Federal Register/Vol. 84, No. 135/Monday, July 15, 2019/Notices
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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 135 / Monday, July 15, 2019 / Notices 33739 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE preliminary determination and must conduct administrative reviews of state the reasons for the request. various antidumping and countervailing International Trade Administration Commerce will grant the request unless duty orders and findings with May [A–423–814, A–580–899, A–791–824] it finds compelling reasons to deny the anniversary dates. In accordance with request. Commerce’s regulations, we are Acetone From Belgium, the Republic On July 1, 2019, the petitioner initiating those administrative reviews. of Korea, and the Republic of South submitted a timely request that DATES: Applicable July 15, 2019. Africa: Postponement of Preliminary Commerce postpone the preliminary FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair- determinations in these LTFV 3 Brenda E. Brown, Office of AD/CVD Value Investigations investigations. The petitioner stated Operations, Customs Liaison Unit, that it requests postponement because Enforcement and Compliance, AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, the initial questionnaire responses ‘‘are International Trade Administration, International Trade Administration, substantially deficient, and it may not U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Department of Commerce. be possible for Commerce to obtain Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, corrected responses within the current DATES: Applicable July 15, 2019. DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482–4735. schedule.’’ 4 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alex For the reasons stated above and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Cipolla at (202) 482–4956 (Belgium); because there are no compelling reasons Background Sean Carey at (202) 482–3964 (Republic to deny the request, Commerce, in of Korea (Korea)); Charlotte Baskin- accordance with section 733(c)(1)(A) of Commerce has received timely Gerwitz at (202) 482–4880 (Republic of the Act, is postponing the deadline for requests, in accordance with 19 CFR South Africa (South Africa)), AD/CVD the preliminary determinations by 50 351.213(b), for administrative reviews of Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and days (i.e., 190 days after the date on various antidumping and countervailing Compliance, International Trade which these investigations were duty orders and findings with May Administration, U.S. Department of initiated). As a result, Commerce will anniversary dates. All deadlines for the submission of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue issue its preliminary determinations in various types of information, NW, Washington, DC 20230. these investigations no later than certifications, or comments or actions by SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: September 17, 2019. In accordance with Commerce discussed below refer to the section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR Background number of calendar days from the 351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final applicable starting time. On March 11, 2019, the Department of determinations of these investigations Commerce (Commerce) initiated less- will continue to be 75 days after the Notice of No Sales than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of date of the preliminary determinations, If a producer or exporter named in imports of acetone from Belgium, Korea, unless postponed at a later date. and South Africa.1 Currently, the this notice of initiation had no exports, preliminary determinations are due no Notification to Interested Parties sales, or entries during the period of later than July 29, 2019. This notice is issued and published review (POR), it must notify Commerce pursuant to section 733(c)(2) of the Act within 30 days of publication of this Postponement of Preliminary and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1). notice in the Federal Register. All Determinations submissions must be filed electronically Dated: July 9, 2019. Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act at http://access.trade.gov in accordance Jeffrey I. Kessler, 1 of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires with 19 CFR 351.303. Such Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and submissions are subject to verification Commerce to issue the preliminary Compliance. determination in a LTFV investigation in accordance with section 782(i) of the within 140 days after the date on which [FR Doc. 2019–14953 Filed 7–12–19; 8:45 am] Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce initiated the investigation. BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Further, in accordance with 19 CFR However, section 733(c)(1) of the Act 351.303(f)(1)(i), a copy must be served on every party on Commerce’s service permits Commerce to postpone the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE preliminary determination until no later list. than 190 days after the date on which International Trade Administration Respondent Selection Commerce initiated the investigation if: In the event Commerce limits the (A) The petitioner 2 makes a timely Initiation of Antidumping and number of respondents for individual request for a postponement; or (B) Countervailing Duty Administrative examination for administrative reviews Commerce concludes that the parties Reviews initiated pursuant to requests made for concerned are cooperating, that the AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, the orders identified below, Commerce investigation is extraordinarily International Trade Administration, intends to select respondents based on complicated, and that additional time is Department of Commerce. U.S. Customs and Border Protection necessary to make a preliminary (CBP) data for U.S. imports during the determination. Under 19 CFR SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce POR. We intend to place the CBP data 351.205(e), the petitioner must submit a (Commerce) has received requests to on the record within five days of request for postponement 25 days or 3 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Acetone from Belgium/ publication of the initiation notice and more before the scheduled date of the Petitioner’s Request for Postponement of the to make our decision regarding Preliminary Determination,’’ dated July 1, 2019; respondent selection within 30 days of 1 See Acetone from Belgium, the Republic of Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Acetone from Korea/ Korea, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Singapore, the Petitioner’s Request for Postponement of the publication of the initiation Federal Republic of South Africa, and Spain: Initiation of Preliminary Determination,’’ dated July 1, 2019; and Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 84 FR 9755 Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Acetone from South Africa/ 1 See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty (March 18, 2019) (Initiation Notice). Petitioner’s Request for Postponement of the Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures; 2 The petitioner is the Coalition for Acetone Fair Preliminary Determination,’’ dated July 1, 2019. Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR Trade. 4 Id. 39263 (July 6, 2011). VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:08 Jul 12, 2019 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15JYN1.SGM 15JYN1 khammond on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES 33740 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 135 / Monday, July 15, 2019 / Notices Register notice. Comments regarding the Deadline for Withdrawal of Request for administrative review in an NME CBP data and respondent selection Administrative Review country this single rate unless an should be submitted within seven days Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), a exporter can demonstrate that it is after the placement of the CBP data on party that has requested a review may sufficiently independent so as to be the record of this review. Parties withdraw that request within 90 days of entitled to a separate rate. wishing to submit rebuttal comments the date of publication of the notice of To establish whether a firm is should submit those comments within initiation of the requested review. The sufficiently independent from five days after the deadline for the regulation provides that Commerce may government control of its export initial comments. extend this time if it is reasonable to do activities to be entitled to a separate rate, Commerce analyzes each entity In the event Commerce decides it is so. Determinations by Commerce to exporting the subject merchandise. In necessary to limit individual extend the 90-day deadline will be made on a case-by-case basis. accordance with the separate rates examination of respondents and criteria, Commerce assigns separate conduct respondent selection under Deadline for Particular Market rates to companies in NME cases only section 777A(c)(2) of the Act, the Situation Allegation if respondents can demonstrate the following guidelines regarding Section 504 of the Trade Preferences absence of both de jure and de facto collapsing of companies for purposes of Extension Act of 2015 amended the Act government control over export respondent selection will apply. In by adding the concept of particular activities. general, Commerce has found that market situation (PMS) for purposes of All firms listed below that wish to determinations concerning whether constructed value under section 773(e) qualify for separate rate status in the particular companies should be of the Act.2 Section 773(e) of the Act administrative reviews involving NME ‘‘collapsed’’ (e.g., treated as a single states that ‘‘if a particular market countries must complete, as entity for purposes of calculating situation exists such that the cost of appropriate, either a separate rate antidumping duty rates) require a materials and fabrication or other application or certification, as described substantial amount of detailed processing of any kind does not below. For these administrative reviews, information and analysis,