29752 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 105 / Thursday, June 3, 2021 / Notices 

1See Pentafluoroethane (R–125) from the People’s 

Republic of China: Initiation of Less-Than-FairValue Investigation, 86 FR 8583 (February 8, 2021). 

2The petitioner is Honeywell International Inc. 

3See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Petitioner’s Request to 

Postpone the Preliminary Determination,’’ dated 

May 21, 2021. 

4 Id. 

5 Id. 

6 Id. 

provisional measures from a four-month 

period to a period not greater than six 

months. Accordingly, Commerce will 

make its final determination no later 

than 135 days after the date of 

publication of this preliminary 

determination, pursuant to section 

735(a)(2) of the Act. 

International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 733(f) of 

the Act, Commerce will notify the 

International Trade Commission (ITC) of 

its preliminary determination. If the 

final determination is affirmative, then 

the ITC will determine before the later 

of 120 days after the date of this 

preliminary determination or 45 days 

after the final determination whether 

imports of the subject merchandise are 

materially injuring, or threaten material 

injury to, the U.S. industry. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This determination is issued and 

published in accordance with sections 

733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.205(c) and 19 CFR 351.210(g). 

Dated: May 26, 2021. 

Christian Marsh, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix I—Scope of the Investigation 

The merchandise covered by this 

investigation, polyester textured yarn, is 

synthetic multifilament yarn that is 

manufactured from polyester (polyethylene 

terephthalate). Polyester textured yarn is 

produced through a texturing process, which 

imparts special properties to the filaments of 

the yarn, including stretch, bulk, strength, 

moisture absorption, insulation, and the 

appearance of a natural fiber. This scope 

includes all forms of polyester textured yarn, 

regardless of surface texture or appearance, 

yarn density and thickness (as measured in 

denier), number of filaments, number of 

plies, finish (luster), cross section, color, dye 

method, texturing method, or packaging 

method (such as spindles, tubes, or beams). 

The merchandise subject to this 

investigation is properly classified under 

subheadings 5402.33.3000 and 5402.33.6000 

of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS 

subheadings are provided for convenience 

and customs purposes, the written 

description of the merchandise is dispositive. 

Appendix II—List of Topics Discussed 

in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Period of Investigation 

IV. Scope of the Investigation 

V. Scope Comments 

VI. Selection of Respondents 

VII. Affiliation and Collapsing 

VIII. Discussion of the Methodology 

IX. Currency Conversion 

X. Recommendation 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–137] 

Pentafluoroethane (R–125) From the 

People’s Republic of China: 

Postponement of Preliminary 

Determination in the Less-Than-FairValue Investigation 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Applicable June 3, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alex 

Wood or Benjamin A. Luberda, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office II, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–1959 and (202) 482–2185, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On February 1, 2021, the Department 

of Commerce (Commerce) initiated a 

less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation 

of imports of pentafluoroethane (R–125) 

from the People’s Republic of China 

(China).1 Currently, the preliminary 

determination is due no later than June 

21, 2021. 

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) 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. 

On May 21, 2021, the petitioner 

submitted a timely request that 

Commerce postpone the preliminary 

determination in the LTFV 

investigation.3 The petitioner stated that 

it requests postponement ‘‘to permit 

Commerce to fully develop the record in 

this investigation.’’ 4 The petitioner 

believes additional time is necessary to 

ensure that Commerce is able ‘‘to 

sufficiently review all questionnaire 

responses and new factual information, 

including that with respect to surrogate 

country and data to value factors of 

production.’’ 5 The petitioner also 

correctly notes that Commerce has not 

yet received respondent’s supplemental 

questionnaire responses which are 

necessary for a complete accounting of 

production and sales data.6

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 

August 10, 2021. 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: May 27, 2021. 

Christian Marsh, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

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