[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 20, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65298-65299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22684]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-894]


Certain Tissue Paper Products from the People's Republic of 
China: Extension of Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is extending 
the time limit for the preliminary results of the administrative review 
of certain tissue paper products from the People's Republic of China 
(``PRC''). This review cover the period March 1, 2006, through February 
28, 2007.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 20, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bobby Wong or Cindy Robinson, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 9, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 
482-0409 or (202) 482-3797, respectively.

Background

    On March 30, 2005, the Department published in the Federal Register 
an antidumping duty order covering certain tissue paper from the 
People's Republic of China (``PRC''). See Notice of Amended Final 
Determination of Sales at Less than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty 
Order: Certain Tissue Paper Products from the People's Republic of 
China, 70 FR 16223 (March 30, 2005). On April 27, 2007, the Department 
published a notice of initiation of the administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on certain tissue paper products from the PRC. 
See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews, 72 FR 20986 (April 27, 2007).
    The preliminary results of this review are currently due no later 
than December 3, 2007, which is the first business day after the 
current statutory deadline for the preliminary determination.

Statutory Time Limits

    In antidumping duty adminstrative reviews, section 751(a)(3)(A) of 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''), requires the 
Department to make a preliminary determination within 245 days after 
the last day of the anniversary month of an order for which a review is 
requested and a final determination within 120 days after the date on 
which the preliminary results are published. However, if it is not 
practicable to complete the review within these time periods, section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the Department to extend the time limit 
for the preliminary determination to a maximum of 365 days after the 
last day of the anniversary month.

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Review

    We determine that it is not practicable to complete the preliminary 
results of this administrative within the original time limit because 
the Department requires additional time to analyze questionnaire 
responses, issue supplemental questionnaires, conduct verification, and 
evaluate the most appropriate surrogate value data to use during the 
period of review.

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    Therefore, the Department is extending the time limit for 
completion of the preliminary results of this administrative review by 
61 days. The preliminary results will now be due no later than January 
31, 2008. The final results continue to be due 120 days after the 
publication of the preliminary results.
    We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(3)(A) and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: November 14, 2007.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-22684 Filed 11-19-07; 8:45 am]
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