[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 203 (Monday, October 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72737-72738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23358]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-893-002, A-487-001, A-546-001, A-533-919, A-475-845, A-803-001, A-
201-859, A-565-804, A-455-807, A-856-002, A-469-826, A-583-873]


Mattresses From Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burma, India, 
Italy, Kosovo, Mexico, the Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, and 
Taiwan: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-
Fair-Value Investigations

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


DATES: Applicable October 23, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amaris Wade (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 
at (202) 482-6334; TJ Worthington (Bulgaria) at (202) 482-4567; Ajay 
Menon (Burma) at (202) 482-0208; Steven Seifert (India) at (202) 482-
3350; Caroline Carroll (Italy) at (202) 482-4948; Sean Carey (Kosovo) 
at (202) 482-3964; Benjamin Blythe (Mexico) at (202) 482-3457; Emily 
Halle (the Philippines) at (202) 482-0176; Dakota Potts (Poland) at 
(202) 482-0223; Andrew Hart (Slovenia) at (202) 482-1058; Matthew 
Palmer (Spain) at (202) 482-1678; and Terre Keaton (Taiwan) at (202) 
482-1280, 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 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
initiated less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of imports of 
Mattresses from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burma, India, Italy, 
Kosovo, Mexico, the Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, and 
Taiwan.\1\ Currently, the preliminary determinations are due no later 
than January 4, 2024.
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    \1\ See Mattresses from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burma, 
India, Italy, Kosovo, Mexico, the Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, 
Spain, and Taiwan: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value 
Investigations, 88 FR 57433 (August 23, 2023) (Initiation Notice).
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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 after the date on which Commerce 
initiated the investigation. However, section 733(c)(1)(A)(b)(1) of

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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 October 5, 2023, the petitioners \2\ submitted a timely request 
that Commerce postpone the preliminary determinations in the LTFV 
investigations of mattresses from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, 
Burma, India, Italy, Kosovo, Mexico, the Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, 
Spain, and Taiwan.\3\ The petitioners stated that they request 
postponement given the complexity of the investigations, the extensions 
of time Commerce granted to respondents, and the recent selection of 
additional respondents, to allow the petitioners adequate time to 
comment on responses and Commerce adequate time to issue supplemental 
questionnaires and conduct a thorough analysis in these 
investigations.\4\
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    \2\ The petitioners are Brooklyn Bedding LLC; Carpenter Company; 
Corsicana Mattress Company; Future Foam, Inc.; FXI, Inc.; Kolcraft 
Enterprises Inc.; Leggett & Platt, Incorporated; Serta Simmons 
Bedding Inc.; Southerland Inc.; Tempur Sealy International, Inc.; 
the International Brotherhood of Teamsters; and United Steel, Paper 
and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and 
Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO (collectively, the 
petitioners).
    \3\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Mattresses from Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burma, India, Italy, Kosovo, Mexico, 
Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, and Taiwan: Request to Extend 
Preliminary Results for Antidumping Duty Investigations,'' dated 
October 5, 2023.
    \4\ Id.
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    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, 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 February 23, 2024. 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 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).

    Dated: October 17, 2023.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2023-23358 Filed 10-20-23; 8:45 am]
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