[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 43 (Friday, March 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12024-12025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4940]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-868]


Folding Metal Tables and Chairs From the People's Republic of 
China: Notice of Extension of Time Limit for the Preliminary Results of 
the 2009-2010 Antidumping Duty Administrative and New Shipper Reviews

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

DATES: Effective Date: March 4, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lilit Astvatsatrian or Charles Riggle, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office 8, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
6412 or (202) 482-0650, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 28 and 29, 2010, the Department of Commerce (``the

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Department'') published the initiations of the 2009-2010 administrative 
review and the new shipper review (``NSR'') of Xinjiamei Furniture Co., 
Ltd. (``Xinjiamei''), respectively, of the antidumping duty order on 
folding metal tables and chairs from the People's Republic of China 
(``PRC''). See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocations in Part, 75 FR 
44224 (July 28, 2010) and Folding Metal Tables and Chairs from the 
People's Republic of China: Initiation of New Shipper Review, 75 FR 
44767 (July 29, 2010). These reviews cover the period June 1, 2009, 
through May 31, 2010. The preliminary results of the administrative 
review are currently due no later than March 2, 2011.
    On February 9, 2011, Xinjiamei agreed to waive the new shipper 
review time limits and agreed to the alignment of its NSR with the 
2009-2010 administrative review. See Letter from Xinjiamei, regarding 
Waiver of the Time Limits and Request for Alignment, dated February 9, 
2011. Therefore, pursuant to section 351.214(j)(3) of the Department's 
regulations, we have aligned the NSR of Xinjiamei with the 2009-2010 
administrative review. Accordingly, the preliminary results for the NSR 
are also due on March 2, 2011.

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 and new shipper review 
of folding metal tables and chairs from the PRC within this time limit. 
Specifically, additional time is needed to determine the appropriate 
surrogate country, and surrogate values with which to value factors of 
production. Moreover, additional time is needed in order that the 
Department can conduct mandatory verifications and issue verification 
reports prior to the preliminary results.
    Therefore, in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the 
Department is extending the time period for completion of the 
preliminary results of these reviews, which are currently due on March 
2, 2011, by 90 days. Therefore, the preliminary results for the 
administrative and new shipper reviews are now due no later than May 
31, 2011.
    This notice is published in accordance with sections 751(a)(3)(A) 
and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: February 25, 2011.
Gary Taverman,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2011-4940 Filed 3-3-11; 8:45 am]
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