[Federal Register: November 16, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 221)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-863]
Honey From the People's Republic of China: Extension of
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and
Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is further
extending the time limit for the preliminary results of the aligned
administrative and new shipper reviews of honey from the People's
Republic of China (``PRC''). These reviews cover the period December 1,
2005, through November 30, 2006.
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 16, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bobby Wong or Michael Quigley, AD/CVD
Operations, Office 9, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
0409 or (202) 482-4047, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 10, 2001, the Department published in the Federal
Register an antidumping duty order covering honey from the PRC. See
Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
and Antidumping Duty Order; Honey from the People's Republic of China,
66 FR 63670 (December 10, 2001). On February 2, 2007, the Department
published a notice of initiation of the administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on honey from the PRC. See Initiation of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request
for Revocation in Part, 72 FR 5005 (February 2, 2007). On February 5,
2007, the Department published a notice of initiation of the
antidumping new shipper review of honey from the PRC. See Honey from
the People's Republic of China: Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping
Duty Reviews, 72 FR 5265 (February 5, 2007). On February 23, 2007, the
Department aligned the new shipper review and the administrative
review. See Letter from Christopher Riker: Antidumping Duty New Shipper
Review of Honey from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''):
Alignment with Administrative Review, dated February 23, 2007.
On July 31, 2007, the Department published a notice extending the
deadline of the preliminary results by 90 days, currently due no later
than December 3, 2007. See Honey From the People's Republic of China:
Extension of Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review and Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review, 72 FR 41710 (July 31,
2007).
Statutory Time Limits
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 these administrative and new shipper reviews within the
original time limit because the Department requires additional time to
conduct verification and evaluate the most appropriate surrogate value
data to use during the period of review. Therefore, the Department is
extending the time limit for completion of the preliminary results of
the aligned administrative and new shipper reviews by an additional 16
days. The preliminary results will now be due no later than December
17, 2007. The final results continue to be due 120 days after 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: November 7, 2007.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-22345 Filed 11-15-07; 8:45 am]
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