[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 49 (Monday, March 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11084-11085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-5668]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

(A-475-818)


Certain Pasta from Italy: Extension of Time Limits for the 
Preliminary Results of Twelfth Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Hargett, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 3, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-4161

Background

    On August 26, 2008, the U.S. Department of Commerce 
(``Department'') published a notice of initiation of the administrative 
review of the antidumping duty order on certain pasta from Italy, 
covering the period July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008. See Initiation of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 73 FR 50308 
(August 26, 2008). The preliminary results of this review are currently 
due no later than April 2, 2009.

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Extension of Time Limit of Preliminary Results

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the 
Act''), requires the Department to make a preliminary determination 
within 245 days after the last day of the anniversary month of an order 
or finding for which a review is requested. Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 
Act further states that if it is not practicable to complete the review 
within the time period specified, the administering authority may 
extend the 245-day period to issue its preliminary results by up to 120 
days.
    We determine that completion of the preliminary results of this 
review within the 245-day period is not practicable because the 
Department requested additional information from all interested parties 
regarding wheat code classifications for model match.\1\ Wheat code 
classification is an integral part in making comparisons between home 
market and U.S. sales in the Department's margin calculations in this 
proceeding. Given the complexity of this issue and in accordance with 
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2), we are 
extending the time period for issuing the preliminary results of review 
by 120 days. Therefore, the preliminary results are now due no later 
than July 31, 2009. The final results continue to be due 120 days after 
publication of the preliminary results.
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    \1\ See Memo from the Department entitled ``Request for Comments 
on Wheat Code Classifications,'' dated January 9, 2009.
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    This notice is issued and published pursuant to sections 751(a) and 
777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: March 9, 2009.
John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. E9-5668 Filed 3-13-09; 8:45 am]
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