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13 Id. 

14See Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. 

1See Stainless Steel Flanges from India and the 

People’s Republic of China: Initiation of Less-ThanFair-Value Investigations, 82 FR 42649 (September 

11, 2017). 

2The petitioners are the Coalition of American 

Flange Producers and its individual members, Core 

Pipe Products, Inc. and Maass Flange Corporation. 

3See the Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Stainless Steel 

Flanges from India: the Petitioners’ Request to 

Extend the Preliminary Determination,’’ dated 

December 18, 2017; Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Stainless 

Steel Flanges from the People’s Republic of China: 

the Petitioners’ Request to Extend the Preliminary 

Determination,’’ dated December 18, 2017. 

4 Id. 

and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. 

Issues raised in the hearing will be 

limited to issues raised in the briefs. If 

a request for a hearing is made, parties 

will be notified of the time and date for 

the hearing to be held at the U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230.13

Commerce intends to issue the final 

results of this administrative review, 

including the results of its analysis 

raised in any written briefs, not later 

than 120 days after the publication of 

these preliminary results in the Federal 

Register, unless otherwise extended.14

Notification to Importers 

This notice also serves as a 

preliminary reminder to importers of 

their responsibility under 19 CFR 

351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding 

the reimbursement of antidumping 

duties prior to liquidation of the 

relevant entries during this review 

period. Failure to comply with this 

requirement could result in Commerce’s 

presumption that reimbursement of 

antidumping duties occurred and the 

subsequent assessment of double 

antidumping duties. 

We are issuing and publishing these 

results in accordance with sections 

751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act. 

Dated: January 2, 2018. 

Christian Marsh, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Order 

IV. Discussion of the Methodology 

A. Normal Value Comparisons 

1. Determination of Comparison Method 

2. Results of the Differential Pricing 

Analysis 

B. Product Comparisons 

C. Export Price and Constructed Export 

Price 

D. Normal Value 

1. Particular Market Situation 

2. Home Market Viability and Selection of 

Comparison Market 

3. Affiliated Party Transactions and Arm’sLength Test 

4. Level of Trade 

5. Cost of Production Analysis 

6. Calculation of NV Based on Comparison 

Market Prices 

7. Calculation of NV Based on CV 

E. Currency Conversion 

V. Recommendation 

[FR Doc. 2018–00183 Filed 1–8–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–533–877, A–570–064] 

Stainless Steel Flanges From India and 

the People’s Republic of China: 

Postponement of Preliminary 

Determinations in the Less-Than-FairValue Investigations 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATE: Applicable January 9, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Courtney Canales at (202) 482–4997 

(India) and Ian Hamilton at (202) 482– 

4798 (the People’s Republic of China 

(China)), 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 September 5, 2017, the 

Department of Commerce (Commerce) 

initiated less-than-fair-value (LTFV) 

investigations of imports of stainless 

steel flanges from India and China.1

Currently, the preliminary 

determinations are due no later than 

January 23, 2018. 

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 a 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 petitioners 2

submit 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 petitioners 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 December 18, 2017, the petitioners 

submitted a timely request that 

Commerce postpone the preliminary 

determinations in these LTFV 

investigations.3 The petitioners stated 

that they request postponement ‘‘in 

order to ensure that {Commerce} has 

sufficient time to review all 

questionnaire responses and request 

clarification and/or additional 

information as necessary, so that the 

preliminary determinations will reflect 

the most accurate results possible.’’ 4

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 March 14, 2018. 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 publication 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: January 3, 2018. 

Christian Marsh, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF897 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Recovery Plans 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 


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