[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20312-20313]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8566]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-489-805]


Certain Pasta From Turkey: Extension of Time Limit for the 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Moore, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 3, Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20230; (202) 482-
3692.

Background

    On July 24, 1996, the Department published in the Federal Register 
the antidumping duty order on certain pasta from Turkey. See Notice of 
Antidumping Duty Order and Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less 
Than Fair Value: Certain Pasta From Turkey, 61 FR 38545 (July 24, 
1996). On July 1, 2010, we published in the Federal Register the notice 
of ``Opportunity to Request Administrative Review'' of this order for 
the period July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010. See Antidumping or 
Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; 
Opportunity To Request Administrative Review, 75 FR 38074 (July 1, 
2010). On July 30, 2010, we received a request from petitioners \1\ to

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review Marsan Gida Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Marsan), in accordance with 
19 CFR 351.213(b)(1). On August 31, 2010, we published the notice of 
initiation of review of Marsan. See Initiation of Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Deferral of Initiation 
of Administrative Review, 75 FR 53274 (August 31, 2010). The 
preliminary results of review are currently due April 4, 2011.
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    \1\ New World Pasta Company, American Italian Pasta Company, and 
Dakota Growers Pasta Company (collectively, petitioners).
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Extension of Time Limit of Preliminary Results

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
``Act''), requires that the Department make a preliminary determination 
within 245 days after the last day of the anniversary month of an order 
for which a review is requested. Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act 
further states that, if it is not practicable to complete the review 
within the time period specified, the administering the authority may 
extend the 245-day period to issue its preliminary results to up to 365 
days.
    We determine that completion of the preliminary results of this 
review within the 245-day period is not practicable for the following 
reasons. The Department needs additional time to analyze complex issues 
regarding affiliation and knowledge of U.S. destination. Given the 
complexity of these issues, and in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) 
of the Act, we are extending the time period for issuing the 
preliminary results of this review by 30 days. Therefore, the 
preliminary results are now due no later than May 4, 2011. The final 
results continue to be due 120 days after publication of the 
preliminary results.
    This notice is published pursuant to sections 751(a)(3)(A) and 
777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: April 4, 2011.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2011-8566 Filed 4-11-11; 8:45 am]
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