[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 62 (Thursday, March 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17835-17836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7626]


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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: March 31, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Krisha Hill or Lilit Astvatsatrian, 
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-
4037 or (202) 482-6412, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Background

    On June 30, 2010, 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''). See 
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews and Deferral of Administrative Review, 75 FR 37759 (June 30, 
2010). On January 25, 2011, the Department published the extension of 
time limits for the preliminary results of the administrative review of 
the antidumping duty order. See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts 
from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Extension of Time Limit 
for the Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review, 76 FR 4288 (January 25, 2011). This review covers the periods 
November 20, 2008, through May 19, 2009, and May 29, 2009, through 
April 30, 2010. The preliminary results of review are currently due no 
later than April 1, 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 of citric acid from 
the PRC within this time limit. Specifically, additional time is needed 
to examine the respondents' production process, factors of production 
(FOPs), and determine surrogate values with which to value FOPs. 
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 this review, which is currently due on April 1, 
2011, by 60 days. Therefore, the preliminary results 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.

    March 25, 2011.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2011-7626 Filed 3-30-11; 8:45 am]
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