[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 4288]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1403]


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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: Notice of 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: January 25, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Krisha Hill, John Hollwitz, or Charles 
Riggle, 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, (202) 482-2336, or (202) 482-0650, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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 Requests for Revocation in Part, 75 FR 37759 (June 30, 
2010). 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 January 31, 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. Among other things, additional time is 
needed to consider relevant evidence and parties' comments regarding 
selecting an appropriate surrogate country and surrogate values with 
which to value factors of production. 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 January 31, 2011, by 60 days. Therefore, the 
preliminary results are now due no later than April 1, 2011.
    This notice is published in accordance with sections 751(a)(3)(A) 
and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: January 18, 2011.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2011-1403 Filed 1-24-11; 8:45 am]
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