[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 56 (Friday, March 23, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 13746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-5379]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

(A-570-878)


Saccharin from the People's Republic of China: Notice of 
Extension of Time Limit for the Preliminary Results of the Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 23, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Fornaro or Fran Veith, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 8, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
3927 and (202) 482-4295, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 3, 2006, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') 
published a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review 
of the antidumping duty order on saccharin from the People's Republic 
of China (``PRC''). See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, 
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request 
Administrative Review, 71 FR 37890 (July 3, 2006). We received timely 
requests for review from Amgal Chemical Products (1989) Ltd. 
(``Amgal''), Shanghai Fortune Chemical Company, Ltd. (``Shanghai 
Fortune''), and Suzhou Fine Chemical Co. Group Ltd. (``Suzhou'').
    On August 30, 2006, the Department published a notice of the 
initiation of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order 
on saccharin from the PRC for the period July 1, 2005, through June 30, 
2006. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocation in Part, 71 FR 51573 
(August 30, 2006). On October 16, 2006, Suzhou withdrew its request for 
an administrative review. On November 14, 2006, Amgal withdrew its 
request for an administrative review. On December 26, 2006, we 
rescinded the administrative review with respect to Suzhou and Amgal. 
See Saccharin from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Partial 
Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 71 FR 77382 
(December 26, 2006). The preliminary results of review are currently 
due no later than April 2, 2007.

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Review

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (``Act''), the Department shall make a preliminary 
determination in an administrative review of an antidumping duty order 
within 245 days after the last day of the anniversary month of the date 
of publication of the order. The Act further provides, however, that 
the Department may extend that 245-day period to 365 days if it 
determines it is not practicable to complete the review within the 
foregoing time period.
    The Department finds that it is not practicable to complete the 
preliminary results of the administrative review of saccharin from the 
PRC within this time limit due to the complexity of certain issues and 
the need to issue supplemental questionnaires requesting additional 
information from Shanghai Fortune. Specifically, the Department needs 
additional time to research and analyze the request for by-product 
offsets and the valuation of those by-products for which an offset was 
requested. Therefore, in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 
Act, the Department is extending the time period for completion of the 
preliminary results of this review by 30 days until May 2, 2007.
    This notice is published in accordance with sections 751(a)(3)(A) 
and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: March 19, 2007.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-5379 Filed 3-22-07; 8:45 am]
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