[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 243 (Monday, December 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 79336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31883]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-825]


Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet and Strip From India: 
Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty 
New Shipper Review

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

DATES: Effective Date: December 20, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elfi Blum, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 
(202) 482-0197.

Background

    On March 2, 2010, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
initiated a new shipper review under the countervailing duty order on 
polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet and strip from India for the 
period January 1, 2009, through December 31, 2009. See Polyethylene 
Terephthalate Film, Sheet and Strip from India: Initiation of 
Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty New Shipper Reviews, 75 FR 
10758 (March 9, 2010). This new shipper review covers one producer and 
exporter of the subject merchandise to the United States: SRF Limited.
    On August 27, 2010, the Department published a notice of extension 
for the preliminary results of this new shipper review until November 
22, 2010. See Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet and Strip From 
India: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of 
Countervailing Duty New Shipper Review, 75 FR 52717 (August 27, 2010). 
On November 12, 2010, the Department published a notice in the Federal 
Register to further extend the deadline for the preliminary results to 
December 14, 2010. See Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and 
Strip From India: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of 
Countervailing Duty New Shipper Review, 75 FR 69400 (November 12, 
2010).

Extension of Time Limit for the Preliminary Results

    Section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), and section 351.214(i)(1) of the Department's regulations require 
the Department to issue the preliminary results of a new shipper review 
within 180 days after the date on which the review was initiated, and 
the final results of the review within 90 days after the date on which 
the preliminary results were issued. However, if the Department 
concludes that a new shipper review is extraordinarily complicated, 
section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act and section 351.214(i)(2) of the 
Department's regulations allow the Department to extend the 180-day 
period to 300 days, and to extend the 90-day period to 150 days. In its 
August 27 and November 12, 2010, Federal Register publications the 
Department determined that this new shipper review is extraordinarily 
complicated because of issues pertaining to the bona fides of this new 
shipper and to certain programs not previously examined and evaluated 
under this order. Because this is an extraordinarily complicated new 
shipper review, we need further time to analyze fully the subsidy 
programs under review.
    Therefore, the Department is further extending the deadline for 
completion of the preliminary results of this new shipper review by an 
additional 7 days. Accordingly, the deadline for the completion of 
these preliminary results is now no later than December 21, 2010.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to sections 
751(a)(2)(B)(iv) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: December 14, 2010.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2010-31883 Filed 12-17-10; 8:45 am]
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