Federal Register: April 1, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 61)

DOCID: fr01ap09-26 FR Doc E9-7292

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

NOTICE: NOTICES

DOCID: fr01ap09-26

SUBJECT CATEGORY:

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative Review

SUMMARY:

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative Review

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Background

Each year during the anniversary month of the publication of an antidumping or countervailing duty order, finding, or suspension of investigation, an interested party, as defined in section 771(9) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), may request, in accordance with section 351.213 (2007) of the Department of Commerce (the Department) regulations, that the Department conduct an administrative review of that antidumping or countervailing duty order, finding, or suspended investigation.

Respondent Selection

In the event the Department limits the number of respondents for individual examination for administrative review initiated pursuant to requests made for the orders identified below, the Department intends to select respondents based on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data for U.S. imports during the period of review. We intend to release the CBP data under Administrative Protective Order (APO) to all parties having an APO within five days of publication of the initiation notice and made our decision regarding respondent selection within 20 days of publication of the initiation Federal Register notice. Therefore, we encourage all parties interested in commenting on respondent selection to submit their APO applications on the date of publication of the initiation notice, or as soon thereafter as possible. The Department invites comments regarding the CBP data and respondent selection within 10 calendar days of publication of the Federal Register initiation notice.

Opportunity to Request a Review:

Not later than the last day of April 2009\1\, interested parties may request administrative review of the following orders, findings, or suspended investigations, with anniversary dates in April for the following periods:
\1\ Or the next business day, if the deadline falls on a weekend, federal holiday or any other day when the Department is closed.
Antidumping Duty Proceedings Period

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

Sheila E. Forbes, Office of AD/CVD Operations, Customs Unit, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482 4697.