[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 121 (Friday, June 22, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 37653]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15376]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-982]


Utility Scale Wind Towers From the People's Republic of China: 
Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty Determination With Final 
Antidumping Duty Determination

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is aligning the 
final determination in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of 
utility scale wind towers (wind towers) from the People's Republic of 
China (PRC) with the final determination in the companion antidumping 
duty (AD) investigation.

DATES: Effective Date: June 22, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Johnson or Patricia Tran, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 3, Import Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Room 4014, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-4793 and 202-482-1503, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On January 18, 2012, the Department initiated the AD and CVD 
investigations of wind towers from the PRC.\1\ On June 6, 2012, the 
Department published the preliminary affirmative CVD determination.\2\ 
On June 7, 2012, the petitioner, the Wind Tower Trade Coalition,\3\ 
timely requested alignment of the deadline for the final CVD 
determination with the deadline for the final determination in the 
companion AD investigation, in accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4)(i) 
and 210(i). Because the AD and CVD investigations were initiated 
simultaneously and involve the same class or kind of merchandise from 
the same country, we are aligning the final deadlines in the two 
investigations. The final CVD and AD determinations will be issued no 
later than October 9, 2012, unless postponed.
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    \1\ See Utility Scale Wind Towers From the People's Republic of 
China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation, 77 FR 3447 
(January 24, 2012) and Utility Scale Wind Towers From the People's 
Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation 
of Antidumping Duty Investigations, 77 FR 3440 (January 24, 2012).
    \2\ See Utility Scale Wind Towers From the People's Republic of 
China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 77 
FR 33422 (June 6, 2012).
    \3\ The following companies compose the Wind Tower Trade 
Coalition: Broadwind Towers, Inc., DMI Industries, Katana Summit 
LLC, and Trinity Structural Towers, Inc.
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    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 705(a)(1) 
of the Act.

     Dated: June 15, 2012.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-15376 Filed 6-21-12; 8:45 am]
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