product description is exports of the subject merchandise. antidumping duty order on certain dispositive. Further, 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2) requires cased pencils from the People’s Analysis of Comments Received that such postponement requests by Republic of China. This review covers exporters be accompanied by a request one company, Wah Yuen Stationery Co., All issues raised in the case and for extension of provisional measures Ltd. and its affiliated producer, rebuttal briefs by parties in this review from a four-month period to a period of Shandong Wah Yuen Stationery Co., are addressed in the Issues and Decision not more than six months, in Ltd. (collectively, Wah Yuen), for the Memorandum. A list of the issues which accordance with section 733(d) of the period of review (POR) December 1, parties raised is attached to this notice Act. 2014, through May 31, 2015. We invited as an appendix. The Issues and Decision In accordance with section interested parties to comment on the Memorandum is a public document and 735(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR Preliminary Results. Based upon our is on file in the Department’s Central 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because (1) our analysis of the comments received, we Records Unit, B8024 of the main preliminary determination was made changes to the margin calculations Department of Commerce building, as affirmative; (2) the request was made by for the final results. As a result of these well as available electronically via the exporter/producer who accounts for changes, we find that the exporter Wah 1 See Certain Cased Pencils From the People’s a significant proportion of exports of the Yuen made a sale of subject Republic of China: Preliminary Results of subject merchandise; and (3) no merchandise at below normal value Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review; 2014– compelling reasons for denial exist, we during the POR. 2015, 81 FR 37573, June 10, 2016. are postponing the final determination DATES: Effective October 27, 2016. 2 See letter from Dixon, re: ‘‘Certain Cased Pencils until no later than 135 days after the from the People’s Republic of China, New Shipper FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Review NSR 12/01/2014–05/31/2015: Case Brief of date of the publication of the Mary Kolberg, AD/CVD Operations, Dixon Ticonderoga Company,’’ dated August 12, Preliminary Determination and Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, 2016 (Dixon’s case brief); see also letter from Wah Yuen, re: ‘‘Certain Cased Pencils from the People’s 1 See Phosphor Copper from the Republic of International Trade Administration, Republic of China: Administrative Case Brief of Korea: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Wah Yuen Stationery Co. Ltd.,’’ dated August 12, Investigation, 81 FR 19552 (April 5, 2016). Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 2016 (Wah Yuen’s case brief). 2 See Phosphor Copper from the Republic of DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1785. 3 See letter from Wah Yuen, re: ‘‘Certain Cased Korea: Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Pencils from the People’s Republic of China: Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Negative Preliminary 4 Postponing the final determination to 135 days Administrative Case Rebuttal Brief of Wah Yuen Determination of Critical Circumstances, 81 FR Stationery Co., Ltd,’’ dated August 22, 2016. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES after the publication of the Preliminary 71049 (October 14, 2016) (Preliminary Determination would place the deadline on 4 See Memorandum to Ronald K. Lorentzen, Determination). Sunday, February 26, 2017. The Department’s Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 3 See the letter from Bongsan titled, ‘‘Phosphor practice dictates that where a deadline falls on a Compliance from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Copper from the Republic of Korea: Request for weekend or federal holiday, the appropriate Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Extension of Final Determination Deadline,’’ dated deadline is the next business day. See Notice of Operations, re: ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum October 12, 2016; see also letter from Bongsan tiled, Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next Business Day’’ for Final Results of Antidumping Duty New ‘‘Phosphor Copper from the Republic of Korea: Rule for Administrative Determination Deadlines Shipper Review: Certain Cased Pencils from the Amended Request for Extension of Final Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 People’s Republic of China,’’ dated October 20, Determination Deadline,’’ dated October 19, 2016. 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DatesEffective October 27, 2016.
ContactCindy Robinson at (202) 482-3797, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.
FR Citation81 FR 74763 
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