[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30604-30605]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11854]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

A-570-928, A-791-821, A-552-803


Postponement of Preliminary Determinations of Antidumping Duty 
Investigations; Uncovered Innerspring Units from the People's Republic 
of China, South Africa, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 28, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Begnal at (202) 482-1442 or Scot 
Fullerton at (202) 482-1386 (People's Republic of China), Office 9; 
Dmitry Vladimirov at (202) 482-0665 or Minoo Hatten at (202) 482-1690 
(South Africa), Office 5; Eugene Degnan at (202) 482-0414 or Robert 
Bolling at (202) 482-3434 (Socialist Republic of Vietnam), Office 8, 
AD/CVD Operations, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Postponement of Preliminary Determinations

    On January 28, 2008, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published in the Federal Register the initiation of the antidumping 
investigations on uncovered innerspring units from the People's 
Republic of China (PRC), South Africa, and the Socialist Republic of 
Vietnam (Vietnam). See Uncovered Innerspring Units from the People's 
Republic of China, South Africa, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: 
Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations, 73 FR 4817 (January 28, 
2008) (Initiation Notice).
    The notice of initiation stated that the Department would issue its 
preliminary

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determinations for these investigations no later than 140 days after 
the date of issuance of the initiation, in accordance with section 
733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
    On May 20, 2008, the petitioner, Leggett & Platt Inc., made a 
request pursuant to 19 CFR 351.205(b)(2) and (e) for a 50-day 
postponement of the preliminary determinations.\1\ The petitioner 
requested postponement of the preliminary determinations in order to 
allow the Department additional time to do a thorough investigation of 
the respondents in these investigations.
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    \1\ Although the petitioner did not file its request 25 days or 
more before the scheduled date of the preliminary determination, the 
Department has determined to accept the request pursuant to its 
authority under 19 CFR 351.302(b). We find that good cause exists to 
extend the deadline in order to allow the Department additional time 
to analyze the questionnaire responses in the investigation of 
uncovered innerspring units from the PRC. Further, for purposes of 
administrative efficiency, the Department concludes that the 
Vietnam, South Africa and PRC cases should remain on a consistent 
timeline.
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    For the reason identified by the petitioner and because there are 
no compelling reasons to deny the request, the Department is postponing 
the deadline for the preliminary determinations under section 
733(c)(1)(A) of the Act by 50 days to July 30, 2008. The deadline for 
the final determinations will continue to be 75 days after the date of 
the preliminary determinations, unless extended.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: May 21, 2008.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-11854 Filed 5-27-08; 8:45 am]
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