Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination of Antidumping Duty Investigation

Paul Piquado
Department of Commerce
October 9, 2014

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 196 (Thursday, October 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 61052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24167]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-016]


Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From the People's 
Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination of 
Antidumping Duty Investigation

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

DATES: Effective October 9, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Halle, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0176.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 14, 2014, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
initiated the antidumping duty (AD) investigation of certain passenger 
vehicle and light truck tires from the People's Republic of China.\1\ 
Currently, the preliminary determination is due no later than December 
1, 2014.
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    \1\ See Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the 
People's Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty 
Investigation, 79 FR 42292 (July 21, 2014).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determination

    Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1) require the Department to issue the 
preliminary determination in an AD investigation no later than 140 days 
after the date on which the Department initiated the investigation.
    Pursuant to section 733(c)(1)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.205(b)(2), the Department concludes that because of the 
extraordinary complexity of this case and the number of firms whose 
activities we must investigate, including over 80 separate rate 
applications, it is not practicable to complete the preliminary 
determination by the current deadline. Therefore, in accordance with 
section 733(c)(1)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(2), the 
Department is postponing the deadline for the preliminary determination 
to no later than 190 days after the date on which it initiated this 
investigation. As a result of this postponement, the deadline for 
completion of the preliminary determination is now January 20, 2015.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: October 3, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2014-24167 Filed 10-8-14; 8:45 am]
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