[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 40776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17169]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-520-803]


Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet and Strip From the United 
Arab Emirates: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

DATES: Effective Date: July 14, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Huston or Jun Jack Zhao, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20230; telephone: (202) 482-4261 and (202) 482-1396, respectively.

Background

    On December 23, 2009, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published the initiation of the administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet and 
strip from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the period November 06, 
2008 through October 31, 2009. See Initiation of Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocation 
in Part, 74 FR 68229 (December 23, 2009). This review covers two 
producers and/or exporters of the subject merchandise to the United 
States: FLEX Middle East FZE (FLEX) and, JBF RAK LLC (JBF).

Extension of Time Limit for the Preliminary Results

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), and section 351.213(h)(1) of the Department's regulations require 
the Department to issue the preliminary results of a review within 245 
days after the last day of the anniversary month of the order or 
suspension agreement for which the administrative review was requested, 
and final results of the review within 120 days after the date on which 
the notice of the preliminary results is published in the Federal 
Register. However, if the Department determines that it is not 
practicable to complete the review within the aforementioned specified 
time limits, section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and section 351.213(h)(2) 
of the Department's regulations allow the Department to extend the 245-
day period to 365 days and to extend the 120-day period to 180 days.
    The Department requires additional time to evaluate the 
questionnaire responses from FLEX and JBF in order to conduct a 
thorough analysis of all information on the record, specifically 
considering the cost and affiliation issues in this case. Therefore, 
the Department finds that it is not practicable to complete the 
preliminary results of this review within the original time limit and 
is extending the deadline for completion of the preliminary results of 
this administrative review by 120 days.
    Additionally, on February 12, 2010, the Department issued a 
memorandum revising all case deadlines. As explained in the memorandum 
from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, the 
Department has exercised its discretion to toll deadlines for the 
duration of the closure of the Federal Government from February 5 
through February 12, 2010. Thus, all deadlines in this segment of the 
proceeding have been extended by seven days. See Memorandum to the 
Record from Ronald Lorentzen, DAS for Import Administration, regarding 
``Tolling of Administrative Deadlines As a Result of the Government 
Closure During the Recent Snowstorm,'' dated February 12, 2010. 
Therefore, we are hereby extending the deadline for the preliminary 
results by a total of 127 days; the revised deadline for the 
preliminary results of this administrative review is now December 07, 
2010.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to sections 
751(a)(3)(A) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

     Dated: July 7, 2010.
Edward C. Yang,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping/Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
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