Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation, 92 [2010-33133]

Download as PDF jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES 92 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 1 / Monday, January 3, 2011 / Notices files a request for review is unable to locate the producer or exporter for which it requested the review, the interested party must provide an explanation of the attempts it made to locate the producer or exporter at the same time it files its request for review, in order for the Secretary to determine if the interested party’s attempts were reasonable, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.303(f)(3)(ii). As explained in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003), the Department has clarified its practice with respect to the collection of final antidumping duties on imports of merchandise where intermediate firms are involved. The public should be aware of this clarification in determining whether to request an administrative review of merchandise subject to antidumping findings and orders. See also the Import Administration Web site at https:// ia.ita.doc.gov. Six copies of the request should be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Room 1870, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. The Department also asks parties to serve a copy of their requests to the Office of Antidumping/ Countervailing Operations, Attention: Sheila Forbes, in room 3508 of the main Commerce Building. Further, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.303(f)(3)(ii), a copy of each request must be served on the petitioner and each exporter or producer specified in the request. The Department will publish in the Federal Register a notice of ‘‘Initiation of Administrative Review of Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation’’ for requests received by the last day of January 2011. If the Department does not receive, by the last day of January 2011, a request for review of entries covered by an order, finding, or suspended investigation listed in this notice and for the period identified above, the Department will instruct the CBP to assess antidumping or countervailing duties on those entries at a rate equal to the cash deposit of (or bond for) estimated antidumping or countervailing duties required on those entries at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption and to continue to collect the cash deposit previously ordered. For the first administrative review of any order, there will be no assessment of antidumping or countervailing duties on entries of subject merchandise VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:48 Dec 30, 2010 Jkt 223001 necessary to make the preliminary determination because the case is extraordinarily complicated. The Department solicited and received comments from parties, and concludes that concerned parties are cooperating. The Department further finds that additional time is required because the Dated: December 20, 2010. number of alleged manufacturers, producers, and exporters listed in the Christian Marsh, Petition 1 has complicated the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations. Department’s selection of the firms to individually investigate. See section [FR Doc. 2010–33123 Filed 12–30–10; 8:45 am] 703(c)(1)(B)(i)(IV) of the Act. BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Moreover, since the Initiation Notice, the Department has concluded it cannot DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE use U.S. Customs and Border Protection data for respondent selection. Rather, it International Trade Administration is appropriate to solicit information [C–570–971] about the quantity and value of subject merchandise sales from the firms named Multilayered Wood Flooring From the in the Petition. Therefore, respondent People’s Republic of China: selection is extraordinarily complicated Postponement of Preliminary due to the large number of companies Determination in the Countervailing from which the Department is gathering Duty Investigation quantity and value information. Thus, AGENCY: Import Administration, the Department is extending the due International Trade Administration, date for the preliminary determination Department of Commerce. to no later than 130 days after the day DATES: Effective Date: January 3, 2011. on which the investigation was initiated FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Seth (i.e., March 20, 2011). However, March Isenberg and Joshua Morris, AD/CVD 20, 2011, falls on a Sunday, and it is the Operations, Import Administration, Department’s long-standing practice to International Trade Administration, issue a determination the next business U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th day when the statutory deadline falls on Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., a weekend, Federal holiday, or any Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) other day when the Department is 482–0588 and (202) 482–1779, closed. See Notice of Clarification: respectively. Application of ‘‘Next Business Day’’ Rule for Administrative Determination Background Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act of On November 10, 2010, the 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May Department of Commerce (‘‘the 10, 2005). Accordingly, the deadline for Department’’) initiated an investigation completion of the preliminary of multilayered wood flooring from the People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’). See determination is now no later than Monday, March 21, 2011. Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People’s Republic of China: Initiation of This notice is issued and published Countervailing Duty Investigation, 75 FR pursuant to section 703(c)(2) of the Act 70719 (November 18, 2010) (‘‘Initiation and 19 CFR 351.205(f). Notice’’). Currently, the preliminary Dated: December 27, 2010. determination is due no later than Christian Marsh, January 14, 2011. entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the relevant provisional-measures ‘‘gap’’ period, of the order, if such a gap period is applicable to the POR. This notice is not required by statute but is published as a service to the international trading community. Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. Postponement of Due Date for Preliminary Determination [FR Doc. 2010–33133 Filed 12–30–10; 8:45 am] Under section 703(c)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the ‘‘Act’’), the Department may extend the period for reaching a preliminary determination in a countervailing duty investigation until no later than the 130th day after the date on which the administering authority initiates an investigation, if the Department determines that the parties are cooperating and additional time is PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 1 See Petition for the Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties: Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People’s Republic of China, dated October 21, 2010 (‘‘Petition’’). E:\FR\FM\03JAN1.SGM 03JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 1 (Monday, January 3, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 92]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-33133]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-971]


Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of China: 
Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty 
Investigation

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

DATES: Effective Date: January 3, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Seth Isenberg and Joshua Morris, AD/
CVD Operations, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
0588 and (202) 482-1779, respectively.

Background

    On November 10, 2010, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') initiated an investigation of multilayered wood flooring 
from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''). See Multilayered Wood 
Flooring From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of 
Countervailing Duty Investigation, 75 FR 70719 (November 18, 2010) 
(``Initiation Notice''). Currently, the preliminary determination is 
due no later than January 14, 2011.

Postponement of Due Date for Preliminary Determination

    Under section 703(c)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the ``Act''), the Department may extend the period for reaching a 
preliminary determination in a countervailing duty investigation until 
no later than the 130th day after the date on which the administering 
authority initiates an investigation, if the Department determines that 
the parties are cooperating and additional time is necessary to make 
the preliminary determination because the case is extraordinarily 
complicated. The Department solicited and received comments from 
parties, and concludes that concerned parties are cooperating. The 
Department further finds that additional time is required because the 
number of alleged manufacturers, producers, and exporters listed in the 
Petition \1\ has complicated the Department's selection of the firms to 
individually investigate. See section 703(c)(1)(B)(i)(IV) of the Act.
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    \1\ See Petition for the Imposition of Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duties: Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's 
Republic of China, dated October 21, 2010 (``Petition'').
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    Moreover, since the Initiation Notice, the Department has concluded 
it cannot use U.S. Customs and Border Protection data for respondent 
selection. Rather, it is appropriate to solicit information about the 
quantity and value of subject merchandise sales from the firms named in 
the Petition. Therefore, respondent selection is extraordinarily 
complicated due to the large number of companies from which the 
Department is gathering quantity and value information. Thus, the 
Department is extending the due date for the preliminary determination 
to no later than 130 days after the day on which the investigation was 
initiated (i.e., March 20, 2011). However, March 20, 2011, falls on a 
Sunday, and it is the Department's long-standing 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 
determination is now no later than Monday, March 21, 2011.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f).

    Dated: December 27, 2010.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-33133 Filed 12-30-10; 8:45 am]
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