[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 63 (Monday, April 2, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19619-19620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7849]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-905]


Certain Polyester Staple Fiber 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 (``Department'') is extending the 
time limit for the preliminary results of the administrative review of 
certain polyester staple fiber from the People's Republic of China 
(``PRC''). This review covers the period June 1, 2010, through May 31, 
2011.

DATES: Effective Date: April 2, 2012

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Hampton, 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) 482-0116.

Background

    On July 28, 2011, the Department published a notice of initiation 
of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain 
polyester staple fiber from the PRC.\1\ On February 9, 2012 the 
Department partially extended the deadline for the preliminary results 
of this review to April 2, 2012.\2\
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    \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, Requests for Revocations in Part and 
Deferral of Administrative Reviews, 76 FR 45227 (July 28, 2011).
    \2\ See Certain Polyester Staple Fiber From the People's 
Republic of China: Extension of Preliminary Results of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review, 77 FR 6783 (February 9, 2012).
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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 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 evaluate surrogate value submissions for 
purposes of the preliminary results. Therefore, the Department is fully 
extending the time limit for completion of the preliminary results of 
this administrative review by 90 days. The preliminary results will now 
be due no later than June 29, 2012. The final

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results continue to be due 120 days after the publication of the 
preliminary results.
    We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(3)(A) and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: March 26, 2012.
Gary Taverman,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2012-7849 Filed 3-30-12; 8:45 am]
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