38670 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 156 / Tuesday, August 15, 2017 / Notices 

1See Biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia: 

Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 82 

FR 18428 (April 19, 2017). 

2The National Biodiesel Board Fair Trade 

Coalition and its individual members. 

3See letter from the petitioner entitled ‘‘Biodiesel 

from Argentina and Indonesia: Request to Extend 

Deadline For Alleging Particular Market Situation 

and Request For Postponement Of The Preliminary 

Determination,’’ dated July 6, 2017. 

1See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from 

Thailand: Initiation of Countervailing Duty 

Investigation, 82 FR 29836, 29840 (June 30, 2017). 

2The actual deadline is August 26, 2017, which 

is a Saturday. The Department’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). 

3The petitioners are Archer Daniels Midland 

Company, Cargill, Incorporated, and Tate & Lyle 

Ingredients Americas LLC (the petitioners). 

4See Petitioners’ August 1, 2017, letter to the 

Department, ‘‘Countervailing Duty Investigation of 

Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Thailand: 

Petitioners’ Request For Postponement of the 

Preliminary Determination.’’ 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–357–820 and A–560–830] 

Biodiesel From Argentina and 

Indonesia: Postponement of 

Preliminary Determinations of 

Antidumping Duty Investigations 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Effective August 15, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Lindgren (Argentina) at (202) 

482–3870, or Myrna Lobo (Indonesia) at 

(202) 482–2371, 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 April 12, 2017, the Department of 

Commerce (Department) initiated 

antidumping duty (AD) investigations 

on biodiesel from Argentina and 

Indonesia.1 Currently, the preliminary 

determinations of these investigations 

are due no later than August 30, 2017. 

Postponement of Preliminary 

Determination 

Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act 

of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires 

the Department to issue the preliminary 

determination in an AD investigation 

within 140 days after the date on which 

the Department initiated the 

investigation. However, section 

733(c)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.205(e) allow the Department to 

postpone the preliminary determination 

at the request of the petitioner. 

On July 6, 2017, the petitioner 2

submitted a timely request pursuant to 

19 CFR 351.205(e) to postpone the 

preliminary determinations.3 For the 

reasons stated above and because there 

are no compelling reasons to deny the 

request, the Department, in accordance 

with section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act and 

19 CFR 351.205(e), is postponing the 

deadline for the preliminary 

determinations to no later than 190 days 

after the day on which the 

investigations were initiated. 

Accordingly, the Department will issue 

the preliminary determinations no later 

than October 19, 2017. 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 the preliminary 

determinations, unless postponed. 

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to section 733(c)(2) of the Act 

and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1). 

Dated: August 9, 2017. 

Gary Taverman, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations, 

Performing the non-exclusive functions and 

duties of the Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–549–834] 

Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts 

From Thailand: Notice of 

Postponement of Preliminary 

Determination in the Countervailing 

Duty Investigation 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Effective August 15, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Conniff, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone 202–482–1009. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On June 22, 2017, the Department of 

Commerce (the Department) initiated 

the countervailing duty investigation of 

citric acid and certain citrate salts from 

Thailand.1 Currently, the preliminary 

determination is due no later than 

August 28, 2017.2 On August 1, 2017, in 

accordance with section 703(c)(1)(A) of 

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 

Act), and 19 CFR 351 205(b)(2), the 

petitioners requested that the 

Department postpone and fully extend 

the deadline for the preliminary 

determination.3

Postponement of Due Date for 

Preliminary Determination 

Section 703(b)(1) of the Act requires 

the Department to issue the preliminary 

determination in a countervailing duty 

investigation within 65 days after the 

date on which the Department initiated 

the investigation. However, the 

Department may, at the petitioners’ 

timely request, postpone the 

preliminary determination until no later 

than 130 days after the date on which 

the administering authority initiated the 

investigation. See section 703(c)(1)(A) of 

the Act. 

The petitioners’ request for the 

Department to fully postpone the 

deadline for the preliminary 

determination was timely filed 25 days 

before the scheduled date of the 

preliminary determination, pursuant to 

19 CFR 351.205(e).4 Therefore, for the 

reasons stated above and because there 

are no compelling reasons to deny the 

request, in accordance with section 

703(c)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.205(b)(2), we are fully extending the 

due date for the preliminary 

determination to no later than 130 days 

after the date on which the investigation 

was initiated. The deadline for 

completion of the preliminary 

determination is now October 30, 2017. 

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to section 703(c)(2) of the Act. 

Dated: August 8, 2017. 

Gary Taverman, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations 

performing the non-exclusive functions and 

duties of the Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance. 

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