[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 11, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37728-37729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-13378]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-908]


Postponement of Preliminary Determination of Antidumping Duty 
Investigation: Sodium Hexametaphosphate from the People's Republic of 
China

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 11, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Begnal or Kristina Horgan, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 
20230; telephone: (202) 482-1442 or (202) 482-8173, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Postponement of Preliminary Determination

    On February 28, 2007, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') 
initiated the antidumping duty investigation of sodium 
hexametaphosphate from the People's Republic of China. See Initiation 
of Antidumping Duty Investigation: Sodium Hexametaphosphate From the 
People's Republic of China, 72 FR 9926 (March 6, 2007) (``Initiation 
Notice''); see also Notice of Correction of Initiation of Antidumping 
Duty Investigation: Sodium Hexametaphosphate from the People's Republic 
of China, 72 FR 11325 (March 13, 2007). The notice of initiation 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.
    On June 25, 2007, ICL Performance Products, LP and Innophos, Inc. 
(``Petitioners'') made a timely request pursuant to 19 CFR 351.205(e) 
and section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the 
Act'') for a postponement of the preliminary determination. Petitioners 
requested postponement of the preliminary determination to allow the 
Department additional time in which to review the complex questionnaire 
responses and

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issue requests for clarification and additional information.
    For the reasons identified by the Petitioners, and because there 
are no compelling reasons to deny the request, the Department is 
postponing the preliminary determination under section 733(c)(1)(A) of 
the Act, by 50 days to September 6, 2007. The deadline for the final 
determination will continue to be 75 days after the date of the 
preliminary determination, unless extended.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to sections 733(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: July 2, 2007.
David Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-13378 Filed 7-10-07; 8:45 am]
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