[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 144 (Friday, July 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41292-41293]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-14598]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-836]


Glycine from the People's Republic of China: Extension of Time 
Limit for the Final Results of the 2005-2006 Administrative Review

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 27, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Renkey, 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) 482-2312.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On April 12, 2007, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') 
published the preliminary results of the administrative review of 
glycine from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''), covering the 
period March 1, 2005, through February 28, 2006. See Glycine from the 
People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review and Preliminary Rescission, in Part, 72 FR 18457 
(April 12, 2007). On April 27, 2007, the Department extended the 
deadline for submitting factual information for the Department to 
consider in selecting the surrogate values (``SVs'') for the final 
results of this review, from May 2, 2007, to June 1, 2007. The 
Department also extended the briefing schedule to accommodate the SV 
comment extension. On June 14, 2007, the Department issued a letter in 
response to interested parties' comments regarding certain SV 
information that had been placed on the record. Also on June 14, 2007, 
the Department issued a supplemental questionnaire to the respondent, 
Nantong Dongchang Chemical Industry Corp. (``NDCI''), seeking 
clarification regarding the ammonia input it uses in the glycine 
production process. In addition, the Department noted that the domestic 
interested party participating in this review, Geo Specialty Chemicals, 
Inc. (``Geo''), would have an opportunity to comment on and rebut any 
information submitted by NDCI in its response to the June 14, 2007, 
supplemental questionnaire. The Department again extended the briefing 
schedule, making case briefs due by July 16, 2007, and rebuttal briefs 
due by July

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23, 2007. The final results of this review are currently due by August 
10, 2007.

Extension of Time Limit of Final Results

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (``the Act''), and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2), if the Department 
determines that it is not practicable to complete the review within the 
designated time period, the Department may extend the time limit for 
issuing the final results in a review from 120 days to 180 days after 
publication of the preliminary results.
    The Department determines that it would not be practicable to 
complete the final results of this administrative review within the 
current time period. Given the extended briefing schedule and the new 
SV information submitted by parties, the Department requires additional 
time to analyze the parties' information and arguments, which encompass 
several issues the Department considers to be extraordinarily 
complicated, including, but not limited to, the valuation of the 
ammonia input. Therefore, in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of 
the Act, the Department is extending the time period for issuing the 
final results of this review by 60 days, until October 9, 2007.
    This notice is published in accordance with sections 751(a)(3)(A) 
and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: July 17, 2007.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-14598 Filed 7-26-07; 8:45 am]
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