[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 9 (Monday, January 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2213-2214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-455]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-926]


Sodium Nitrite from the People's Republic of China: Postponement 
of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 14, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sean Carey or Gene Calvert, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 6, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 
482-3964 and (202) 482-3586, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On November 28, 2007, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
initiated the countervailing duty investigation of sodium nitrite from 
the People's Republic of China (PRC). See Sodium Nitrite from the 
People's Republic of China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty 
Investigation, 72 FR 68568 (December 5, 2007). Currently the 
preliminary determination is due no later than February 1, 2008.

Postponement of Due Date for Preliminary Determination

    On January 4, 2008, petitioner submitted a letter requesting that 
the Department postpone the preliminary determination of the 
countervailing duty investigation of sodium nitrite from the PRC. Under 
section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 
the Department may extend the deadline for the preliminary 
determination in a countervailing duty investigation until not later 
than the 130th day after the date on which the administering authority 
initiates an investigation if the petitioner makes a timely request for 
an extension of the period within which the determination must be made 
under section 703(b) of the Act. Pursuant to section 351.205(e) of the 
Department's regulations, the petitioner's request for postponement of 
the preliminary determination was made 25 days or more before the 
scheduled date of the preliminary determination. Accordingly, we are 
extending the due date for the preliminary determination by 65 days to 
no later than April 6, 2008. Because April 6, 2008 is a Sunday, the

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Department will issue the preliminary determination no later than April 
7, 2008.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2) 
of the Act.

    Dated: January 8, 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-455 Filed 1-11-08; 8:45 am]
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