[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 1, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 18281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07256]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-998]


1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane From the People's Republic of China: 
Postponement of Preliminary Determination of Antidumping Duty 
Investigation

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

DATES:  April 1, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frances Veith or Bob Palmer, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
4295, or (202) 482-9068, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Postponement of Preliminary Determination

    On December 9, 2013, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') 
published a notice initiating an antidumping duty investigation of 
1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane from the People's Republic of China.\1\ The 
notice of initiation inadvertently stated that the Department, in 
accordance with section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (``the Act'') and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1), unless postponed, will 
issue its preliminary determination no later than 140 days after the 
publication date of this initiation, instead of the date of initiation. 
Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1) states that 
the Department will make a preliminary determination no later than 140 
days after the date of the initiation (i.e., December 2, 2013), not 140 
days after the publication date of the initiation. Accordingly, the 
preliminary determination of this antidumping duty investigation is 
currently due no later than April 21, 2014.
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    \1\ See 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane From the People's Republic of 
China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation, 78 FR 73832 
(December 9, 2013).
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    Pursuant to section 733(c)(1)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.205(b)(2), the Department concludes that the parties involved in 
this investigation are cooperating and determined that this case is 
extraordinarily complicated by reason of the number and complexity of 
the transactions to be investigated and adjustments to be considered 
and the number of firms whose activities must be investigated. The 
Department determines that a 30-day postponement of the preliminary 
determination is needed in order to provide the Department with 
sufficient time to review and analyze questionnaire responses and issue 
appropriate requests for clarification and additional information.
    For the reasons stated above, the Department, in accordance with 
section 733(c)(1)(B) of the Act, is postponing the deadline for the 
preliminary determination to no later than 170 days after the date on 
which the Department initiated this investigation. Therefore, the new 
deadline for the preliminary determination is May 21, 2014. In 
accordance with section 735(a)(1) of the Act, the deadline for the 
final determination of this investigation will continue to be 75 days 
after the date 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).

    March 26, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2014-07256 Filed 3-31-14; 8:45 am]
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