[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 42 (Thursday, March 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12080-12081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04506]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-905; C-523-817; C-542-805; C-549-845; C-489-847]


Certain Steel Nails From India, the Sultanate of Oman, Sri Lanka, 
Thailand, and the Republic of Turkey: Postponement of Preliminary 
Determinations in the Countervailing Duty Investigations

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

DATES: Applicable March 3, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Genevieve Coen (India); Thomas Martin 
(the Sultanate of Oman); Nathan James (Sri Lanka); Laura Griffith 
(Thailand); or Benjamin Luberda (the Republic of Turkey), AD/CVD 
Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3251; (202) 482-3936; 
(202) 482-5305; (202) 482-6430; or (202) 482-2185, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On January 19, 2022, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
initiated the countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of 
certain steel nails (steel nails) from India, the Sultanate of Oman 
(Oman), Sri Lanka, Thailand, and the Republic of Turkey (Turkey).\1\ 
Currently, the preliminary determinations are due no later than March 
25, 2022.
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    \1\ See Certain Steel Nails from India, the Sultanate of Oman, 
Sri Lanka, Thailand, and the Republic of Turkey: Initiation of 
Countervailing Duty Investigations, 87 FR 3970 (January 26, 2022) 
(signed on January 19, 2022).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determinations

    Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 
requires 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 reason for the request. Commerce will grant the 
request unless it finds compelling reasons to deny the request.
    On February 24, 2022, the petitioner \2\ in this investigation 
submitted a timely request that Commerce postpone the preliminary CVD 
determinations.\3\ The petitioner stated that it is requesting a 
postponement because additional time is needed to develop the records 
and review responses in order to determine accurate CVD rates.\4\
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    \2\ The petitioner is Mid Continent Steel & Wire, Inc.
    \3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Petitioner's Request for 
Postponement of Preliminary Determinations,'' dated February 24, 
2022.
    \4\ Id. at 2.
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    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner has stated the 
reasons for requesting a postponement of the preliminary 
determinations, 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 determinations 
to no later than 130 days after the date on which this investigation 
was initiated, i.e., May 31, 2022.\5\ Pursuant to section 705(a)(1) of

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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.
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    \5\ The preliminary determination deadline falls on May 29, 
2022, which is a Sunday. The following day is the Memorial Day 
federal holiday. 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).
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Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: February 25, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2022-04506 Filed 3-2-22; 8:45 am]
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