[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 111 (Monday, June 9, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 32557]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-12987]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Antidumping Methodologies for Proceedings that Involve 
Significant Cost Changes Throughout the Period of Investigation (POI)/
Period of Review (POR) that May Require Using Shorter Cost Averaging 
Periods; Request for Comment and Proposed Methodology for Identifying 
and Analyzing Targeted Dumping in Antidumping Investigations; Request 
for Comment

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

ACTION:  Extension of Comment Periods.

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SUMMARY: On May 9, 2008, the Department (``the Department'') published 
notices in the Federal Register requesting comments regarding 
methodologies for proceedings that involve significant cost changes 
throughout the POI/POR that may require using shorter cost averaging 
periods (73 FR 26364), and proposed methodologies for identifying and 
analyzing targeted dumping in antidumping investigations (73 FR 26371). 
The Department is extending the comment periods, making the new 
deadlines for the submission of public comments June 23, 2008.

DATES: To be assured of consideration, written comments must be 
received no later than June 23, 2008.

ADDRESS: Written comments (original and six copies) should be sent to 
the Secretary of Commerce, Attn: Import Administration, Office of 
Accounting, APO/Dockets Unit, Room 1870, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
14th Street & Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Neal M. Halper, Director, Office of 
Accounting, Taija A. Slaughter, Lead Accountant, Office of Accounting, 
Anthony Hill, International Economist, Office of Policy, or Mike Rill, 
Director, Antidumping Policy, Import Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20230; telephone: (202) 482-2989, (202) 482-3563, (202) 482-1843 or 
(202) 482-3058, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Submission of Comments

    The Department is extending the deadlines for submitting rebuttal 
comments by ten business days, to June 23, 2008. The Department will 
consider all comments received before the close of the comment periods. 
Consideration of comments received after the end of the comment periods 
cannot be assured.
    Persons wishing to comment should file a signed original and six 
copies of each set of comments by the date specified above. The 
Department will not accept comments accompanied by a request that a 
part or all of the material be treated confidentially due to business 
proprietary concerns or for any other reason. The Department will 
return such comments and materials to the persons submitting the 
comments and will not consider them in its development of a methodology 
for when it is appropriate to deviate from the annual average cost 
reporting method to shorter cost averaging periods, or when considering 
proposed methodologies for identifying and analyzing targeted dumping 
in antidumping investigations. The Department requires that comments be 
submitted in written form. The Department also requests submission of 
comments in electronic form to accompany the required paper copies. 
Comments filed in electronic form should be submitted either by e-mail 
to the webmaster below, or on CD-ROM, as comments submitted on 
diskettes are likely to be damaged by postal radiation treatment.
    Comments received in electronic form will be made available to the 
public in Portable Document Format (PDF) on the Internet at the Import 
Administration website at the following address: http:/ia.ita.doc.gov.
    Any questions concerning file formatting, document conversion, 
access on the Internet, or other electronic filing issues should be 
addressed to Andrew Lee Beller, Import Administration Webmaster, at 
(202) 482-0866, email address: [email protected].

    Dated: June 4, 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-12987 Filed 6-6??-08; 8:45 am]
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