[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 5, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 70508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-20566]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

A-570-905


Postponement of Preliminary Determination of Antidumping Duty 
Investigation: Certain Polyester Staple Fiber from the People's 
Republic of China

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 5, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Holton or Paul Walker, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20230; telephone: (202) 482-1324 or (202) 482-0413, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Postponement of Preliminary Determination

    On July 13, 2006, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') 
initiated the antidumping duty investigation of certain polyester 
staple fiber from the People's Republic of China. See Initiation of 
Antidumping Duty Investigation: Certain Polyester Staple Fiber from the 
People's Republic of China, 71 FR 41201 (July 20, 2006) (``Initiation 
Notice''). The Initiation Notice stated that the Department would make 
its preliminary determination for this antidumping duty investigation 
no later than 140 days after the date of issuance of the initiation 
(i.e., November 30, 2006).
    We have determined that this investigation is extraordinarily 
complicated within the meaning of section 733(c)(1)(B)(i) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). On November 16, 2006, the 
Department notified parties to the investigation that it intended to 
postpone the preliminary determination for reasons provided in this 
notice. See Memorandum to the file, from Michael Holton, Postponement 
of Preliminary Determination of Antidumping Duty Investigation: Certain 
Polyester Staple Fiber from the People's Republic of China, dated 
November 16, 2006. Specifically, we find that the Department requires 
additional time to gather more information from all the mandatory 
respondents regarding market-economy inputs, affiliations, establishing 
the proper date of sale and the allocation methodology used to report 
certain factors of production. In addition, the Department also 
requires additional time to evaluate the separate-rate applications.
    Therefore, it is the Department's decision to postpone the current 
preliminary determination so that all of the issues currently under 
investigation at this time can be addressed in the most complete manner 
possible. For the reasons identified above, we are postponing the 
preliminary determination under section 733(c)(1)(B) of the Act by 
fifteen days to December 15, 2006. The deadline for the final 
determination will continue to be 75 days after the date of the 
preliminary determination.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to sections 733(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: November 28, 2006.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-20566 Filed 12-4-06; 8:45 am]
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