[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 130 (Thursday, July 7, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 39770-39771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-17067]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE



International Trade Administration



19 CFR Part 351



[Docket No. 0612243022-1049-01]

RIN 0625-AA66




Interim Final Rule on Certification of Factual Information To 

Import Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Proceedings: Reopening of Rebuttal Comment Period



AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce.



ACTION: Notice of reopening of rebuttal comment period.



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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is reopening 

the public comment period for the submission of rebuttal comments on 

the Interim Final Rule on Certification of Factual Information to 

Import Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Proceedings due to recent technical difficulties with filing comments 

on the Federal eRulemaking Portal (``Portal'').



DATES: The submission period for public rebuttal comments is reopened 

through July 14, 2011.



ADDRESSES: All rebuttal comments must be submitted through the Portal 

at http://www.regulations.gov, Docket No. ITA-2010-0007, unless the 

commenter does not have access to the Internet. Commenters who do not 

have access to the Internet may submit the original and two copies of 

each set of comments by mail or hand delivery/courier. All rebuttal 

comments should refer to RIN 0625-AA66 and should be addressed to 

Ronald K. Lorentzen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration, Room 1870, Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 

Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20230.

    The Department will consider all rebuttal comments received before 

the close of the reopened comment period.



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The Department will not accept rebuttal comments accompanied by a 

request that part or all of the material be treated confidentially 

because of its business proprietary nature or for any other reason. All 

comments will be a matter of public record and will be available for 

inspection at Import Administration's Central Records Unit (Room 7046 

of the Herbert C. Hoover Building) and on the Portal at 

www.Regulations.gov and the Department's Web site at http://www.trade.gov/ia/.



FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Cantu, Attorney, Office of the 

General Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel for Import Administration, or 

Myrna Lobo, International Trade Compliance Analyst, Office 6, Import 

Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave., 

NW., Washington, DC 20230, 202-482-4618 or 202-482-2371, respectively.



SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Interim Final Rule for the Certification 

of Factual Information to Import Administration During Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Proceedings (``Interim Final Rule'') published on 

February 10, 2011 (76 FR 7491). In the notice announcing the Interim 

Final Rule, the Department stated that comments would be accepted until 

May 11, 2011 and rebuttal comments until June 27, 2011. Due to 

technical difficulties with the Portal, several interested parties were 

unable to submit their rebuttal comments within the established 

rebuttal comment filing period.

    Based on these circumstances, the Department is reopening the 

rebuttal period through July 14, 2011, to provide interested parties an 

opportunity to file their rebuttal comments. The Department will accept 

rebuttal comments filed no later than July 14, 2011 and does not intend 

to consider any further extensions to the rebuttal comment period. The 

Department requests that those parties who previously submitted 

rebuttal comments refile their rebuttal comments during this period to 

ensure that the Department receives all rebuttal comments. The 

Department notes that the established period for submitting affirmative 

comments ended May 11, 2011 and was not extended. As such, this notice 

serves to extend the period for submission of rebuttal comments only; 

any new affirmative comments will not be accepted by the Department.



Requirements for On-Line Submissions



    In order to ensure the timely receipt and consideration of 

comments, the Department's International Trade Administration requires 

commenters to make on-line submissions, using the http://www.regulations.gov Web site unless they do not have access to the 

Internet. Rebuttal comments should be submitted under docket number 

ITA-2010-0007. To find this docket, enter the docket number in the 

``Enter Keyword or ID'' window at the http://www.regulations.gov home 

page and click ``Search.'' The site will provide a search-results page 

listing all documents associated with that docket number. Find a 

reference to the Interim Final Rule notice by selecting ``Rule'' under 

``Document Type'' on the search-results page, and click on the link 

entitled ``Submit a Comment.'' The http://www.regulations.gov Web site 

provides the option of making submissions by filling in a comments 

field, or by attaching a document. ITA prefers submissions to be 

provided in an attached document. (For further information on using the 

http://www.regulations.gov Web site, please consult the resources 

provided on the Web site by clicking on the ``Help'' tab.)

    Any other questions concerning file formatting, document 

conversion, access on the Internet, or other electronic filing issues 

should be addressed to Andrew Lee Beller, Import Administration 

Webmaster, at (202) 482-0866, e-mail address: [email protected].



    Dated: June 30, 2011.

Ronald K. Lorentzen,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 2011-17067 Filed 7-6-11; 8:45 am]

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