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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 89591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26222]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-176]

Low Speed Personal Transportation Vehicles 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 13, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry Xiao at (202) 202-482-2273 and 
Gorden Struck at (202) 202-482-8151, 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 July 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
initiated a less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of imports of low 
speed personal transportation vehicles (LSTPVs) from the People's 
Republic of China (China).\1\ Currently, the preliminary determination 
is due no later than December 4, 2024.
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    \1\ See Certain Low Speed Personal Transportation Vehicles from 
the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value 
Investigation, 89 FR 57865 (July 10, 2024) (Initiation Notice).
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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 \2\ 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.
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    \2\ The petitioner is the American Personal Transportation 
Vehicle Manufacturers Coalition.
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    On November 5, 2024, the petitioner submitted a timely request that 
Commerce postpone the preliminary determination in the LTFV 
investigation.\3\ The petitioner requested postponement of the 
preliminary determination because it believes that additional time is 
necessary to ensure that Commerce, the petitioner, and any other 
interested parties are able to sufficiently review all questionnaire 
responses and request clarification and additional information as 
necessary.'' \4\
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    \3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Request for Postponement of the 
Preliminary Determination,'' dated November 5, 2024.
    \4\ Id. at 2.
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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 this 
investigation was initiated). As a result, Commerce will issue its 
preliminary determination no later than January 23, 2025. 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 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: November 6, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024-26222 Filed 11-12-24; 8:45 am]
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