[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50718-50719]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20834]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-893]


Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From the People's Republic of 
China: Extension of Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``Department'') is extending the 
time limit for the preliminary results of the administrative review of 
certain frozen warmwater shrimp from the People's Republic of China 
(``PRC''). The review covers the period February 1, 2010, through 
January 31, 2011.

DATES: Effective Date: August 16, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Palmer or Kabir Archuletta, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 9, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-9068 or (202) 482-2593, 
respectively.

Background

    On March 31, 2011, the Department published in the Federal Register 
a notice of initiation of the administrative review of the antidumping 
duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from the PRC. See 
Initiation of Antidumping Administrative Reviews, Requests for 
Revocation in Part, and Deferral of Administrative Review, 76 FR 17825 
(March 31, 2011). The preliminary results of the review are currently 
due no later than October 31, 2011.

Statutory Time Limits

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the 
Act''), requires the Department to issue preliminary results of an 
administrative review within 245 days after the last day of the 
anniversary month of an order for which a review is requested. 
Consistent with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the Department may 
extend the 245-day period to 365 days if it is not practicable to 
complete the review within a 245-day period.

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Review

    We determine that it is not practicable to complete the preliminary 
results of the administrative review on certain frozen warmwater shrimp 
from the PRC

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within the original time limit because the Department requires 
additional time to analyze questionnaire responses, issue supplemental 
questionnaires, and to evaluate surrogate value and surrogate county 
submissions for purposes of these preliminary results.
    Therefore, in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the 
Department is extending the time limit for completion of the 
preliminary results of the administrative review by 120 days. The 
preliminary results will now be due no later than February 28, 2012. 
The final results continue to be due 120 days after the publication of 
the preliminary results.
    This notice is published pursuant to section 777(i)(1) of the Act 
and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2).

    Dated: August 10, 2011.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2011-20834 Filed 8-15-11; 8:45 am]
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