[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 238 (Monday, December 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 77205]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31841]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-932]


Certain Steel Threaded Rod From the People's Republic of China: 
Extension of Time Limits for the Preliminary Results of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review

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

DATES: Effective Date: December 12, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Lord, Office 9, AD/CVD Operations, 
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-7425.

Background

    On April 1, 2011, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') 
published a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review 
on the antidumping order on certain steel threaded rod from the 
People's Republic of China (``PRC'') for the period of review (``POR'') 
April 1, 2010, through March 31, 2011. See Antidumping or 
Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; 
Opportunity To Request Administrative Review, 76 FR 18153 (April 1, 
2011). Based upon requests for review from various parties, on May 27, 
2011, the Department initiated an antidumping duty administrative 
review on certain steel threaded rod from the PRC, covering 192 
companies. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 76 FR 30912, 30916-18 (May 27, 2011). The 
preliminary results are currently due December 31, 2011.

Statutory Time Limits

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(``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

    We determine that it is not practicable to complete the preliminary 
results of this review within the current time limits. The Department 
requires additional time to analyze questionnaire (including 
supplemental questionnaire) responses and surrogate country and value 
data. This additional time also takes into account analysis of data 
related to the margin calculation for the individually-reviewed 
respondent, and the consideration of any issues that may be raised by 
parties during the course of this proceeding. Therefore, the Department 
is hereby extending the time limit for completion of the preliminary 
results by 90 days. The preliminary results will now be due no later 
than March 30, 2012. The final results continue to be due 120 days 
after the publication of the preliminary results.
    This notice is published in accordance with sections 751(a)(3)(A) 
and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: December 6, 2011.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2011-31841 Filed 12-9-11; 8:45 am]
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