81_FR_9463 81 FR 9426 - Certain New Pneumatic Off-The-Road Tires From India, the People's Republic of China, and Sri Lanka: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations of Countervailing Duty Investigations

81 FR 9426 - Certain New Pneumatic Off-The-Road Tires From India, the People's Republic of China, and Sri Lanka: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations of Countervailing Duty Investigations

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 37 (February 25, 2016)

Page Range9426-9427
FR Document2016-04064

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 37 (Thursday, February 25, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 37 (Thursday, February 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9426-9427]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04064]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-870, C-570-035, C-542-801]


Certain New Pneumatic Off-The-Road Tires From India, the People's 
Republic of China, and Sri Lanka: Postponement of Preliminary 
Determinations of Countervailing Duty Investigations

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

DATES: Effective: February 25, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Spencer Toubia at (202) 482-0123 
(India); Laurel LaCivita at (202) 482-4243 (the People's Republic of 
China (PRC)); and Elizabeth Eastwood at (202) 482-3874 (Sri Lanka), AD/
CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 3, 2016, the Department of Commerce (Department) 
initiated countervailing duty investigations (CVD) on certain new 
pneumatic off-the-road tires from India, the PRC, and Sri Lanka.\1\ 
Currently, the preliminary determinations of these investigations are 
due no later than April 8, 2016.
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    \1\ See Certain New Pneumatic Off-The-Road Tires from India, the 
People's Republic of China, and Sri Lanka: Initiation of 
Countervailing Duty Investigations, 81 FR 7067 (February 10, 2016).
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Postponement of 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 CVD 
investigation within 65 days after the date on which the Department 
initiated the investigation. However, if the petitioner makes a timely 
request for a postponement, section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act allows the 
Department to postpone making the preliminary determination until no 
later than 130 days after the date on which the Department initiated 
the investigation.
    On February 12, 2016, the petitioners \2\ submitted timely requests 
pursuant to section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(e) to 
postpone the preliminary determinations.\3\ For the reasons stated 
above and because there are no compelling reasons to deny the requests, 
the Department, in accordance with section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act, is 
postponing the deadline for the preliminary determinations to no later 
than 130 days after the day on which the investigations were initiated. 
Accordingly, the Department will issue the preliminary determinations 
no later than June 12, 2016. However, because June 12, 2016, falls on a 
Sunday, the

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preliminary determinations are now due no later than June 13, 2016.\4\ 
In accordance with 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, unless postponed at a later date.
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    \2\ Titan Tire Corporation and the United Steel, Paper and 
Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and 
Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC (collectively, the 
petitioners).
    \3\ See letters from the petitioners entitled ``Certain New 
Pneumatic Off-The-Road Tires from India--Petitioners' Request to 
Extend the Deadline for the Preliminary Determinations,'' ``Certain 
New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires from People's Republic of China--
Petitioners' Request to Extend the Deadline for the Preliminary 
Determination,'' and ``Certain New Pneumatic Off-The-Road Tires from 
Sri Lanka--Petitioners' Request to Extend the Deadline for the 
Preliminary Determinations,'' each dated February 12, 2016.
    \4\ 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: February 18, 2016.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2016-04064 Filed 2-24-16; 8:45 am]
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9426 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 37 / Thursday, February 25, 2016 / Notices Form Number(s): N/A. of controlling trade for national security 482–3874 (Sri Lanka), AD/CVD Type of Review: Regular submission. and foreign policy reasons. Operations, Enforcement and Affected Public: Business or other for- Compliance, International Trade profit organizations. Agenda Administration, U.S. Department of Estimated Number of Respondents: 1. Opening remarks by the Chairman Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 3,000. and Vice Chairman. Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. Estimated Time Per Response: 10 2. Export Control Reform Update. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: minutes. 3. Presentation of papers or comments Estimated Total Annual Burden by the Public. Background Hours: 500 hours. 4. Data Transmission and Security On February 3, 2016, the Department Estimated Total Annual Cost to Subcommittee Update. of Commerce (Department) initiated Public: $0. 5. Process Improvements and Trusted countervailing duty investigations Trader Subcommittee Update. (CVD) on certain new pneumatic off-the- IV. Request for Comments 6. Outreach Subcommittee Update. road tires from India, the PRC, and Sri Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 7. Discussion of Topics for Presentation Lanka.1 Currently, the preliminary the proposed collection of information to the Secretary of Commerce. determinations of these investigations is necessary for the proper performance The open session will be accessible are due no later than April 8, 2016. of the functions of the agency, including via teleconference to 20 participants on whether the information shall have a first come, first served basis. To join Postponement of Preliminary practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the the conference, submit inquiries to Ms. Determination agency’s estimate of the burden Yvette Springer at Yvette.Springer@ Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of (including hours and cost) of the bis.doc.gov, no later than, March 9, 1930, as amended (the Act), requires the proposed collection of information; (c) 2016. Department to issue the preliminary ways to enhance the quality, utility, and A limited number of seats will be determination in a CVD investigation clarity of the information to be available for the public session. within 65 days after the date on which collected; and (d) ways to minimize the Reservations are not accepted. To the the Department initiated the burden of the collection of information extent time permits, members of the investigation. However, if the petitioner on respondents, including through the public may present oral statements to makes a timely request for a use of automated collection techniques the PECSEA. Written statements may be postponement, section 703(c)(1)(A) of or other forms of information submitted at any time before or after the the Act allows the Department to technology. meeting. However, to facilitate postpone making the preliminary Comments submitted in response to distribution of public presentation determination until no later than 130 this notice will be summarized and/or materials to PECSEA members, the days after the date on which the included in the request for OMB PECSEA suggests that public Department initiated the investigation. approval of this information collection; presentation materials or comments be On February 12, 2016, the they also will become a matter of public forwarded before the meeting to Ms. petitioners 2 submitted timely requests record. Yvette Springer. pursuant to section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Dated: February 19, 2016. For more information, contact Yvette Act and 19 CFR 351.205(e) to postpone Glenna Mickelson, Springer on 202–482–2813. the preliminary determinations.3 For the Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Dated: February 17, 2016. reasons stated above and because there Information Officer. Kevin J. Wolf, are no compelling reasons to deny the [FR Doc. 2016–03921 Filed 2–24–16; 8:45 am] requests, the Department, in accordance Assistant Secretary for Export BILLING CODE 3510–33–P Administration. with section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act, is postponing the deadline for the [FR Doc. 2016–03935 Filed 2–24–16; 8:45 am] preliminary determinations to no later BILLING CODE 3510–JT–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE than 130 days after the day on which the investigations were initiated. Bureau of Industry and Security DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Accordingly, the Department will issue the preliminary determinations no later President’s Export Council; International Trade Administration than June 12, 2016. However, because Subcommittee on Export June 12, 2016, falls on a Sunday, the Administration; Notice of Open [C–533–870, C–570–035, C–542–801] Meeting 1 See Certain New Pneumatic Off-The-Road Tires Certain New Pneumatic Off-The-Road from India, the People’s Republic of China, and Sri The President’s Export Council Tires From India, the People’s Lanka: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Subcommittee on Export Republic of China, and Sri Lanka: Investigations, 81 FR 7067 (February 10, 2016). Administration (PECSEA) will meet on Postponement of Preliminary 2 Titan Tire Corporation and the United Steel, March 16, 2016, 10:00 a.m., at the U.S. Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Determinations of Countervailing Duty Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Department of Commerce, Herbert C. Investigations Union, AFL–CIO, CLC (collectively, the Hoover Building, Room 3884, 14th petitioners). Street between Pennsylvania and AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 3 See letters from the petitioners entitled ‘‘Certain International Trade Administration, New Pneumatic Off-The-Road Tires from India— mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Constitution Avenues NW., Washington, DC. The PECSEA provides advice on Department of Commerce. Petitioners’ Request to Extend the Deadline for the Preliminary Determinations,’’ ‘‘Certain New matters pertinent to those portions of DATES: Effective: February 25, 2016. Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires from People’s the Export Administration Act, as FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Republic of China—Petitioners’ Request to Extend amended, that deal with United States Spencer Toubia at (202) 482–0123 the Deadline for the Preliminary Determination,’’ and ‘‘Certain New Pneumatic Off-The-Road Tires policies of encouraging trade with all (India); Laurel LaCivita at (202) 482– from Sri Lanka—Petitioners’ Request to Extend the countries with which the United States 4243 (the People’s Republic of China Deadline for the Preliminary Determinations,’’ each has diplomatic or trading relations and (PRC)); and Elizabeth Eastwood at (202) dated February 12, 2016. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:07 Feb 24, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25FEN1.SGM 25FEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 37 / Thursday, February 25, 2016 / Notices 9427 preliminary determinations are now due FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin cells, and modules, laminates, and no later than June 13, 2016.4 In Kearney, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, panels, consisting of crystalline silicon accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Enforcement and Compliance, photovoltaic cells, whether or not Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1), the International Trade Administration, partially or fully assembled into other deadline for the final determinations of U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th products, including, but not limited to, these investigations will continue to be Street and Constitution Avenue NW., modules, laminates, panels and building 75 days after the date of the preliminary Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) integrated materials. Merchandise determinations, unless postponed at a 482–0167. covered by this order is currently later date. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: classified in the Harmonized Tariff This notice is issued and published System of the United States (‘‘HTSUS’’) pursuant to section 703(c)(2) of the Act Background under subheadings 8501.61.0000, and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1). The Department initiated this CCR on 8507.20.80, 8541.40.6020, 8541.40.6030, Dated: February 18, 2016. March 18, 2015, and published the and 8501.31.8000. These HTSUS Ronald K. Lorentzen, Preliminary Results on October 21, subheadings are provided for 2015.2 For a description of events that convenience and customs purposes; the Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. have occurred since the Preliminary written description of the scope of this Results, see the Issues and Decision order is dispositive. A complete [FR Doc. 2016–04064 Filed 2–24–16; 8:45 am] Memorandum.3 The Issues and Decision description of the scope of the order is BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Memorandum is a public document and contained in the Issues and Decision is on file electronically via Enforcement Memorandum.5 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE and Compliance’s Antidumping and Analysis of Comments Received Countervailing Duty Centralized International Trade Administration Electronic Service System (‘‘ACCESS’’). All issues raised by interested parties ACCESS is available to registered users in the case briefs are addressed in the [A–570–979] at http://access.trade.gov, and is Issues and Decision Memorandum. A available to all parties in the Central list of the issues addressed in the Issues Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, and Decision Memorandum is appended Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Whether or Not Assembled Into to this notice. Department of Commerce building. In Modules, From the People’s Republic addition, a complete version of the Final Results of the Changed of China: Final Results of the Changed Issues and Decision Memorandum can Circumstances Review Circumstances Review be accessed directly at http:// AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. Upon review of the comments International Trade Administration, The signed Issues and Decision received, the Department continues to Department of Commerce. Memorandum and the electronic find based upon the totality of the versions of the Issues and Decision circumstances that material changes SUMMARY: On October 21, 2015, the Memorandum are identical in content. occurred after DelSolar Taiwan merged Department of Commerce (the As explained in the memorandum with, and became part of, Neo Solar, ‘‘Department’’) published a notice of from the Acting Assistant Secretary for including significant changes in preliminary results of a changed Enforcement and Compliance, the management, the board of directors, and circumstance review (‘‘CCR’’) of the Department has exercised its discretion ownership and, further, that Neo Solar antidumping duty (‘‘AD’’) order on to toll all administrative deadlines due did not demonstrate that its operations, crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, to the recent closure of the Federal with respect to the subject merchandise, whether or not assembled into modules Government. All deadlines in this were materially similar to the operations (‘‘solar cells’’), from the People’s segment of the proceeding have been of DelSolar Taiwan pertaining to Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’).1 Based on extended by four business days. The supplier relationships and customer our analysis of the comments from base, as discussed in the Preliminary interested parties, we continue to find revised deadline for the final results of this review is now February 18, 2016.4 Results and the Issues and Decision that Neo Solar Power Corporation (‘‘Neo Memorandum. Therefore, in these final Solar’’) is not the successor-in-interest Scope of the Order results, the Department continues to to DelSolar Co., Ltd. (‘‘DelSolar find that Neo Solar is not the successor- The merchandise covered by this Taiwan’’) for purposes of determining in-interest to DelSolar Taiwan for order is crystalline silicon photovoltaic AD liability in this proceeding for these purposes of antidumping duty liability final results and, as such, is subject to 2 See Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, in this proceeding. the PRC-wide entity cash deposit rate Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, from the with respect to entries of subject People’s Republic of China: Initiation of Changed Instructions to U.S. Customs and merchandise. Circumstances Review, 80 FR 15568 (March 24, Border Protection 2015) (‘‘Initiation Notice’’); see also Preliminary DATES: Effective: February 25, 2016. Results. As a result of this determination, the 3 See ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Department finds that Neo Solar is 4 See Notice of Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Changed subject to the cash deposit rate currently Business Day’’ Rule for Administrative Circumstances Review of Crystalline Silicon Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into assigned to the PRC-wide entity with of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005). Modules, from the People’s Republic of China: Neo respect to the subject merchandise (i.e., mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 1 See Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Solar Power Corporation and DelSolar Co., Ltd.,’’ Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, from the dated concurrently with and hereby adopted in this 5 See ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of notice. Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Changed the Changed Circumstances Review, 80 FR 63743 4 See Memorandum to the Record from Ron Circumstances Review of Crystalline Silicon (October 21, 2015) (‘‘Preliminary Results’’). We note Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into that although the request was submitted on behalf Enforcement and Compliance, regarding ‘‘Tolling of Modules, from the People’s Republic of China: Neo of DelSolar Taiwan, the purported predecessor Administrative Deadlines As a Result of the Solar Power Corporation and DelSolar Co., Ltd.,’’ company, the request also states that DelSolar Government Closure During Snowstorm Jonas,’’ dated concurrently with and hereby adopted in this Taiwan no longer exists as a legal entity. dated January 27, 2016. notice. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:07 Feb 24, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25FEN1.SGM 25FEN1


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DatesEffective: February 25, 2016.
ContactSpencer Toubia at (202) 482-0123 (India); Laurel LaCivita at (202) 482-4243 (the People's Republic of China (PRC)); and Elizabeth Eastwood at (202) 482-3874 (Sri Lanka), AD/ CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.
FR Citation81 FR 9426 
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