[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40226-40227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17413]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-075, C-570-076]
Certain Plastic Decorative Ribbon From the People's Republic of
China: Postponement of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is postponing the
deadline for issuing the final determination in the less than fair
value (LTFV) investigation of certain plastic decorative ribbon from
the People's Republic of China (China) until December 21, 2018, and is
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extending the provisional measures period from a four-month period to a
period of not more than six months.
DATES: Applicable August 14, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Decker, Lauren Caserta, or
Caitlin Monks, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482-0196, (202) 482-4737, or (202) 482-2670, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On January 23, 2018, Commerce initiated the LTFV investigation of
imports of certain plastic decorative ribbon from China.\1\ The period
of investigation is April 1, 2017, through September 31, 2017. On
August 8, 2018, Commerce published its Preliminary Determination in the
LTFV investigation.\2\
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\1\ See Certain Plastic Decorative Ribbon from the People's
Republic of China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation,
83 FR 3126 (January 23, 2018) (Initiation Notice).
\2\ See Certain Plastic Decorative Ribbon From the People's
Republic of China: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value, 83 FR 39058 (August 8, 2018) (Preliminary
Determination).
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Postponement of Final Determination
Section 735(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),
and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2) provide that a final determination may be
postponed until not later than 135 days after the date of the
publication of the preliminary determination if, in the event of an
affirmative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement
is made by the exporters or producers who account for a significant
proportion of exports of the subject merchandise, or in the event of a
negative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement is
made by the petitioners. Further, 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2) requires that
such postponement requests by exporters be accompanied by a request for
extension of provisional measures from a four-month period to a period
of not more than six months, in accordance with section 733(d) of the
Act.
On July 19, 2018, Dongguan Mei Song Plastic Industry Co., Ltd. (Mei
Song) and Ningbo Junlong Craft Gift Co., Ltd. (Junlong), two mandatory
respondents that account for a ``significant portion'' of subject
merchandise in the LTFV investigation, requested that Commerce fully
extend the deadline for the final determination and extend the
application of the provisional measures from a four-month period to a
period of not more than six months.\3\
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\3\ See Letter from Mei Song and Junlong, ``Certain Plastic
Decorative Ribbon from the People's Republic of China--Request for
Extension of Final Determination,'' dated July 19, 2018.
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In accordance with section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.210(b)(2)(ii), because: (1) The preliminary determination was
affirmative; (2) the request was made by exporters who account for a
significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise from the
country at issue; and (3) no compelling reasons for denial exist,
Commerce is postponing the final determination of the investigation
until no later than 135 days after the date of the publication of the
relevant preliminary determination, and extending the provisional
measures from a four-month period to a period of not more than six
months. Accordingly, Commerce will issue its final determination in the
LTFV investigation no later than December 21, 2018.\4\
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\4\ The final determination of the accompanying countervailing
duty (CVD) investigation has been previously aligned with the LTFV
investigation. Thus, the deadline for issuing the final
determination of the CVD investigation is also December 21, 2018.
See Certain Plastic Decorative Ribbon From the People's Republic of
China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and
Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty
Determination, 83 FR 29096 (June 22, 2018).
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This notice is issued and published pursuant to 19 CFR 351.210(g).
Dated: August 8, 2018.
James Maeder,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations performing the duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2018-17413 Filed 8-13-18; 8:45 am]
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