[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 108 (Monday, June 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32158-32159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13581]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-912]


New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires from the People's Republic of 
China: Extension of Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is extending 
the time limit for the preliminary results of the

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administrative review of new pneumatic off-the-road tires (``OTR 
Tires'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''). This review 
covers the period February 20, 2008, through August 31, 2009.

DATES: Effective Date: June 7, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrea Staebler Berton or Raquel 
Silva, AD/CVD Operations, Office 8, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 
(202) 482-4037 or (202) 482-6475, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On October 26, 2009, the Department published in the Federal 
Register a notice of initiation of the administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on OTR Tires from the PRC. See Initiation of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request 
for Revocation in Part, 74 FR 54956 (October 26, 2009). The preliminary 
results of this review are currently due no later than June 9, 2010.

Statutory Time Limits

    In antidumping duty administrative reviews, 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 for which a review is 
requested and a final determination within 120 days after the date on 
which the preliminary results are published. However, if it is not 
practicable to complete the review within these time periods, section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the Department to extend the time limit 
for the preliminary determination to a maximum of 365 days after the 
last day of the anniversary month.

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Review

    On February 3, 2010, both domestic interested parties\1\ submitted 
letters to the Department expressing concerns about the effect of a 
bankruptcy petition filed by GPX International Tire Corporation 
(``GPX''), an importer of record, on the ongoing administrative review. 
In response to domestic interested parties' concerns, the Department 
extended regulatory deadlines for Titan and Bridgestone pending 
resolution of those concerns. On April 30, 2010, Bridgestone informed 
the Department that its concerns about the GPX bankruptcy had been 
resolved. In addition, both Titan and Bridgestone have since made 
submissions to the Department in accordance with the extended 
regulatory deadlines.
    Meanwhile, on February 24, 2010, Tianjin United Tire & Rubber 
International Co., Ltd. (``TUTRIC''), a mandatory respondent, submitted 
a withdrawal of its request for review. The Department accepted 
TUTRIC's withdrawal on March 15, 2010, and chose an additional 
mandatory respondent on May 5, 2010.
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    \1\ Titan Tire Corporation (``Titan''), and Bridgestone 
Americas, Inc, and Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC 
(collectively ``Bridgestone''), both domestic producers of the like 
product.
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    In light of the unanticipated delay resulting from issues related 
to GPX's bankruptcy and the recent selection of an additional mandatory 
respondent, we determine that it is not practicable to complete the 
preliminary results of this administrative review within the original 
time limit. The Department requires additional time to receive 
questionnaire responses from the substitute mandatory respondent, 
analyze questionnaire responses, issue supplemental questionnaires, 
conduct verification, and evaluate surrogate value submissions for 
purposes of the preliminary results.
    Therefore, the Department is extending the time limit for 
completion of the preliminary results of this administrative review by 
120 days. The preliminary results will now be due no later than October 
7, 2010.\2\ The final results continue to be due 120 days after the 
publication of the preliminary results.
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    \2\ This new preliminary results deadline incorporates the 
Import Administration's tolling of all deadlines by seven calendar 
days due to closure of federal government offices in February 2010 
from a snowstorm. For further information, please see Memorandum 
from DAS for Import Administration regarding: Tolling of 
Administrative Deadlines As A Result of the Government Closure 
During the Recent Snowstorm, dated February 12, 2010, available at 
http://ia.ita.doc.gov/ia-highlights-and-news.html.
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    We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(3)(A) and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: May 27, 2010.
John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2010-13581 Filed 6-4-10; 8:45 am]
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