[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 61 (Thursday, March 29, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19003-19004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7595]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-932]
Certain Steel Threaded Rod From the People's Republic of China:
Extension of Preliminary Results of Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``Department'') is extending the
time limit for the preliminary results of the administrative review of
certain steel threaded rod from the People's Republic of China
(``PRC''). The review covers the period April 1, 2010, through March
31, 2011.
DATES: Effective Date: March 29, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Lord, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9,
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-7425.
Background
On May 27, 2011, the Department published in the Federal Register a
notice of initiation of the administrative review of the antidumping
duty order on steel threaded rod from the PRC.\1\ On December 12, 2011,
the Department extended the deadline for the preliminary results of
this review to March 30, 2012.\2\
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\1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 76 FR 30912 (May 27, 2011).
\2\ See Certain Steel Threaded Rod From the People's Republic of
China: Extension of Time Limits for the Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 76 FR 77205 (December 12,
2011).
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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 make a preliminary determination within 245 days after
the last day of the anniversary month of an order for which a review is
requested and a final determination within 120 days after the date on
which
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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 determination to a maximum of 365 days after the
last day of the anniversary month.
Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Review
We determine that it is not practicable to complete the preliminary
results of this administrative review within the original time limit
because the Department requires additional time to analyze
questionnaire responses and to evaluate surrogate value submissions.
Therefore, the Department is extending the time limit for
completion of the preliminary results of the administrative review by
30 days. The preliminary results will now be due no later than April
29, 2012. As that day falls on a Sunday, the preliminary results are
due no later than April 30, 2012.\3\ The final results continue to be
due 120 days after the publication of the preliminary results.
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\3\ See Notice of Clarification: Application of ``Next Business
Day'' Rule for Administrative Determination Deadlines as Amended, 70
FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
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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: March 23, 2012.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2012-7595 Filed 3-28-12; 8:45 am]
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