[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 208 (Friday, October 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 65361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26409]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-433-811, A-570-985]


Xanthan Gum From Austria and the People's Republic of China: 
Postponement of Preliminary Determinations of Antidumping Duty 
Investigations

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


DATES: October 26, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karine Gziryan (Austria) or Brandon 
Farlander (People's Republic of China), 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) 482-4081 or (202) 482-0182, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Postponement of Preliminary Determinations

    On July 2, 2012, the Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') 
published a notice of initiation of antidumping duty investigations of 
xanthan gum from Austria and the People's Republic of China.\1\ The 
notice of initiation stated that the Department, in accordance with 
section 733(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 November 12, 2012.
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    \1\ See Xanthan Gum From Austria and the People's Republic of 
China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations, 77 FR 39210 
(July 2, 2012).
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    On October 12, 2012, CP Kelco U.S. (``Petitioner''), pursuant to 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, 
``Xanthan Gum From Austria: Request to Fully Extend Preliminary 
Determination'' (October 12, 2012) and Letter from Petitioner to the 
Secretary of Commerce, ``Xanthan Gum From the People's Republic of 
China: Request to Fully Extend Preliminary Determination'' (October 
12, 2012).
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    For the reasons stated above and 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 January 2, 2013.\3\
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    \3\ Because the deadline, January 1, 2013, falls on a national 
holiday the deadline is postponed until the next business day. 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).
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    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: October 19, 2012.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-26409 Filed 10-25-12; 8:45 am]
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