[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 42 (Thursday, March 5, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9590-9591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-4742]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-849]


Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From the People's 
Republic of China: Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Final Results 
of New Shipper Review

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

DATES: Effective Date: March 5, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Demitri Kalogeropoulos, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 8, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
2623.

Background

    On November 13, 2008, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') 
published the preliminary results of the new shipper review of the 
antidumping duty order on certain cut-to-length carbon steel from the 
People's Republic of China, covering the period November 1, 2006, 
through October 31, 2007, for the following exporter: Hunan Valin 
Xiangtan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (``Valin Xiangtan''). See Certain Cut-
to-Length Carbon Steel From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary 
Results of New Shipper Review, 73 FR 67124 (November 13, 2008) 
(``Preliminary Results''). On January 6, 2009, the Department extended 
the time limit for the completion of the final results by 30 days. See 
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From the People's Republic of 
China: Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of New 
Shipper

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Review, 74 FR 430, (January 6, 2009). The final results are currently 
due on March 6, 2009.

Extension of Time Limits for Final Results

    Section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(``the Act''), and 19 CFR 351.214(i)(1) require the Department to issue 
the final results of a new shipper review within 90 days after the date 
on which the preliminary results were issued. The Department may, 
however, extend the 90-day period for completion of the final results 
of a new shipper review to 150 days if it determines that the case is 
extraordinarily complicated. See section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act 
and 19 CFR 351.214(i)(2).
    As a result of the complex issues raised in this new shipper 
review, including by-product offsets and separate rate eligibility, the 
Department determines that this new shipper review is extraordinarily 
complicated and it cannot complete this new shipper review within the 
current time limit. Accordingly, the Department is extending the time 
limit for the completion of the final results by an additional 30 days 
until April 6, 2009,\1\ in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of 
the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(i)(2).
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    \1\ An extension of an additional 30 days would result in a new 
deadline of April 5, 2009. As April 5, 2009, falls on a Sunday, the 
final results will now be due no later than April 6, 2009, the next 
business day.
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    We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with 
sections 751(2)(B) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: February 26, 2009.
John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
 [FR Doc. E9-4742 Filed 3-4-09; 8:45 am]
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