[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 2511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-866]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-427-801, A-428-801, A-475-801]


Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof From France, Germany, and Italy: 
Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Reviews

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

DATES: Effective Date: January 18, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hermes Pinilla, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 1, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3477.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    At the request of interested parties, the Department of Commerce 
(the Department) initiated administrative reviews of the antidumping 
duty orders on ball bearings and parts thereof from France, Germany, 
Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom for the period May 1, 2010, 
through April 30, 2011. See Initiation of Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation 
in Part, 76 FR 37781 (June 28, 2011).\1\ The preliminary results of the 
reviews are currently due no later than January 31, 2012.
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    \1\ On July 16, 2011, we revoked the antidumping duty orders 
with respect to ball bearings and parts thereof from Japan and the 
United Kingdom. See Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof From Japan and 
the United Kingdom: Revocation of Antidumping Duty Orders, 76 FR 
41761 (July 15, 2011). In the Federal Register notice we indicated 
that, as a result of the revocation, the Department is discontinuing 
all unfinished administrative reviews immediately and will not 
initiate any new administrative reviews of the orders.
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Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), requires the Department to complete the preliminary results 
within 245 days after the last day of the anniversary month of an order 
for which a review is requested. If it is not practicable to complete 
the review within this time period, section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act 
allows the Department to extend the time limit for the preliminary 
results to a maximum of 365 days after the last day of the anniversary 
month.
    We determine that it is not practicable to complete the preliminary 
results of these reviews within the original time limit because we 
received requests from several respondents for extensions of time to 
respond to our supplemental questionnaires. Therefore, we are extending 
the time period for issuing the preliminary results of these reviews by 
60 days until March 31, 2012, which falls on a Saturday. It is the 
Department's practice to issue a determination the next business day 
when the statutory deadline falls on a weekend, federal holiday, or any 
other day when the Department is closed. See Notice of Clarification: 
Application of ``Next Business Day'' Rule for Administrative 
Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 
70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005). Accordingly, the deadline for completion of 
the preliminary results is now April 2, 2012.
    This notice is published in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of 
the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2).

    Dated: January 10, 2012.
Gary Taverman,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2012-866 Filed 1-17-12; 8:45 am]
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