[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 146 (Friday, July 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44938-44939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18782]


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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 Preliminary Results of the 6th 
Antidumping Duty Administrative and 6th New Shipper Reviews

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

DATES: Effective Date: July 30, 2010.

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 22, 2009, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') 
published a notice of initiation on the 6th antidumping duty 
administrative review for certain frozen fish fillets from the 
Socialist Republic of Vietnam covering the period August 1, 2008, 
through July 31, 2009. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 74 FR 
48224, (September 22, 2009). On September 17, 2009, the Department 
initiated the 6th antidumping duty new shipper review on CUU Long Fish 
Joint Stock Company (``CL-Fish''), covering the period August 1, 2008, 
through July 31, 2009. See Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the 
Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of New Shipper Review, 74 FR 
48908, (September 25, 2009). On January 29, 2010, the Department 
replaced a mandatory respondent in the instant administrative review 
with Vinh Quang Fisheries Corporation (``Vinh Quang''). See Memorandum 
to the File, from Emeka Chukwudebe, Case Analyst, Import 
Administration, through Alex Villanueva, Program Manager, Import 
Administration, RE: Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Certain 
Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 
(``Vietnam''): Replacement of Mandatory Respondent, dated January 29, 
2010.
    On January 29, 2010, the Department extended the deadline for 
parties to file surrogate country comments and surrogate value data. 
See Memorandum to the File, from Emeka Chukwudebe, Case Analyst, Import 
Administration,

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through Alex Villanueva, Program Manager, Import Administration, RE: 
Administrative Review of Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist 
Republic of Vietnam: Extension Request for Surrogate Country Selection 
Comments and Surrogate Value Submissions, dated January 29, 2010. On 
February 12, 2010, the Department tolled administrative deadlines, 
including in the instant review, by one calendar week. See Tolling of 
Administrative Deadlines As a Result of the Government Closure During 
the Recent Snowstorm, dated February 12, 2010 (``Tolling Memo''). On 
March 9, 2010, the Department aligned the 6th new shipper review with 
the 6th administrative review. See Memorandum to the File, from Javier 
Barrientos, Senior Case Analyst, Import Administration, through Alex 
Villanueva, Program Manager, Import Administration, RE: Alignment of 
6th New Shipper Review of Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the 
Socialist Republic of Vietnam with the 6th Administrative Review of 
Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 
dated March 9, 2010. On April 2, 2010, the Department received 
surrogate country comments. Between April 2, 2010, and July 9, 2010, 
the Department received surrogate value data and surrogate rebuttal 
comments from interested parties. On April 22, 2010, the Department 
extended the deadline for the preliminary results in the instant 
review. See Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of 
Vietnam: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of the 6th 
Antidumping Duty Administrative and 6th New Shipper Reviews, 75 FR 
20983 (April 22, 2010). The preliminary results are currently due on 
August 8, 2010 (inclusive of the seven day extension per the Tolling 
Memo).

Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary 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 
preliminary results in an administrative review of an antidumping duty 
order 245 days after the last day of the anniversary month of the order 
for which the administrative review was requested. The Department may, 
however, extend the deadline for completion of the preliminary results 
of an administrative review to 365 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 
preliminary results within this time limit. The Department is extending 
the deadline because it needs more time to analyze the supplemental 
responses of the new mandatory respondent. In addition, parties have 
submitted voluminous surrogate country comments and surrogate value 
data, and thus will require additional time to analyze these data. 
Thus, the Department requires additional time to address these 
circumstances in these reviews. We are, therefore, extending the time 
for the completion of the preliminary results of these reviews by 30 
days, from the date of the presently tolled due date of August 8, 2010, 
for the preliminary results, to September 7, 2010.
    This notice is published in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of 
the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2).

    Dated: July 23, 2010.
Edward C. Yang,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2010-18782 Filed 7-29-10; 8:45 am]
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