[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 165 (Monday, August 25, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49993-49994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19663]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-827]


Certain Cased Pencils from the People's Republic of China: 
Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 25, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexander Montoro at (202) 482-0238 or 
Shane Subler at (202) 482-0189; AD/CVD Operations, Office 1, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 
20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On January 28, 2008, the Department published a notice of 
initiation of administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
certain cased pencils from the People's Republic of China, covering the 
period December 1, 2006 through November 30, 2007. See Initiation of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request 
for Revocation in Part, 73 FR 4829 (January 28, 2008). The current 
deadline for the preliminary results of this administrative review is 
September 2, 2008.\1\
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    \1\ We note that Monday, September 1, 2008, is 245 days after 
December 31, 2007, the last day of the anniversary month of the 
antidumping order for this proceeding. September 1, 2008, is Labor 
Day. When a deadline falls on a weekend or federal holiday, the 
Department's practice is to use the next business day as the 
appropriate deadline. 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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Statutory Time Limits

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the 
Act''), requires the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') to 
issue the preliminary results of an administrative review within 245 
days after the last day of the anniversary month of an order for which 
a review is requested and the final results of review within 120 days 
after the date on which the preliminary results are published. If it is 
not practicable to complete the review within the time period, section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the Department to extend these deadlines 
to a maximum of 365 days and 180 days, respectively.

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results

    The Department requires additional time to review and analyze the 
sales and cost responses in this administrative review. Moreover, the 
Department requires additional time to analyze complex issues related 
to surrogate value selections. Because the Department requires 
additional time to analyze the information, issue supplemental 
questionnaires, and possibly verify the information, it is not 
practicable to complete this review within the originally anticipated 
time limit (i.e., by September 2, 2008). Therefore, the Department is 
extending the time limit for completion of the preliminary results by 
112 days to not later than December 22, 2008, in accordance with 
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
    We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.


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    Dated: August 18, 2008.
Edward C. Yang,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-19663 Filed 8-22-08; 8:45 am]
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