[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 73 (Monday, April 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 22560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9054]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-937]


Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From the People's Republic 
of China: Extension of Time Limit for the Preliminary Results of the 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

DATES: Effective Date: April 16, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Krisha Hill or Maisha Cryor, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 4, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
4037 or (202) 482-5831, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On June 28, 2011, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') 
published the initiation of the administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on citric acid and certain citrate salts 
(``citric acid'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'').\1\ On 
January 10, 2012, the Department published the extension of time limit 
for the preliminary results of the administrative review.\2\ This 
review covers the period May 1, 2010, through April 30, 2011. The 
preliminary results of review are currently due no later than April 30, 
2012.
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    \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 76 FR 
37781, 37785 (June 28, 2011).
    \2\ See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From the People's 
Republic of China: Extension of Time Limit for the Preliminary 
Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 77 FR 1455 
(January 10, 2012).
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Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Review

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (``the Act''), the Department shall make a preliminary 
determination in an administrative review of an antidumping duty order 
within 245 days after the last day of the anniversary month of the date 
of publication of the order. The Act further provides, however, that 
the Department may extend that 245-day period to 365 days if it 
determines it is not practicable to complete the review within the 
foregoing time period.
    The Department finds that it is not practicable to complete the 
preliminary results of the administrative review of citric acid from 
the PRC within this time limit. Specifically, additional time is needed 
to evaluate relevant evidence and parties' comments regarding the 
selection of appropriate surrogate values with which to value the 
factors of production. Therefore, in accordance with section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the Department is fully extending the time 
period for completion of the preliminary results of this review by an 
additional 30 days. The preliminary results will now be due no later 
than May 30, 2012.
    This notice is published in accordance with sections 751(a)(3)(A) 
and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: April 9, 2012.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2012-9054 Filed 4-13-12; 8:45 am]
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