83 FR 7655 - Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin From Brazil, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Pakistan, and Taiwan: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations of Antidumping Duty Investigations

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 36 (February 22, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 36 (Thursday, February 22, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 7655]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03670]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-351-852, A-560-832, A-580-896, A-535-905, and A-583-862]


Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin From Brazil, Indonesia, the 
Republic of Korea, Pakistan, and Taiwan: Postponement of Preliminary 
Determinations of Antidumping Duty Investigations

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

DATES: Applicable February 22, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathryn Wallace (Brazil) at (202) 482-
6251, Caitlin Monks (Indonesia) at (202) 482-2670, Sean Carey (Republic 
of Korea) at (202) 482-3964, Lauren Caserta (Pakistan) at (202) 482-
4737, Alex Cipolla at (202) 482-4956 (Taiwan), AD/CVD Operations, 
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On October 23, 2017, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
initiated antidumping duty (AD) investigations on polyethylene 
terephthalate resin from Brazil, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, 
Pakistan, and Taiwan.\1\ Commerce exercised its discretion to toll all 
deadlines affected by the closure of the Federal Government from 
January 20 through 22, 2018. If the new deadline falls on a non-
business day, in accordance with Commerce's practice, the deadline will 
become the next business day. Accordingly, the current deadline for the 
preliminary determinations of these investigations is March 8, 2018.
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    \1\ See Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from Brazil, Indonesia, 
the Republic of Korea, Pakistan, and Taiwan: Initiation of Less-
Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 82 FR 48977 (October 23, 2017).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determinations

    Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), requires Commerce to issue the preliminary determination in an AD 
investigation within 140 days after the date on which Commerce 
initiated the investigation. However, section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act 
and 19 CFR 351.205(e) allow Commerce to postpone the preliminary 
determination at the request of the petitioner.
    On January 29, 2018, the petitioners \2\ submitted a timely request 
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.205(e) to postpone the preliminary 
determinations.\3\ They noted that Commerce is still gathering data and 
questionnaire responses from the foreign producers in these 
investigations and additional time is necessary for Commerce and 
interested parties to fully and properly analyze all questionnaire 
response.\4\ For these reasons, and because there are no compelling 
reasons to deny the request, Commerce, in accordance with section 
733(c)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(e), is postponing the 
deadline for the preliminary determinations to no later than 190 days 
after the day on which the investigations were initiated. Accordingly, 
Commerce will issue the preliminary determinations no later than April 
27, 2018, a date that has been adjusted for the period of the closure 
of the Federal Government. In accordance with section 735(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.
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    \2\ The petitioners for Brazil, Pakistan, Korea, and Taiwan are 
DAK Americas LLC, Indorama Ventures USA Inc., M&G Polymers USA LLC, 
and Nan Ya Plastics Corporation America. The petitioners for 
Indonesia are DAK Americas LLC, M&G Polymers USA LLC, and Nan Ya 
Plastics Corporation America.
    \3\ See letter from the petitioners, ``Polyethylene 
Terephthalate Resin from Brazil, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, 
Pakistan and Taiwan--Petitioners' Request to Postpone the 
Preliminary Determinations,'' dated January 29, 2018.
    \4\ Id. At 2.
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    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: February 16, 2018.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2018-03670 Filed 2-21-18; 8:45 am]
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