[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 8 (Friday, January 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2004-2005]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-333]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-918]


Steel Wire Garment Hangers from the People's Republic of China: 
Postponement of Preliminary Determination of Antidumping Duty 
Investigation

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 11, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irene Gorelik or Julia Hancock, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 9, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230;

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telephone: (202) 482-6905 or (202) 482-1394, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Postponement of Preliminary Determination

    On September 10, 2007, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') 
initiated an antidumping duty investigation of steel wire garment 
hangers from the People's Republic of China. See Steel Wire Garment 
Hangers from the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping 
Duty Investigation, 72 FR 52855 (September 17, 2007) (``Initiation 
Notice''). The Initiation Notice stated that we would issue our 
preliminary determination no later than 140 days after the date of 
initiation. Currently, the preliminary determination in this 
investigation is due on January 28, 2007.\1\
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    \1\ 140 days from the initiation is actually January 27, 2008. 
However, Department practice dictates that where a deadline falls on 
a weekend, the appropriate deadline is the next business day. See 
Notice of Clarification: Application of ``Next Business Day'' Rule 
for Administrative Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
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    On December 31, 2007, M&B Metal Products, the petitioner, made a 
timely request, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.205(e), for a 50-day 
postponement of the preliminary determination in the investigation, 
pursuant to section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(``the Act''). The petitioner stated that a postponement of the 
preliminary determination is necessary because of the complexities of 
the investigation, and because the Department is still involved in 
gathering initial data from the respondents.
    Under section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act, if the petitioner makes a 
timely request for an extension of the period within which the 
preliminary determination must be made under subsection (b)(1), then 
the Department may postpone making the preliminary determination under 
subsection (b)(1) until not later than the 190th day after the date on 
which the administering authority initiated the investigation. 
Therefore, for the reasons identified by the petitioner and because 
there are no compelling reasons to deny their request, the Department 
is postponing the preliminary determination in this investigation until 
March 18, 2008, which is 190 days from the date on which the Department 
initiated these investigations.\2\ The deadline for the final 
determination will continue to be 75 days after the date of the 
preliminary determination, unless extended.
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    \2\ 190 days from the initiation date is actually March 17, 
2008. However, Department practice dictates that where a deadline 
falls on a weekend, the appropriate deadline is the next business 
day. See id.
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    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: January 7, 2008.
David A. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-333 Filed 1-10-08; 8:45 am]
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