[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 226 (Monday, November 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82831-82832]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26031]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-154]


Certain Pea Protein From the People's Republic of China: 
Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value 
Investigation

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

DATES: Applicable November 27, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Smith at (202) 482-0557, AD/
CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 1, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
initiated a less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of imports of 
certain pea protein (pea protein) from the People's Republic of China 
(China).\1\ Currently, the preliminary determination is due no later 
than December 19, 2023.
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    \1\ See Certain Pea Protein from the People's Republic of China: 
Initiation of Less-Than-Fair Value Investigation, 88 FR 52124 
(August 1, 2023).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determination

    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 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

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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 November 14, 2023, PURIS Proteins, LLC (the petitioner) 
submitted a timely request that Commerce postpone the preliminary 
determination in the LTFV investigation.\2\ The petitioner states that 
it requests postponement due to concerns that Commerce will need more 
time to evaluate questionnaire responses submitted by the mandatory 
respondents and issue supplemental questionnaires.\3\
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    \2\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Petitioner's Request for 
Postponement of the Preliminary Determination,'' dated November 14, 
2023.
    \3\ Id. at 1.
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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 
determination by 50 days (i.e., 190 days after the date on which this 
investigation was initiated). As a result, Commerce will issue its 
preliminary determination no later than February 7, 2023. In accordance 
with section 735(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, 
unless postponed.
    Commerce is issuing and publishing this notice pursuant to section 
733(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: November 17, 2023.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2023-26031 Filed 11-24-23; 8:45 am]
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