[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 48 (Monday, March 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 14501]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5894]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-824]


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

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

DATES: March 12, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elfi Blum or Toni Page, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20230; telephone: (202) 482-0197 or (202) 482-1398, respectively.

Background

    On August 26, 2011, the Department of Commerce (Department) 
published a notice of initiation of an administrative review under the 
antidumping duty (AD) order on polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet 
and strip from India covering the period July 1, 2010, through June 30, 
2011. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocation in Part, 76 FR 53404 
(August 26, 2011). The Department initiated the review with respect to 
seven companies, Ester Industries Limited, Garware Polyester Ltd., 
Jindal Polyfilms Limited of India (Jindal), Polypacks Industries 
(Polypacks), Polyplex Corporation Ltd. (Polyplex), SRF Limited (SRF), 
and Vacmet India, Ltd. (Vacmet). On August 23, 2011, Vacmet and 
Polypacks timely withdrew their requests for a review. The Department 
published a rescission, in part, of the AD administrative review with 
respect to Vacmet and Polypacks on September 20, 2011. See Polyethylene 
Terephthalate Film, Sheet and Strip From India: Rescission, In Part, of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 76 FR 58244 (September 20, 
2011). On November 25, 2011, Petitioners \1\ timely withdrew their 
request for AD administrative reviews of Ester and Garware, and the 
Department published a rescission, in part, of the AD administrative 
review of the aforementioned companies on January 25, 2012. See 
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet and Strip From India: 
Rescission, In Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 77 FR 
3730 (January 25, 2012). Jindal, Polyplex, and SRF remain subject to 
this review. The preliminary results of the antidumping duty 
administrative review are currently due April 1, 2012.
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    \1\ Petitioners are DuPont Teijin Films, Mitsubishi Polyester 
Film, Inc., SKC, Inc., and Toray Plastics (America), Inc.
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Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), the Department shall issue preliminary results in an 
administrative review of an antidumping duty order within 245 days 
after the last day of the anniversary month of the order for which the 
administrative review was requested. However, if the Department 
determines that it is not practicable to complete the preliminary 
results of the review within the aforementioned time limit, section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2) allow the Department 
to extend the 245-day period to 365 days.
    Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.213(h)(2), we determine that it is not practicable to complete the 
preliminary results of this review within the original time limit. The 
Department needs additional time to analyze the extensive sales and 
cost questionnaire responses that were submitted, and we must issue 
additional supplemental questionnaires. Therefore, in accordance with 
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the Department has decided to extend 
the time limit for the preliminary results from 245 days to 365 days. 
The preliminary results will now be due no later than July 30, 2012. 
Unless extended, the final results continue to be due 120 days after 
the publication of the preliminary results, pursuant to section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(3)(A) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: March 6, 2012.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2012-5894 Filed 3-9-12; 8:45 am]
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