[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 13 (Friday, January 18, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3452-3453]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-896]


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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 covers the period March 1, 2006, through 
February 28, 2007.

DATES: Effective Date: January 18, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bobby Wong, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
9, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0409.

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

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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).
    On November 20, 2007, the Department published a notice extending 
the time limit for preliminary results in this review by 61 days. See 
Certain Tissue Paper Products from the People's Republic of China: 
Extension of Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review, 72 FR 65298 (November 20, 2007). The preliminary results of 
this review are currently due no later than January 31, 2008.

Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the 
Act''), and section 351.213(h)(1) of the Department's regulations 
require the Department to issue the preliminary results of an 
administrative review within 245 days after the last day of the 
anniversary month of the order or suspension agreement for which the 
administrative review was requested, and the final results of the 
review within 120 days after the date on which the notice of the 
preliminary results was published in the Federal Register. However, if 
the Department determines that it is not practicable to complete the 
review within this time period, section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 
section 351.213(h)(2) of the Department's regulations allow the 
Department to extend the 245-day period to 365 days and the 120-day 
period to 180 days.
    Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and section 351.213(h) 
of the Department's regulations, we determine that it is not 
practicable to complete this administrative review within the statutory 
time limit of 245 days. Given that the Office of Import Administration, 
Office 9, conducting this review is currently tasked with the conduct 
of multiple reviews with various conflicting deadlines, and given 
limited resources, the Department requires additional time to analyze 
questionnaire responses, issue supplemental questionnaires, and examine 
and analyze surrogate value information. Therefore, in accordance with 
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and section 351.213(h)(2) of the 
Department's regulations, the Department is fully extending the time 
limit for the completion of these preliminary results by an additional 
59 days. Since a 59-day extension would result in the deadline for the 
preliminary results falling on March 30, 2008, which is a Sunday, the 
new deadline for the final results will be the next business day, March 
31, 2008.\1\ The final results continue to be due 120 days after the 
publication of the preliminary results.
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    \1\ 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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    This notice is published pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) and 
777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: January 11, 2008.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
 [FR Doc. E8-896 Filed 1-17-08; 8:45 am]
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