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1See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Petitions for the 

Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duties Against Imports of Certain Metal Lockers 

and Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of 

China,’’ dated July 9, 2020 (Petition). 

2On October 15, 2020, the petitioners notified 

Commerce that Lyon LLC was withdrawing as a 

petitioner in this investigation. On November 6, 

2020, DeBourgh Manufacturing Co. was listed with 

List Industries, Inc., Penco Products, Inc., and 

Tennsco LLC as the petitioners in this investigation. 

3See Certain Metal Lockers and Parts Thereof 

from the People’s Republic of China: Initiation of 

Countervailing Duty Investigation, 85 FR 47353 

(August 5, 2020) (Initiation Notice), and 

accompanying Initiation Checklist. 

4See Certain Metal Lockers and Parts Thereof 

from the People’s Republic of China: Postponement 

of Preliminary Determination of Countervailing 

Duty Investigation, 85 FR 59287 (September 21, 

2020). 

5See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Determination of the 

Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Metal 

Lockers and Parts Thereof from the People’s 

Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently with, and 

hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum). 

6See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, 

Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). 

7See Initiation Notice. 

to the existing activation limit of FTZ 

22. 

In accordance with the FTZ Board’s 

regulations, Elizabeth Whiteman of the 

FTZ Staff is designated examiner to 

review the application and make 

recommendations to the Executive 

Secretary. 

Public comment is invited from 

interested parties. Submissions shall be 

addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive 

Secretary and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The 

closing period for their receipt is 

January 25, 2021. Rebuttal comments in 

response to material submitted during 

the foregoing period may be submitted 

during the subsequent 15-day period to 

February 8, 2021. 

A copy of the application will be 

available for public inspection in the 

‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ 

Board’s website, which is accessible via 

www.trade.gov/ftz. 

For further information contact 

Elizabeth Whiteman at 

Elizabeth.Whiteman@trade.gov. 

Dated: December 9, 2020. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[B–56–2020] 

Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 90— 

Syracuse, New York; Authorization of 

Production Activity; Xylem Water 

Systems USA LLC (Centrifugal and 

Submersible Pumps), Auburn, New 

York 

On August 11, 2020, Xylem Water 

Systems USA LLC submitted a 

notification of proposed production 

activity to the FTZ Board for its 

facilities within Subzone 90D, in 

Auburn, New York. 

The notification was processed in 

accordance with the regulations of the 

FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including 

notice in the Federal Register inviting 

public comment (85 FR 55636, 

September 9, 2020). On December 9, 

2020, the applicant was notified of the 

FTZ Board’s decision that no further 

review of the activity is warranted at 

this time. The production activity 

described in the notification was 

authorized, subject to the FTZ Act and 

the FTZ Board’s regulations, including 

Section 400.14. 

Dated: December 9, 2020. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27425 Filed 12–11–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–570–134] 

Certain Metal Lockers and Parts 

Thereof From the People’s Republic of 

China: Preliminary Affirmative 

Countervailing Duty Determination and 

Alignment of Final Determination With 

Final Antidumping Duty Determination 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) preliminarily determines 

that countervailable subsidies are being 

provided to producers and exporters of 

certain metal lockers and parts thereof 

(metal lockers) from the People’s 

Republic of China (China). The period 

of investigation is January 01, 2019 

through December 31, 2019. Interested 

parties are invited to comment on this 

preliminary determination. 

DATES: Applicable December 14, 2020. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles Doss or Alex Cipolla, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office III, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–4474 or (202) 482–4956, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On July 9, 2020, Commerce received 

antidumping duty (AD) and 

countervailing duty (CVD) petitions 1

concerning imports of metal lockers 

from China, filed in proper form on 

behalf of List Industries, Inc., Lyon LLC, 

Penco Products, Inc, and Tennsco LLC 

(collectively, the petitioners).2 On 

August 5, 2020, Commerce published 

the notice of initiation of this CVD 

investigation of metal lockers from 

China.3 On September 21, 2020, 

Commerce postponed the preliminary 

determination of this investigation to 

December 7, 2020.4 For a complete 

description of the events that followed 

the initiation of this investigation, see 

the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum.5 This preliminary 

determination is made in accordance 

with section 703(b) of the Tariff Act of 

1930, as amended (the Act). A list of 

topics discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum is included as 

Appendix II to this notice. The 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a 

public document and is on file 

electronically via Enforcement and 

Compliance’s Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Centralized 

Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 

ACCESS is available to registered users 

at http://access.trade.gov. In addition, a 

complete version of the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum can be accessed 

directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/ 

frn/. The signed and electronic versions 

of the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum are identical in content. 

Scope of the Investigation 

The products covered by this 

investigation are metal lockers from 

China. For a complete description of the 

scope of this investigation, see 

Appendix I. 

Scope Comments 

In accordance with the preamble to 

Commerce’s regulations,6 the Initiation 

Notice set aside a period of time for 

parties to raise issues regarding product 

coverage (i.e. , scope).7 Certain 

interested parties commented on the 

scope of the investigation as it appeared 

in the Initiation Notice. Commerce 

intends to issue its preliminary decision 

regarding comments concerning the 

scope of the AD and CVD investigations 

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8See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act 

regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) 

of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of 

the Act regarding specificity. 

9See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act. 

10See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Certain Metal Lockers 

and Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of 

China Petitioners’ Request to Align Final 

Determinations,’’ dated November 30, 2020. 

11These eight companies are Changshu Taron 

Machinery Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd.; 

Guangdong Yuhua Building Materials Co., Ltd.; 

Jiangsu Tongrun Tool Cabinet Co., Ltd.; Luoyang 

Mas Younger Office Furniture Co. / Louyang Mas 

Younger Export and Import Co.; Luoyang Shidiu 

Import and Export Co., Ltd.; Suzhou Yuanda 

Commercial Products Co. Ltd.; Winnsen Industry 

Co., Ltd.; and Xiamen Headleader Technology. 

companion AD investigation, whose 

deadline is February 4, 2021. 

Methodology 

Commerce is conducting this 

investigation in accordance with section 

701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy 

programs found countervailable, 

Commerce preliminarily determines 

that there is a subsidy, i.e. , a financial 

contribution by an ‘‘authority’’ that 

gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, 

and that the subsidy is specific.8

Commerce notes that, in making these 

findings, it relied, in part, on facts 

available and because it finds that one 

or more respondents did not act to the 

best of their ability to respond to 

Commerce’s requests for information, it 

drew an adverse inference where 

appropriate in selecting from among the 

facts otherwise available.9 For further 

information, see ‘‘Use of Facts 

Otherwise Available and Adverse 

Inferences’’ in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum. 

Alignment 

As noted in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum, in accordance with 

section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.210(b)(4), Commerce is aligning the 

final CVD determination in this 

investigation with the final 

determination in the companion AD 

investigation of metal lockers from 

China based on a request made by the 

petitioners.10 Consequently, the final 

CVD determination will be issued on 

the same date as the final AD 

determination, which is currently 

scheduled to be issued no later than 

April 20, 2021, unless postponed. 

All-Others Rate 

Sections 703(d) and 705(c)(5)(A) of 

the Act provide that in the preliminary 

determination, Commerce shall 

determine an estimated all-others rate 

for companies not individually 

examined. This rate shall be an amount 

equal to the weighted average of the 

estimated subsidy rates established for 

those companies individually 

examined, excluding any zero and de 

minimis rates and any rates based 

entirely under section 776 of the Act. 

Commerce calculated an individual 

estimated countervailable subsidy rate 

for Zhejiang Xingyi Metal Products Co., 

Ltd. (Zhejiang Xingyi), the only 

individually examined exporter/ 

producer in this investigation. Because 

the only individually calculated rate is 

not zero, de minimis , or based entirely 

on facts otherwise available, the 

estimated weighted-average rate 

calculated for Zhejiang Xingyi is the rate 

assigned to all other producers and 

exporters, pursuant to section 

705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act. 

Rate for Non-Responsive Companies 

Eight potential producers and/or 

exporters of metal lockers from China 

did not respond to Commerce’s 

Quantity and Value (Q&V) 

Questionnaire. We find that, by not 

responding to the Q&V Questionnaire 

within the deadline established by 

Commerce, these companies withheld 

requested information and significantly 

impeded this proceeding.11 Thus, in 

reaching our preliminary determination, 

pursuant to sections 776(a)(2)(A) and (C) 

of the Act, we are basing the CVD rate 

for these eight companies on facts 

otherwise available. 

We further preliminarily determine 

that an adverse inference is warranted, 

pursuant to section 776(b) of the Act. By 

failing to submit responses to 

Commerce’s Q&V Questionnaire, the 

eight companies did not cooperate to 

the best of their ability in this 

investigation. 

Accordingly, we preliminarily find 

that an adverse inference is warranted to 

ensure that the eight companies will not 

obtain a more favorable result than if 

they had fully complied with our 

request for information. For more 

information on the application of 

adverse facts available to the nonresponsive companies, see ‘‘Use of Facts 

Otherwise Available and Adverse 

Inferences’’ in the Preliminary 

Determination Memorandum. 

Preliminary Determination 

Commerce preliminarily determines 

that the following estimated 

countervailable subsidy rates exist: 

Company Subsidy rate 

(percent) 

Zhejiang Xingyi Metal Products Co., Ltd. ..................... 36.83 

All Others .............................. 36.83 

Company Subsidy rate 

(percent) 

Changshu Taron Machinery 

Equipment Manufacturing 

Co., Ltd. ............................ 144.01 

Guangdong Yuhua Building 

Materials Co., Ltd. ............. 144.01 

Jiangsu Tongrun Tool Cabinet Co., Ltd. ...................... 144.01 

Luoyang Mas Younger Office 

Furniture Co. / Louyang 

Mas Younger Export and 

Import Co. ......................... 144.01 

Luoyang Shidiu Import and 

Export Co., Ltd. ................. 144.01 

Suzhou Yuanda Commercial 

Products Co. Ltd. .............. 144.01 

Winnsen Industry Co., Ltd. ... 144.01 

Xiamen Headleader Technology ................................ 144.01 

Suspension of Liquidation 

In accordance with section 

703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, 

Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection (CBP) to suspend 

liquidation of entries of subject 

merchandise as described in the scope 

of the investigation section entered, or 

withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption on or after the date of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. Further, pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.205(d), Commerce will instruct CBP 

to require a cash deposit equal to the 

rates indicated above. 

Disclosure 

Commerce intends to disclose its 

calculations and analysis performed to 

interested parties in this preliminary 

determination within five days of its 

public announcement, or if there is no 

public announcement, within five days 

of the date of this notice in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

Verification 

Commerce is currently unable to 

conduct on-site verification of the 

information relied upon in making its 

final determination in this investigation. 

Accordingly, we intend to take 

additional steps in lieu of on-site 

verification. Commerce will notify 

interested parties of any additional 

documentation or information required. 

Public Comment 

Case briefs or other written comments 

may be submitted to the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. Commerce will notify 

interested parties of the deadline for the 

submission of case briefs. Rebuttal 

briefs, limited to issues raised in case 

briefs, may be submitted no later than 

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12See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 

(for general filing requirements); Temporary Rule 

Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to 

COVID–19, 85 FR 17006 (March 26, 2020); and 

Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service 

Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension of 

Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020) 

(Temporary Rule). 

13See Temporary Rule. 

case briefs.12 Pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who 

submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in 

this investigation are encouraged to 

submit with each argument: (1) A 

statement of the issue; (2) a brief 

summary of the argument; and (3) a 

table of authorities. 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 

interested parties who wish to request a 

hearing, limited to issues raised in the 

case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a 

written request to the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance, U.S. Department of 

Commerce within 30 days after the date 

of publication of this notice. Requests 

should contain the party’s name, 

address, and telephone number, the 

number of participants, whether any 

participant is a foreign national, and a 

list of the issues to be discussed. If a 

request for a hearing is made, Commerce 

intends to hold the hearing at a date and 

time to be determined. Parties should 

confirm by telephone the date, time, and 

location of the hearing two days before 

the scheduled date. 

Parties are reminded that briefs and 

hearing requests are to be filed 

electronically using ACCESS and that 

electronically filed documents must be 

received successfully in their entirety by 

5 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. 

Note that Commerce has temporarily 

modified certain of its requirements for 

serving documents containing business 

proprietary information, until further 

notice.13

International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 703(f) of 

the Act, Commerce will notify the 

International Trade Commission (ITC) of 

its determination. If the final 

determination is affirmative, the ITC 

will determine before the later of 120 

days after the date of this preliminary 

determination or 45 days after the final 

determination. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This determination is issued and 

published pursuant to sections 703(f) 

and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.205(c). 

Dated: December 7, 2020. 

Jeffrey I. Kessler, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

Appendix I 

Scope of the Investigation 

The scope of this investigation covers 

certain metal lockers, with or without doors, 

and parts thereof (certain metal lockers). The 

subject certain metal lockers are metal 

storage devices less than 27 inches wide and 

less than 27 inches deep, whether floor 

standing, installed onto a base or wallmounted. In a multiple locker assembly 

(whether a welded locker unit, otherwise 

assembled locker unit or knocked down unit 

or kit), the width measurement shall be based 

on the width of an individual locker not the 

overall unit dimensions. All measurements 

in this scope are based on actual 

measurements. The subject certain metal 

lockers typically include the bodies (back, 

side, shelf, top and bottom panels), door 

frames with or without doors which can be 

integrated into the sides or made separately, 

and doors. The subject metal lockers 

typically are made of flat-rolled metal, metal 

mesh and/or expanded metal, which 

includes but is not limited to alloy or nonalloy steel (whether or not galvanized or 

otherwise metallically coated for corrosion 

resistance), stainless steel, or aluminum, but 

the doors may also include transparent 

polycarbonate, Plexiglas or similar 

transparent material or any combination 

thereof. Metal mesh refers to both wire mesh 

and expanded metal mesh. Wire mesh is a 

wire product in which the horizontal and 

transverse wires are welded at the crosssection in a grid pattern. Expanded metal 

mesh is made by slitting and stretching metal 

sheets to make a screen of diamond or other 

shaped openings. The doors are configured 

with or for a handle or other device that 

permit the use of a mechanical or electronic 

lock or locking mechanism, including, but 

not limited to: A combination lock, a 

padlock, a key lock, lever or knob lock, and 

a wireless lock. The subject locker may also 

enter with the lock or locking device 

included or installed. The doors or body 

panels may also include vents (including 

wire mesh or expanded metal mesh vents) or 

perforations. The bodies, body components 

and doors are typically powder coated, 

otherwise painted or epoxy coated or may be 

unpainted. The subject merchandise includes 

metal lockers imported either as welded or 

otherwise assembled units (ready for 

installation or use) or as knocked down units 

or kits (requiring assembly prior to 

installation or use). 

The subject lockers may be shipped as 

individual or multiple locker units 

preassembled, welded, or combined into 

banks or tiers for ease of installation or as 

sets of component parts, bulk packed (i.e. , 

all backs in one package, crate, rack, carton 

or container and sides in another package, 

crate, rack, carton or container) or any 

combination thereof. The knocked down 

lockers are shipped unassembled requiring a 

supplier, contractor or end-user to assemble 

the individual lockers and locker banks prior 

to installation. 

The scope also includes all parts and 

components of lockers made from flat-rolled 

metal or expanded metal (e.g. , doors, frames, 

shelves, tops, bottoms, backs, side panels, 

etc.) as well as accessories that are attached 

to the lockers when installed (including, but 

not limited to, slope tops, bases, expansion 

filler panels, dividers, recess trim, decorative 

end panels, and end caps) that may be 

imported together with lockers or other 

locker components or on their own. The 

particular accessories listed for illustrative 

purposes are defined as follows: 

a. Slope tops: Slope tops are slanted metal 

panels or units that fit on the tops of the 

lockers and that slope from back to front to 

prevent the accumulation of dust and debris 

on top of the locker and to discourage the use 

of the tops of lockers as storage areas. Slope 

tops come in various configurations 

including, but not limited to, unit slope tops 

(in place of flat tops), slope hoods made of 

a back, top and end pieces which fit over 

multiple units and convert flat tops to a 

sloping tops, and slope top kits that convert 

flat tops to sloping tops and include tops, 

backs and ends. 

b. Bases: Locker bases are panels made 

from flat-rolled metal that either conceal the 

legs of the locker unit, or for lockers without 

legs, provide a toe space in the front of the 

locker and conceal the flanges for floor 

anchoring. 

c. Expansion filler panel: Expansion filler 

panels or fillers are metal panels that attach 

to locker units to cover columns, pipes or 

other obstacles in a row of lockers or fill in 

gaps between the locker and the wall. Fillers 

may also include metal panels that are used 

on the sides or the top of the lockers to fill 

gaps. 

d. Dividers: Dividers are metal panels that 

divide the space within a locker unit into 

different storage areas. 

e. Recess trim: Recess trim is a narrow 

metal trim that bridges the gap between 

lockers and walls or soffits when lockers are 

recessed into a wall. 

f. Decorative end panels: End panels fit 

onto the exposed ends of locker units to 

cover holes, bolts, nuts, screws and other 

fasteners. They typically are painted to match 

the lockers. 

g. End caps: End caps fit onto the exposed 

ends of locker units to cover holes, bolts, 

nuts, screws and other fasteners. 

The scope also includes all hardware for 

assembly and installation of the lockers and 

locker banks that are imported with or 

shipped, invoiced or sold with the imported 

locker or locker system. 

Excluded from the scope are wire mesh 

lockers. Wire mesh lockers are those with 

each of the following characteristics: 

(1) At least three sides, including the door, 

made from wire mesh; 

(2) the width and depth each exceed 25 

inches; and 

(3) the height exceeds 90 inches. 

Also excluded are lockers with bodies 

made entirely of plastic, wood or any 

nonmetallic material. 

Also excluded are exchange lockers with 

multiple individual locking doors mounted 

on one master locking door to access 

multiple units. Excluded exchange lockers 


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1See Methionine from France, Japan and Spain: 

Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 85 

FR 52324 (August 25, 2020). 

2See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Methionine from 

France, Spain, and Japan: Request to Extend 

Preliminary Determinations,’’ dated December 1, 

2020. 3 Id. 

have multiple individual storage spaces, 

typically arranged in tiers, with access doors 

for each of the multiple individual storage 

space mounted on a single frame that can be 

swung open to allow access to all of the 

individual storage spaces at once. For 

example, uniform or garment exchange 

lockers are designed for the distinct function 

of securely and hygienically exchanging 

clean and soiled uniforms. Thus, excluded 

exchange lockers are a multi-access point 

locker whereas covered lockers are a single 

access point locker for personal storage. 

Also excluded are metal lockers that are 

imported with an installed electronic, 

internet-enabled locking device that permits 

communication or connection between the 

locker’s locking device and other internet 

connected devices. 

Also excluded are hardware and 

accessories for assembly and installation of 

the lockers, locker banks and storage systems 

that are separately imported in bulk and are 

not incorporated into a locker, locker system 

or knocked down kit at the time of 

importation. Such excluded hardware and 

accessories include but are not limited to 

bulk imported rivets, nuts, bolts, hinges, door 

handles, locks, door/frame latching 

components, and coat hooks. Accessories of 

sheet metal, including but not limited to end 

panels, bases, dividers and sloping tops, are 

not excluded accessories. 

The subject certain metal lockers are 

classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule 

of the United States (HTSUS) subheading 

9403.20.0078. Parts of subject certain metal 

lockers are classified under HTS subheading 

9403.90.8041. While HTSUS subheadings are 

provided for convenience and Customs 

purposes, the written description of the 

scope of the investigation is dispositive. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope Comments 

IV. Scope of the Investigation 

V. Diversification of China’s Economy 

VI. Subsidies Valuation 

VII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and 

Adverse Inferences 

VIII. Benchmarks and Interest Rates 

IX. Analysis of Programs 

X. Calculation of the All-Others Rate 

XI. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–427–831, A–588–879, A–469–822] 

Methionine From France, Japan and 

Spain: Postponement of Preliminary 

Determinations in the Less-Than-FairValue Investigations 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Applicable December 14, 2020. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Zachary Shaykin at (202) 482–2638 

(France); Robert Scully at (202) 482– 

0572 (Japan); and Elizabeth Bremer at 

(202) 482–4987 (Spain); AD/CVD 

Operations, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On August 18, 2020, the Department 

of Commerce (Commerce) initiated lessthan-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of 

imports of methionine from France, 

Japan, and Spain.1 Currently, the 

preliminary determinations are due no 

later than January 5, 2021. 

Postponement of Preliminary 

Determinations 

Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act 

of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires 

Commerce to issue the preliminary 

determination in an LTFV investigation 

within 140 days of the date on which 

Commerce initiated the investigation. 

However, section 733(c)(1) of the Act 

permits Commerce to postpone the 

preliminary determination until no later 

than 190 days after the date on which 

Commerce initiated the investigation if: 

(A) The petitioner makes a timely 

request for a postponement; or (B) 

Commerce concludes that the parties 

concerned are cooperating, that the 

investigation is extraordinarily 

complicated, and that additional time is 

necessary to make a preliminary 

determination. 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 December 1, 2020, Novus 

International, Inc. (the petitioner) 

submitted a timely request that 

Commerce postpone the preliminary 

determinations in these LTFV 

investigations.2 The petitioner stated 

that it requests postponement due to 

concerns that Commerce will need 

further information and complete 

questionnaire responses. Under the 

current timeline, the petitioner believes 

that Commerce will not have complete 

responses and sufficient information to 

issue these preliminary determinations.3

For the reasons stated above, and 

because there are no compelling reasons 

to deny the request, Commerce, in 

accordance with section 733(c)(1)(A) of 

the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(e), is 

postponing the deadline for these 

preliminary determinations by 50 days 

(i.e., 190 days after the date on which 

these investigations were initiated). As 

a result, Commerce will issue its 

preliminary determinations no later 

than February 24, 2021. In accordance 

with section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the 

final determinations in these 

investigations will continue to be 75 

days after the date of the preliminary 

determinations, unless postponed at a 

later date. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to section 733(c)(2) of the Act 

and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1). 

Dated: December 8, 2020. 

Jeffrey I. Kessler, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XA574] 

Schedules for Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshops and 

Protected Species Safe Handling, 

Release, and Identification Workshops 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public workshops. 

SUMMARY: Free Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshops and Safe 

Handling, Release, and Identification 

Workshops will be held in January, 

February, and March of 2021. Certain 

fishermen and shark dealers are 

required to attend a workshop to meet 

regulatory requirements and to maintain 

valid permits. Specifically, the Atlantic 

Shark Identification Workshop is 

mandatory for all federally permitted 

Atlantic shark dealers. The Safe 

Handling, Release, and Identification 

Workshop is mandatory for vessel 

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