[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 245 (Wednesday, December 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 68228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30531]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-552-801]


Certain Frozen Fish Fillets From the Socialist Republic of 
Vietnam: Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of the New Shipper 
and Fifth Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews

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

DATES: Effective Date: December 23, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Javier Barrientos, 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) 482-2243.

Background

    On September 4, 2009, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') 
published the preliminary results of these new shipper and 
administrative reviews for the period August 1, 2007, through July 31, 
2008. See Certain Frozen Fish Fillets From the Socialist Republic of 
Vietnam: Notice of Preliminary Results of New Shipper Reviews and Fifth 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 74 FR 45805 (September 4, 2009) 
(``Preliminary Results''). The final results are currently due on 
January 2, 2010.

Extension of Time Limits for Final Results

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(``Act''), and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1) require the Department to issue the 
final results in an administrative review of an antidumping duty order 
120 days after the date on which the preliminary results are published. 
The Department may, however, extend the deadline for completion of the 
final results of an administrative review to 180 days if it determines 
it is not practicable to complete the review within the foregoing time 
period. See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2).
    The Department finds that it is not practicable to complete the 
final results in the aligned new shipper and fifth antidumping duty 
administrative reviews of certain frozen fish fillets from Vietnam 
within this time limit. See Memo to the File re: Alignment of 4th New 
Shipper Review of Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist 
Republic of Vietnam with the 5th Administrative Review of Certain 
Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (March 20, 
2009). The Department is extending the deadline because additional time 
is needed to review interested parties' case and rebuttal briefs. For 
the reasons noted above, we are extending the time for the completion 
of the final results of this review by 60 days to March 3, 2010.
    This notice is published in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of 
the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2).

    Dated: December 9, 2009.
John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. E9-30531 Filed 12-22-09; 8:45 am]
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