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)

[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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