[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67411-67412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28323]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-929]


Small Diameter Graphite Electrodes From the People's Republic of 
China: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review

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

[[Page 67412]]


DATES: Effective Date: November 1, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dmitry Vladimirov, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 1, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0665.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 31, 2011, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
small diameter graphite electrodes from the People's Republic of China 
(PRC) for the period February 1, 2010, through January 31, 2011. See 
Initiation of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews, Requests for 
Revocation in Part, and Deferral of Administrative Review, 76 FR 17825 
(March 31, 2011) (Initiation Notice). We initiated an administrative 
review of 160 companies.\1\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \1\ In the Initiation Notice, we listed names by which certain 
companies are also known, or were formerly known, as reflected in 
the February 25, 2011, request for an administrative review 
submitted by the petitioners, SGL Carbon LLC and Superior Graphite, 
Co.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The preliminary results of the review are currently due no later 
than October 31, 2011.

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), requires the Department to complete the preliminary results 
within 245 days after the last day of the anniversary month of an order 
for which a review is requested and the final results within 120 days 
after the date on which the preliminary results are published. 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.
    We determine that it is not practicable to complete the preliminary 
results of this review within the original time limit because we 
require additional time to analyze the appropriateness of the sales and 
factors-of-production data reported. Therefore, we are extending the 
time period for issuing the preliminary results of this review by 95 
days until February 3, 2012.
    This notice is published in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of 
the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2).

    Dated: October 26, 2011.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2011-28323 Filed 10-31-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P