82_FR_35899 82 FR 35753 - Certain Aluminum Foil From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination of the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation

82 FR 35753 - Certain Aluminum Foil From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination of the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 146 (August 1, 2017)

Page Range35753-35753
FR Document2017-16162

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 146 (Tuesday, August 1, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 146 (Tuesday, August 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 35753]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16162]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-053]


Certain Aluminum Foil From the People's Republic of China: 
Postponement of Preliminary Determination of the Less-Than-Fair-Value 
Investigation

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


DATES: Effective August 1, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Bellhouse at (202) 482-2057 or 
Michael J. Heaney at (202) 482-4475, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and 
Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 
1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On March 30, 2017, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
initiated an antidumping duty investigation concerning imports of 
certain aluminum foil from the People's Republic of China.\1\ The 
notice of initiation stated that the Department, in accordance with 
section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 
and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1), would issue its preliminary determination no 
later than 140 days after the date of the initiation, unless 
postponed.\2\ The current deadline for the preliminary determination of 
this investigation is no later than August 15, 2017.
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    \1\ See Certain Aluminum Foil from the People's Republic of 
China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 82 FR 15691 
(March 30, 2017).
    \2\ Id., 82 FR at 15695.
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Postponement of Preliminary Determination

    On July 17, 2017, The Aluminum Association Trade Enforcement 
Working Group (the petitioners), made a timely request pursuant to 
section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(e), for a 50-day 
postponement of the preliminary determination in this investigation in 
order to provide the Department with sufficient time to review 
submissions and request supplemental information.\3\ No other parties 
commented.
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    \3\ See the letter from the petitioners to the Secretary of 
Commerce entitled, ``Antidumping Investigation of Certain Aluminum 
Foil from the People's Republic of China: Petitioners' Request for 
Postponement of the Preliminary Determination,'' dated July 17, 
2017.
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    For the reasons stated above, and because there are no compelling 
reasons to deny the petitioners' request, the Department is postponing 
the deadline for the preliminary determination by 50 days, until 
October 4, 2017, in accordance with section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act and 
19 CFR 351.205(b)(2).
    In accordance with 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 733(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: July 26, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, Performing the Non-Exclusive Functions and Duties of the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2017-16162 Filed 7-31-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                  what is required of all parties to                       China.1 The notice of initiation stated                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                  participate in Sunset Reviews.                           that the Department, in accordance with
                                                     Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.103(c), the                    section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of              International Trade Administration
                                                  Department will maintain and make                        1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR
                                                                                                                                                                  [A–602–810, A–351–850, A–403–805]
                                                  available a service list for these                       351.205(b)(1), would issue its
                                                  proceedings. To facilitate the timely                    preliminary determination no later than                Silicon Metal From Australia, Brazil,
                                                  preparation of the service list(s), it is                140 days after the date of the initiation,             and Norway: Postponement of
                                                  requested that those seeking recognition                 unless postponed.2 The current                         Preliminary Determinations in the
                                                  as interested parties to a proceeding                    deadline for the preliminary                           Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations
                                                  contact the Department in writing                        determination of this investigation is no
                                                  within 10 days of the publication of the                 later than August 15, 2017.                            AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                  Notice of Initiation.                                                                                           International Trade Administration,
                                                     Please note that if the Department                    Postponement of Preliminary                            Department of Commerce.
                                                  receives a Notice of Intent to Participate               Determination
                                                                                                                                                                  DATES:   Applicable: August 1, 2017.
                                                  from a member of the domestic industry                     On July 17, 2017, The Aluminum                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  within 15 days of the date of initiation,                Association Trade Enforcement Working                  Brian Smith at (202) 482–1766
                                                  the review will continue. Thereafter,                                                                           (Australia); Robert James at (202) 482–
                                                                                                           Group (the petitioners), made a timely
                                                  any interested party wishing to                                                                                 0649 (Brazil); or Brittany Bauer at (202)
                                                                                                           request pursuant to section 733(c)(1)(A)
                                                  participate in the Sunset Review must                                                                           482–3860 (Norway), AD/CVD
                                                                                                           of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(e), for a
                                                  provide substantive comments in                                                                                 Operations, Enforcement and
                                                  response to the notice of initiation no                  50-day postponement of the preliminary
                                                                                                           determination in this investigation in                 Compliance, International Trade
                                                  later than 30 days after the date of                                                                            Administration, U.S. Department of
                                                  initiation.                                              order to provide the Department with
                                                                                                           sufficient time to review submissions                  Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
                                                     This notice is not required by statute                                                                       NW., Washington, DC 20230.
                                                  but is published as a service to the                     and request supplemental information.3
                                                                                                           No other parties commented.                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  international trading community.
                                                    Dated: June 30, 2017.                                    For the reasons stated above, and                    Background
                                                  Gary Taverman,
                                                                                                           because there are no compelling reasons                  On March 28, 2017, the Department of
                                                                                                           to deny the petitioners’ request, the                  Commerce (the Department) initiated
                                                  Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
                                                  and Countervailing Duty Operations.                      Department is postponing the deadline                  less-than-fair-value (LTFV)
                                                  [FR Doc. 2017–16157 Filed 7–31–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                           for the preliminary determination by 50                investigations of imports of silicon
                                                                                                           days, until October 4, 2017, in                        metal from Australia, Brazil, and
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                                                                                                           accordance with section 733(c)(1)(A) of                Norway.1 Currently, the preliminary
                                                                                                           the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(2).                      determinations are due no later than
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                     In accordance with section 735(a)(1)                 August 15, 2017.
                                                                                                           of the Act, the deadline for the final                 Postponement of Preliminary
                                                  International Trade Administration                       determination of this investigation will               Determinations
                                                                                                           continue to be 75 days after the date of
                                                  [A–570–053]                                                                                                        Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act
                                                                                                           the preliminary determination, unless
                                                                                                                                                                  of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires
                                                                                                           postponed at a later date.                             the Department to issue the preliminary
                                                  Certain Aluminum Foil From the
                                                  People’s Republic of China:                                This notice is issued and published                  determination in a LTFV investigation
                                                  Postponement of Preliminary                              pursuant to section 733(c)(2) of the Act               within 140 days after the date on which
                                                  Determination of the Less-Than-Fair-                     and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).                              the Department initiated the
                                                  Value Investigation                                        Dated: July 26, 2017.                                investigation. However, section
                                                                                                                                                                  733(c)(1)(A)(b)(1) of the Act permits the
                                                  AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,                     Gary Taverman,
                                                                                                                                                                  Department to postpone the preliminary
                                                  International Trade Administration,                      Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping             determination until no later than 190
                                                  Department of Commerce.                                  and Countervailing Duty Operations,                    days after the date on which the
                                                                                                           Performing the Non-Exclusive Functions and
                                                                                                                                                                  Department initiated the investigation
                                                  DATES:   Effective August 1, 2017.                       Duties of the Assistant Secretary for
                                                                                                                                                                  if: (A) The petitioner makes a timely
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Tom                    Enforcement and Compliance.
                                                                                                                                                                  request for a postponement; or (B) the
                                                  Bellhouse at (202) 482–2057 or Michael                   [FR Doc. 2017–16162 Filed 7–31–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                  Department concludes that the parties
                                                  J. Heaney at (202) 482–4475, AD/CVD                      BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                 concerned are cooperating, that the
                                                  Operations, Enforcement and                                                                                     investigation is extraordinarily
                                                  Compliance, International Trade                                                                                 complicated, and that additional time is
                                                  Administration, Department of                                                                                   necessary to make a preliminary
                                                  Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue                                                                              determination. Under 19 CFR
                                                  NW., Washington, DC 20230.                                 1 See Certain Aluminum Foil from the People’s        351.205(e), the petitioner must submit a
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                               Republic of China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-       request for postponement 25 days or
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                                                                                                           Value Investigation, 82 FR 15691 (March 30, 2017).     more before the scheduled date of the
                                                  Background                                                 2 Id., 82 FR at 15695.                               preliminary determination and must
                                                    On March 30, 2017, the Department of                     3 See the letter from the petitioners to the         state the reasons for the request. The
                                                  Commerce (the Department) initiated an                   Secretary of Commerce entitled, ‘‘Antidumping
                                                                                                           Investigation of Certain Aluminum Foil from the           1 See Silicon Metal From Australia, Brazil and
                                                  antidumping duty investigation                           People’s Republic of China: Petitioners’ Request for   Norway: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value
                                                  concerning imports of certain aluminum                   Postponement of the Preliminary Determination,’’       Investigations, 82 FR 16352 (April 4, 2017)
                                                  foil from the People’s Republic of                       dated July 17, 2017.                                   (Initiation Notice).



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Document Created: 2018-10-24 11:43:45
Document Modified: 2018-10-24 11:43:45
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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
DatesEffective August 1, 2017.
ContactTom Bellhouse at (202) 482-2057 or Michael J. Heaney at (202) 482-4475, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.
FR Citation82 FR 35753 

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