Postponement of final determination of antidumping duty

09 Feb '07

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Postponement of Final Determination of Antidumping Duty
Investigation: Certain Polyester Staple Fiber from the People's Republic of China

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

Effective Date: February 9, 2007.

Supplementary Information:
Postponement of Final Determination
On July 13, 2006, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') initiated the antidumping duty investigation of certain polyester staple fiber from the People's Republic of China. See Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation: Certain Polyester Staple Fiber from the People's Republic of China, 71 FR 41201 (July 20, 2006) (``Initiation Notice'').

On December 26, 2006, the Department published the Preliminary Determination in the antidumping duty investigation of certain polyester staple fiber from the People's Republic of China. See Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Partial Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances: Certain Polyester Staple Fiber from the People's Republic of China, 71 FR 77373 (December 26, 2006) (``Preliminary Determination'').

The Preliminary Determination stated that the Department would make its final determination for this antidumping duty investigation no later than 75 days after the date of publication of the preliminary determination (i.e., March 11, 2007).

Section 735(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act'') provides that a final determination may be postponed until not later than 135 days after the date of the publication of the preliminary determination if, in the event of an affirmative determination, a request for such postponement is made by exporters who account for a significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise, or in the event of a

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