[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 224 (Monday, November 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61104-61105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-28049]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

A-570-945


Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from the People's Republic 
of China: Postponement of the Preliminary Determination of the 
Antidumping Duty Investigation

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 23, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alan Ray, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, 
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5403.

Background

    On June 23, 2009, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') 
published in the Federal Register the initiation of the investigation 
of prestressed concrete steel wire strand (``PC Strand'') from the 
People's Republic of China (``PRC''), covering the period of October 1, 
2008, through March 31, 2009.\1\ On July 28, 2009, the Department 
selected two companies as mandatory respondents for this investigation: 
Tianjin Shengte PC Steel Strand Co., (``Tianjin Shengte'') and Silvery 
Dragon PC Steel Products (``Silvery Dragon'').\2\ On August 14, 2009, 
the Department selected Jiangxi Xinhua Metal Products Co. (``Xinhua 
Metal'') as a new mandatory respondent, to replace Silvery Dragon, who 
had indicated that they would not participate in this investigation.\3\ 
Subsequent to that, Silvery Dragon failed to respond to a supplemental 
questionnaire and the Department selected Wuxi Jinyang Metal Products 
Co., Ltd. (``WJMP'') as a voluntary respondent.\4\
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    \1\ Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From the People's 
Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation, 74 
FR 29665 (June 23, 2009).
    \2\ Memorandum to James C. Doyle, Office 9 Director, through 
Alex Villanueva, Office 9 Program Manager, from Alexis Polovina, 
Office 9 Case Analyst, dated July 28, 2009, Antidumping Duty 
Investigation of Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from the 
People's Republic of China (``PRC''): Respondent Selection 
(``Respondent Selection Memo'').
    \3\ See Memorandum to the File from Alan Ray, Office 9 Case 
Analyst, through Alex Villanueva, Office 9 Program Manager, dated 
August 14, 2009.
    \4\ See Memorandum to the File from Alan Ray, Office 9 Case 
Analyst, through Alex Villanueva, Office 9 Program Manager, dated 
September 11, 2009.
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    On November 16, 2009, Petitioners\5\ requested a fourteen-day 
postponement of the preliminary determination pursuant to 
733(c)(1)(B)(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, (``the Act''). 
The preliminary determination of this antidumping duty investigation is 
currently due on December 3, 2009.
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    \5\ American Spring Wire Corp., Insteel Wire Products Company, 
and Sumiden Wire Products Corp.
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Statutory Time Limits

    Pursuant to section 733(c)(1)(B) of the Act, the Department can 
extend the period for a preliminary determination until not later than 
190 days after the date on which the administrative authority initiates 
an investigation if the Department concludes that the parties concerned 
are cooperating and determines that:
The case is extraordinarily complicated by the reason of (I) the number 
and complexity of the transactions to be investigated or adjustments to 
be considered, (II) the novelty of the issues presented, or (III) the 
number of firms whose activities must be investigated, and (ii) 
additional time is necessary to make the preliminary determination.

Extension of Time Limit of Preliminary Determination

    Although the respondent\6\ and a separate rates applicant are 
cooperating, the Department intends to issue additional supplemental 
questionnaires addressing certain adjustments that impact factors of 
production and the U.S. sales data that may need to be considered, 
thereby making it extraordinarily complicated because of the complexity 
of the adjustments to be considered. Therefore, the Department finds it 
necessary to extend the current preliminary determination deadline 
pursuant to section 733(c)(1)(B)(i)(I) of the Act. In addition, as 
noted above, Petitioners requested a postponement of the preliminary 
determination on November 16, 2009.
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    \6\ Xinhua Metal and WJMP.
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    Therefore, for the reasons identified above, and pursuant to 
section 733(c)(1)(B)(i)(I) we are postponing the preliminary 
determination under section 733(c)(1) of the Act by fourteen days from 
December 3, 2009, to December 17, 2009.
    This notice is published pursuant to sections 733(c)(2) of the Act 
and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).


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    Dated: November 17, 2009.
John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. E9-28049 Filed 11-20-09; 8:45 am]
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