[Federal Register: August 25, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 165)]
[Notices]
[Page 49993-49994]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-827]
Certain Cased Pencils from the People's Republic of China:
Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 25, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexander Montoro at (202) 482-0238 or
Shane Subler at (202) 482-0189; AD/CVD Operations, Office 1, Import
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On January 28, 2008, the Department published a notice of
initiation of administrative review of the antidumping duty order on
certain cased pencils from the People's Republic of China, covering the
period December 1, 2006 through November 30, 2007. See Initiation of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request
for Revocation in Part, 73 FR 4829 (January 28, 2008). The current
deadline for the preliminary results of this administrative review is
September 2, 2008.\1\
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\1\ We note that Monday, September 1, 2008, is 245 days after
December 31, 2007, the last day of the anniversary month of the
antidumping order for this proceeding. September 1, 2008, is Labor
Day. When a deadline falls on a weekend or federal holiday, the
Department's practice is to use the next business day as the
appropriate deadline. 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).
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Statutory Time Limits
Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the
Act''), requires the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') to
issue the preliminary results of an administrative review within 245
days after the last day of the anniversary month of an order for which
a review is requested and the final results of review within 120 days
after the date on which the preliminary results are published. If it is
not practicable to complete the review within the time period, section
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the Department to extend these deadlines
to a maximum of 365 days and 180 days, respectively.
Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results
The Department requires additional time to review and analyze the
sales and cost responses in this administrative review. Moreover, the
Department requires additional time to analyze complex issues related
to surrogate value selections. Because the Department requires
additional time to analyze the information, issue supplemental
questionnaires, and possibly verify the information, it is not
practicable to complete this review within the originally anticipated
time limit (i.e., by September 2, 2008). Therefore, the Department is
extending the time limit for completion of the preliminary results by
112 days to not later than December 22, 2008, in accordance with
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
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Dated: August 18, 2008.
Edward C. Yang,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-19663 Filed 8-22-08; 8:45 am]
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