[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 68562]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23574]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-846]


Brake Rotors from the People's Republic of China: Extension of 
Time Limit for the Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 5, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frances Veith, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street & Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 
(202) 482-4295.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 2, 2007, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') 
initiated a sunset review of the antidumping duty order on brake rotors 
from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). See 
Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 72 FR 35968 (July 2, 
2007) (``Initiation Notice''). Based on an adequate response from the 
domestic interested party and an inadequate response from the 
respondent interested party, the Department is conducting an expedited 
sunset review to determine whether revocation of the antidumping order 
would lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping, pursuant to 
section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and section 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2) of 
the Department's regulations. See Memorandum to the International Trade 
Commission regarding, ``Expedited Sunset Review of the AD/CVD Order 
Initiated in July 2007,'' dated August 21, 2007. On November 5, 2007, 
the Department published a notice extending the time limit for the 
completion of the final results of this review by 30 days until 
November 29, 2007. See Brake Rotors from the People's Republic of 
China: Extension of Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of 
Antidumping Duty Order, 72 FR 62430 (November 5, 2007).

Extension of Time Limits for Final Results

    In accordance with section 751(c)(5)(B) of the Act, the Department 
may extend the 120-day time period for making its determination by not 
more than 90 days, if it determines that a review is extraordinarily 
complicated. As set forth in section 751(c)(5)(C)(i) of the Act, the 
Department may treat a sunset review as extraordinarily complicated if 
there are a large number of issues, as is the case in this proceeding. 
In particular, this sunset review involves complicated issues 
pertaining to adequacy of responses, related party status, and 
interested party status. Therefore, the Department has determined, 
pursuant to section 751(c)(5)(C)(i) of the Act, that the second sunset 
review of brake rotors from the PRC is extraordinarily complicated, as 
the Department must consider numerous arguments presented in the 
domestic interested party's and the U.S. importer's August 1, 2007, 
substantive response and each parties' August 6, 2007, rebuttals to the 
substantive responses. Based on the timing of the case, the final 
results of this expedited sunset review cannot be completed within the 
statutory time limit of 120 days. Accordingly, the Department is 
extending the time limit for the completion of the final results by an 
additional 32 days, from the November 29, 2007, extended deadline, to 
no later than December 31, 2007, in accordance with section 
751(c)(5)(B) of the Act.
    This notice is published pursuant to sections 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) and 
777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: November 29, 2007.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-23574 Filed 12-4-07; 8:45 am]
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