82 FR 53479 - Ripe Olives From Spain: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 220 (November 16, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 220 (Thursday, November 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53479-53480]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24848]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-469-817]


Ripe Olives From Spain: Postponement of Preliminary Determination 
in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation

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

DATES: Applicable November 16, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Cartsos at (202) 482-1757, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On July 12, 2017, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
initiated a less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of imports of 
ripe olives from Spain.\1\ Currently, the preliminary determination is 
due no later than November 29, 2017.
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    \1\ See Ripe Olives from Spain: Initiation of Investigation, 82 
FR 33054 (July 19, 2017) (Initiation Notice).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determination

    Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), requires the Department to issue the preliminary determination in 
a LTFV investigation within 140 days after the date on which the 
Department initiated the investigation. However, section 
733(c)(1)(A)(b)(1) of the Act permits the Department to postpone the 
preliminary determination until no later than 190 days after the date 
on which the Department initiated the investigation if: (A) The 
petitioner \2\ makes a timely request for a postponement; or (B) the 
Department concludes that the parties concerned are cooperating, that 
the investigation is extraordinarily complicated, and that additional 
time is necessary to make a preliminary determination. Under 19 CFR

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351.205(e), the petitioner must submit a request for postponement 25 
days or more before the scheduled date of the preliminary determination 
and must state the reasons for the request. The Department will grant 
the request unless it finds compelling reasons to deny the request.
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    \2\ The petitioner is the Coalition for Fair Trade in Ripe 
Olives.
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    On October 11, 2017, the petitioner submitted a timely request that 
the Department postpone the preliminary determination in the LTFV 
investigation.\3\ The petitioner stated that it requests postponement 
because the respondents selected for individual examination are still 
filing their response to the Department's questionnaire and the 
Department needs additional time to fully analyze the questionnaire 
responses, request any necessary clarifications, and determine 
antidumping margins.\4\
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    \3\ See Letter from the petitioner titled ``Ripe Olives from 
Spain Request for Postponement of Preliminary Determination,'' dated 
October 11, 2017.
    \4\ Id.
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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 
733(c)(1)(A) of the Act, is postponing the deadline for the preliminary 
determination by 50 days (i.e., 190 days after the date on which this 
investigation was initiated). As a result, the Department will issue 
its preliminary determination no later than January 18, 2018. In 
accordance with section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1), 
the deadline for the final determination of this investigation will 
continue to be 75 days after the date of publication 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: November 9, 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. 2017-24848 Filed 11-15-17; 8:45 am]
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