[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 12, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70567-70568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24071]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-896]


Magnesium Metal from the Peoples' Republic of China; Notice of 
Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 12, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karine Gziryan or Mark Manning, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 4, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14\th\ Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
4081 and (202) 482-5253, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 30, 2007, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') 
published a notice of initiation of administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on magnesium metal from the Peoples' Republic of 
China (``PRC''). See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 72 FR 29968 
(May 30, 2007). The period of review is April 1, 2006, through March 
31, 2007. The preliminary results of this administrative review are 
currently due no later than December 31, 2007.

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results

    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. Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act further 
provides, however, that the Department may extend the 245-day period to 
365 days if it determines it is not practicable to complete the review 
within the foregoing time period. The Department determines that it is 
not practicable to complete this administrative review within the time 
limits mandated by section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act because this review 
involves examining a number of complex issues related to the factors of 
production and surrogate values. The Department requires additional 
time to issue and

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analyze supplemental questionnaires regarding these issues. Therefore, 
in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the Department is 
extending the time period for completing the preliminary results of 
this administrative review until February 29, 2008, which is 305 days 
from the last day of the anniversary month of the date of publication 
of the order. The deadline for the final results of the review 
continues to be 120 days after the publication of the preliminary 
results.
    This extension notice is issued and published in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(3)(A) and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: December 4, 2007.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-24071 Filed 12-11-07; 8:45 am]
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