[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 180 (Friday, September 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56988-56989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23346]


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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, 2009, through 
January 31, 2010.

DATES: Effective Date: September 17, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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) 482-2593.

Background

    On April 9, 2010, the Department published in the Federal Register 
a notice of initiation of the administrative reviews of the antidumping 
duty orders on certain frozen shrimp from the Socialist Republic of 
Vietnam and the PRC. See Notice of Initiation of Administrative Reviews 
and Requests for Revocation in Part of the Antidumping Duty Orders on 
Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 
and the People's Republic of China, 75 FR 18154 (April 9, 2010). The 
preliminary results of the reviews are currently due no later than 
October 31, 2010.

Statutory Time Limits

    In antidumping duty administrative reviews, section 751(a)(3)(A) of 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''), requires the 
Department to make a preliminary determination within 245 days after 
the last day of the anniversary month of an order for which a review is 
requested and a final determination within 120 days after the date on 
which the preliminary results are published. However, if it is not 
practicable to complete the review within these time periods, section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the Department to extend the time limit 
for the preliminary determination to a maximum of 365 days after the 
last day of the anniversary month.

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 within the original time limit because the Department 
requires additional time to analyze questionnaire responses, issue 
supplemental questionnaires, and to evaluate surrogate value 
submissions for purposes of these preliminary results.
    Therefore, 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, 2011. The final results continue to be due 120 days after

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the publication of the preliminary results.
    We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(3)(A) and 777(i) of the Act.

     Dated: September 10, 2010.
Susan H. Kuhbach,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2010-23346 Filed 9-16-10; 8:45 am]
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