Certain Quartz Surface Products From India and the Republic of Turkey: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Countervailing Duty Investigations
| Published date | 03 July 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 31839 |
| Record Number | 2019-14235 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Commerce Department,International Trade Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 128 (Wednesday, July 3, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 3, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 31839]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-14235]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-489-838, C-533-890]
Certain Quartz Surface Products From India and the Republic of
Turkey: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the
Countervailing Duty Investigations
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable July 3, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Johnson at (202) 482-4793
(India), or Stephanie Berger at (202) 482-2483 (Republic of Turkey
(Turkey)), AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 28, 2019, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated
countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of certain quartz
surface products from India and Turkey.\1\ Currently, the preliminary
determinations are due no later than August 1, 2019.
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\1\ See Certain Quartz Surface Products from India and the
Republic of Turkey: Initiation of Countervailing Duty
Investigations, 84 FR 25524 (June 3, 2019).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determinations
Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),
requires Commerce to issue the preliminary determination in a CVD
investigation within 65 days after the date on which Commerce initiated
the investigation. However, section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act permits
Commerce to postpone the preliminary determination until no later than
130 days after the date on which Commerce initiated the investigation
if the petitioner makes a timely request for a postponement. Under 19
CFR 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. Commerce will
grant the request unless it finds compelling reasons to deny the
request.
On June 20, 2019, the petitioner \2\ submitted timely requests,
pursuant to section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(e), to
fully postpone the preliminary determinations.\3\ The petitioner stated
that it requests postponement to provide Commerce with time to fully
analyze the respondents' questionnaire responses and allow it to
identify and allege any additional subsidy benefits not addressed in
the petitions.\4\
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\2\ The petitioner is Cambria Company LLC.
\3\ See Letters from the petitioner, ``Certain Quartz Surface
Products from India: Request to Postpone Preliminary
Determination,'' dated June 20, 2019; and ``Certain Quartz Surface
Products from the Republic of Turkey: Request to Postpone
Preliminary Determination,'' dated June 20, 2019.
\4\ Id.
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In accordance with 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner stated the
reasons for requesting a postponement of the preliminary
determinations, and Commerce finds no compelling reason to deny the
requests. Therefore, in accordance with section 703(c)(1)(A) of the
Act, Commerce is postponing the deadline for the preliminary
determinations to no later than 130 days after the date on which this
investigation was initiated, i.e., October 7, 2019.\5\ Pursuant to
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.
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\5\ The actual deadline is October 5, 2019. Because October 5,
2019 is a Saturday, the deadline for the preliminary determinations
is Monday, October 7, 2019. 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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Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: June 27, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2019-14235 Filed 7-2-19; 8:45 am]
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