[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 96 (Thursday, May 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 29315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11980]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-981, A-552-814]


Utility Scale Wind Towers From the People's Republic of China and 
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Postponement of Preliminary 
Determinations of Antidumping Duty Investigations

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

DATES: May 17, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shawn Higgins (People's Republic of 
China) or Magd Zalok (Socialist Republic of Vietnam), 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-
0679 or (202) 482-4162, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Postponement of Preliminary Determinations

    On January 24, 2012, the Department of Commerce (the 
``Department'') published a notice of initiation of antidumping duty 
investigations of utility scale wind towers from the People's Republic 
of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.\1\ The notice of 
initiation stated that the Department, in accordance with section 
773(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the ``Act''), and 
19 CFR 351.205(b)(1), would issue its preliminary determinations for 
these investigations, unless postponed, no later than 140 days after 
the date of the initiation. The preliminary determinations of these 
antidumping duty investigations are currently due no later than June 6, 
2012.
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    \1\ See Utility Scale Wind Towers From the People's Republic of 
China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of 
Antidumping Duty Investigations, 77 FR 3440 (January 24, 2012).
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    On May 3, 2012, the Wind Tower Trade Coalition (``Petitioner''), 
pursuant to section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(2) 
and (e), made a timely request for postponement of the preliminary 
determinations in these investigations.\2\ Petitioner requested a 50-
day postponement of the preliminary determinations in order to provide 
the Department with sufficient time to review the questionnaire 
responses and issue appropriate requests for clarification and 
additional information.
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    \2\ See Letter from Petitioner to the Secretary of Commerce, 
``Certain Utility Scale Wind Towers from the People's Republic of 
China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Request to Fully Extend 
Preliminary Determination'' (May 3, 2012).
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    Because there are no compelling reasons to deny the request, the 
Department, in accordance with section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act, is 
postponing the deadline for the preliminary determinations to no later 
than 190 days after the date on which the Department initiated these 
investigations. Therefore, the new deadline for issuing these 
preliminary determinations is July 26, 2012.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: May 10, 2012.
Lynn Fischer Fox,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-11980 Filed 5-16-12; 8:45 am]
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