Wire Decking from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [C-570-950] AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. EFFECTIVE DATE: August 13, 2009. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Copyak, AD/CVD Operations, Office 3, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone 202-482-2209. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On July 2, 2009, the Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated the countervailing duty investigation of wire decking from the People's Republic of China. See Wire Decking From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation , 74 FR 31700 (July 2, 2009). Postponement of Due Date for Preliminary Determination Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (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 postpone making the preliminary determination until no later than 130 days after the date on which the administering authority initiated the investigation if, pursuant to section 703(c)(1)(B) of the Act, the Department concludes that the parties concerned in the investigation are cooperating and determines that the investigation is extraordinarily complicated and that “additiona…