[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50307-50308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19777]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administation

(C-570-940)


Certain Tow-Behind Lawn Groomers and Certain Parts Thereof 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: August 26, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene Calvert or Paul Matino, AD/CVD

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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) 
482-3586 and (202) 482-4146, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 14, 2008, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
initiated the countervailing duty investigation on certain tow-behind 
lawn groomers and certain parts thereof (lawn groomers) from the 
People's Republic of China (PRC). See Certain Tow-Behind Lawn Groomers 
and Certain Parts Thereof from the People's Republic of China: 
Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation, 73 FR 42324 (July 21, 
2008). The preliminary determination is currently due no later than 
September 17, 2008.

Postponement of Due Date for Preliminary Determination

    On August 8, 2008, Agri-Fab, Inc., petitioner, requested that the 
Department postpone the preliminary determination in the countervailing 
duty investigation on lawn groomers from the PRC until November 17, 
2008. 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 no later 
than the 130th day\1\ 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 19 CFR 
351.205(e), 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 to no later than November 17, 2008.
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    \1\ In this investigation, the 130th day after the date of 
initiation is November 21, 2008.
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    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2) 
and of the Act.

    Dated: August 20, 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary For Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-19777 Filed 8-25-08; 8:45 am]
Billing Code: 3510-DS-S