[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 59658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24807]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-977]


High Pressure Steel Cylinders From the People's Republic of 
China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination of Antidumping Duty 
Investigation

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

DATES: Effective Date: September 27, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emeka Chukwudebe or 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-
0219 or (202) 482-5403, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On May 31, 2011, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') 
initiated an antidumping duty investigation on high pressure steel 
cylinders from the People's Republic of China.\1\ The Initiation Notice 
stated that, in accordance with section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act 
of 1930, as amended (``Act''), unless postponed, the Department would 
issue its preliminary determination no later than 140 days after the 
date of issuance of the initiation. The preliminary determination for 
this investigation is currently due no later than October 18, 2011.
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    \1\ See High Pressure Steel Cylinders from the People's Republic 
of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation, 76 FR 33213 
(June 8, 2011) (``Initiation Notice'').
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Postponement of Preliminary Determination

    Section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(e) state that if 
the petitioner makes a timely request for an extension, the Department 
may postpone the period for making a preliminary determination until no 
later than the 190th day after the date on which the administering 
authority initiated the investigation. On September 8, 2011, Norris 
Cylinder Company (``Petitioner'') made a timely request, pursuant to 19 
CFR 351.205(e), for a postponement of the preliminary determination to 
allow the Department and Petitioner adequate time to thoroughly review 
and analyze the information submitted by the company selected for 
individual examination. For the reason identified above and because 
there are no compelling reasons to deny the request, pursuant to 
section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act, the Department is postponing the 
deadline for the preliminary determination until the 190th day after 
the day on which the investigation was initiated. Accordingly, the 
deadline for completion of the preliminary determination is now no 
later than Wednesday, December 7, 2011.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: September 20, 2011.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-24807 Filed 9-26-11; 8:45 am]
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