[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 137 (Monday, July 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 42113]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18041]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-924]


Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From the 
People's Republic of China: Extension of Preliminary Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is extending 
the time limit for the preliminary results of the administrative review 
of polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip (``PET film'') 
from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''). This review covers the 
period November 1, 2009, through October 31, 2010.

DATES: Effective Date: July 18, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Martin or Jonathan Hill, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 4, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
3936 or (202) 482-3518, respectively.

Background

    On December 28, 2010, the Department published in the Federal 
Register a notice of initiation of the second administrative review of 
the antidumping duty order on PET film from the PRC. See Initiation of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Requests 
for Revocation in Part, 75 FR 81565 (December 28, 2010). The 
preliminary results of this review are currently due no later than 
August 2, 2011.

Statutory Time Limits

    In antidumping duty administrative reviews, section 751(a)(3)(A) of 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''), requires the 
Department to issue its preliminary results within 245 days after the 
last day of the anniversary month of an order for which a review is 
requested and to issue its final results within 120 days after the date 
on which the preliminary results are published. However, if it is not 
practicable to complete the review within these time periods, section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the Department to extend the time limit 
for the preliminary results to a maximum of 365 days after the last day 
of the anniversary month.

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Review

    The Department has determined that it is not practicable to 
complete the instant administrative review within the original time 
limits established by section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act because we 
require additional time to evaluate the most appropriate surrogate 
values on the administrative record to use in this segment of the 
proceeding. Therefore, in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 
Act, the Department is extending the time period for completing the 
preliminary results of the instant administrative review by 60 days. 
The new deadline is October 3, 2011.\1\ The deadline for the final 
results of this review continues to be 120 days after the publication 
of the preliminary results.
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    \1\ The 60 day extension falls on October 1, 2011 which is a 
Saturday. It is the Department's practice to issue a determination 
on the next business day when the statutory deadline falls on a 
weekend, federal holiday, or any other day when the Department is 
closed. 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). 
Accordingly, the deadline for completion of the preliminary results 
is October 3, 2011.
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    We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(3)(A) and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: July 9, 2011.
Christian Marsh
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2011-18041 Filed 7-15-11; 8:45 am]
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