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2The petitioners are the American Brass Rod Fair 

Trade Coalition and its constituent members, 

Mueller Brass Co. and Wieland Chase LLC, U.S. 

3See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Request to Extend 

Antidumping Preliminary Determinations,’’ dated 

August 23, 2023. 

4 Id. 

5Because the extended deadline for these 

preliminary determinations falls on a Federal 

holiday (i.e., November 23, 2023), the deadline 

becomes the next business day. See Notice of 

Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next Business Day’’ 

Rule for Administrative Determination Deadlines 

Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 

FR 24533 (May 10, 2005). 

1See Certain Pea Protein from the People’s 

Republic of China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty 

Investigation, 88 FR 52116 (August 7, 2023) 

(Initiation Notice). 

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 August 23, 2023, the petitioners 2

submitted a timely request that 

Commerce postpone the preliminary 

determinations in these LTFV 

investigations to 190 days after the date 

of initiation of the investigations.3 The 

petitioners stated that they request 

postponement due to the size and 

complexity of the investigations, the 

extensions of time already granted by 

Commerce to respondents, and the 

amount of time that will be needed for 

Commerce to conduct complete and 

thorough analyses in these 

investigations, including the issuance 

and review of additional supplemental 

questionnaires.4

For the reasons stated above and 

because there are no compelling reasons 

to deny the request for postponement, 

Commerce, in accordance with section 

733(c)(1)(A) of the Act, is postponing 

the deadline for the 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 November 24, 2023.5 In accordance 

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

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

final determinations of these 

investigations will continue to be 75 

days after the date of the preliminary 

determinations, unless postponed. 

This notice is issued and published 

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

and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1). 

Dated: September 1, 2023. 

Lisa W. Wang, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

United States-Mexico-Canada 

Agreement (USMCA), Article 10.12: 

Binational Panel Review: Notice of 

Request for Panel Review 

AGENCY: United States Section, USMCA 

Secretariat, International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of USMCA request for 

panel review. 

SUMMARY: A Request for Panel Review 

was filed in the matter of Certain 

Softwood Lumber from Canada: Final 

Results of a Final Rescission, in Part, of 

the Countervailing Duty Administrative 

Review; 2021 with the U.S. Section of 

the USMCA Secretariat on August 31, 

2023, pursuant to USMCA Article 10.12. 

The final results of the administrative 

review were published in the Federal 

Register on August 1, 2023. The 

USMCA Secretariat has assigned case 

number USA–CDA–2023–10.12–01 to 

this request. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vidya Desai, United States Secretary, 

USMCA Secretariat, Room 2061, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230, 202–482–5438. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Article 

10.12 of chapter 10 of USMCA provides 

a dispute settlement mechanism 

involving trade remedy determinations 

issued by the Government of the United 

States, the Government of Canada, and 

the Government of Mexico. Following a 

Request for Panel Review, a Binational 

Panel is composed to review the trade 

remedy determination being challenged 

and issue a binding Panel Decision. 

There are established USMCA Rules of 

Procedure for Article 10.12 (Binational 

Panel Reviews), which were adopted by 

the three governments for panels 

requested pursuant to article 10.12(2) of 

USMCA which requires Requests for 

Panel Review to be published in 

accordance with Rule 40. For the 

complete Rules, please see https://canmex-usa-sec.org/secretariat/agreementaccord-acuerdo/usmca-aceum-tmec/ 

rules-regles-reglas/article-articlearticulo_10_12.aspx?lang=eng. 

The Rules provide that: 

(a) A Party or interested person may 

challenge the final determination in 

whole or in part by filing a Complaint 

in accordance with Rule 44 no later than 

30 days after the filing of the first 

Request for Panel Review (the deadline 

for filing a Complaint is October 2, 

2023); 

(b) A Party, an investigating authority 

or other interested person who does not 

file a Complaint but who intends to 

participate in the panel review shall file 

a Notice of Appearance in accordance 

with Rule 45 no later than 45 days after 

the filing of the first Request for Panel 

Review (the deadline for filing a Notice 

of Appearance is October 16, 2023); 

(c) The panel review will be limited 

to the allegations of error of fact or law, 

including challenges to the jurisdiction 

of the investigating authority, that are 

set out in the Complaints filed in the 

panel review and to the procedural and 

substantive defenses raised in the panel 

review. 

Dated: September 5, 2023. 

Vidya Desai, 

U.S. Secretary, USMCA Secretariat. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–GT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–570–155] 

Certain Pea Protein From the People’s 

Republic of China: Postponement of 

Preliminary Determination in the 

Countervailing Duty Investigation 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Applicable September 8, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristen Johnson and Laura Griffith, 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) 482–4793 and (202) 482–6430, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On August 1, 2023, the U.S. 

Department of Commerce (Commerce) 

initiated a countervailing duty (CVD) 

investigation of imports of certain pea 

protein from the People’s Republic of 

China.1 Currently, the preliminary 

determination is due no later than 

October 5, 2023. 

Postponement of Preliminary 

Determination 

Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 

1930, as amended (the Act), requires 


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2The petitioner is PURIS Proteins, LLC. 

3See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Request for Extension of 

Preliminary Determination Deadline,’’ dated August 

29, 2023. 

4 Id. 

5Postponing the preliminary determination to 

130 days after initiation would place the deadline 

on Saturday, December 9, 2023. Commerce’s 

practice dictates that where a deadline falls on a 

weekend or federal holiday, the appropriate 

deadline is the next business day. See Notice of 

Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next Business Day’’ 

Rule for Administrative Determination Deadlines 

Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 

FR 24533 (May 10, 2005). 

1See Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube 

from Mexico, the People’s Republic of China and 

Republic of Korea: Antidumping Duty Orders; LightWalled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from the 

Republic of Korea: Notice of Amended Final 

Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 73 

FR 45403 (August 5, 2008) (Order). 

2See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, 

Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity 

to Request Administrative Review and Join Annual 

Inquiry Service List, 87 FR 47187 (August 2, 2022). 

3See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 87 FR 

61278 (October 11, 2022) (Initiation Notice). We 

note that Commerce has previously determined that 

Regiomontana de Perfiles y Tubos S. de R.L. de C.V. 

is the successor-in-interest to Regiomontana de 

Perfiles y Tubos S.A. de C.V. and that Maquilacero 

and TEFLU comprise a single entity. See, e.g., LightWalled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from Mexico: 

Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018– 

2019, 85 FR 83886 (December 23, 2020), and 

accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum 

at 6, unchanged in Light Walled Rectangular Pipe 

and Tube from Mexico: Final Results of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: 2018– 

2019, 86 FR 33646 (June 25, 2021). 

4See Memorandum, ‘‘Respondent Selection,’’ 

dated January 3, 2023. 

5See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for 

Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review,’’ dated April 3, 2023. 

6See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Results: Light-Walled Rectangular 

Pipe and Tube from Mexico; 2021–2022,’’ dated 

concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 

notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 

Commerce to issue the preliminary 

determination in a CVD investigation 

within 65 days after the date on which 

Commerce initiated the investigation. 

However, section 703(c)(1) of the Act 

permits Commerce to postpone the 

preliminary determination until no later 

than 130 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 August 29, 2023, the petitioner 2

submitted a timely request that 

Commerce postpone the preliminary 

determination in this investigation.3

The petitioner stated that a 

postponement of the preliminary 

determination is necessary because the 

mandatory respondents have not yet 

submitted initial questionnaire 

responses and additional time will be 

needed to review those responses and 

issue supplemental questionnaires 

should there be deficiencies.4

In accordance with 19 CFR 

351.205(e), the petitioner has stated the 

reasons for requesting a postponement 

of the preliminary determination, and 

Commerce finds no compelling reason 

to deny the request. Therefore, in 

accordance with section 703(c)(1)(A) of 

the Act, Commerce is postponing the 

deadline for the preliminary 

determination to no later than 130 days 

after the date on which this 

investigation was initiated, i.e., 

December 11, 2023.5 Pursuant to section 

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

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

determination of this investigation will 

continue to be 75 days after the date of 

the preliminary determination. 

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to section 703(c)(2) of the Act 

and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1). 

Dated: September 1, 2023. 

Lisa W. Wang, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–201–836] 

Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and 

Tube From Mexico: Preliminary 

Results of Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review; 2021–2022 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily 

finds that Maquilacero S.A. de C.V. 

(Maquilacero) and Tecnicas de Fluidos 

S.A. de C.V. (TEFLU), (collectively, 

Maquilacero/TEFLU) and Regiomontana 

de Perfiles y Tubos S. de R.L. de C.V. 

(Regiopytsa) sold light-walled 

rectangular pipe and tube (LWRPT) 

from Mexico at less than normal value 

during the period of review (POR), 

August 1, 2021, through July 31, 2022. 

We invite interested parties to comment 

on these preliminary results. 

DATES: Applicable September 8, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles Doss or John Conniff, 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 and (202) 482–1009, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On August 5, 2008, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register the 

antidumping duty order on LWRPT 

from Mexico.1 On August 2, 2022, 

Commerce published in the Federal 

Register a notice of opportunity to 

request administrative reviews of the 

Order.2 On October 11, 2022, based on 

timely requests for review, in 

accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) 

and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce 

initiated an administrative review of the 

Order covering 20 companies.3 On 

January 3, 2023, we selected 

Maquilacero/TEFLU and Regiopytsa for 

individual examination as the 

mandatory respondents in this 

administrative review.4 Pursuant to 

section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, 

Commerce extended the deadline for the 

preliminary results until August 31, 

2023.5

For a complete description of the 

events that followed the initiation of the 

review, see the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum.6 A list of topics included 

in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum is included in the 

appendix 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 https://

access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete 

version of the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum can be accessed directly 

at https://access.trade.gov/public/ 

FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. 

Scope of the Order 

The merchandise subject to the Order 

is certain light-walled rectangular pipe 

and tube from Mexico. The LWRPT 

subject to the Order is currently 

classified under the Harmonized Tariff 


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