[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 164 (Thursday, August 24, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 44006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21070]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[A-570-843]


Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Determination of Sales at 
Less Than Fair Value: Bicycles From the People's Republic of China 
(PRC)

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 24, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shawn Thompson or Kate Johnson, Office 
of Antidumping Investigations, Import Administration, U.S. Department 
of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, D.C. 
20230; telephone (202) 482-1776 or (202) 482-4929, respectively.

Postponement of Final Determination

    On April 25, 1995, the Department initiated an antidumping duty 
investigation of bicycles from the PRC. The notice of initiation stated 
that we would issue our preliminary determination on or before 
September 12, 1995 (60 FR 21065, May 1, 1995). On August 7, 1995, we 
received questionnaire responses from nine Chinese exporters of the 
merchandise subject to this investigation.
    On August 18, 1995, petitioners requested a 20-day postponement of 
the preliminary determination, until October 2, 1995, pursuant to 
section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). 
In addition, petitioners asserted that the Department is legally 
precluded from postponing the preliminary determination for the 
additional 30 days allowable under Section 733(c)(1)(B) because to do 
so would require a finding of cooperation by the respondents. 
Petitioners stated that, because only three of the original nine 
respondents are participating in this investigation, the Department 
cannot reasonably conclude that the respondents are cooperating.
    We disagree with petitioners and are postponing the preliminary 
determination under section 733(c)(1)(B) of the Act for the full 50-
days allowable. Not only have we received questionnaire responses from 
the three largest PRC exporters of subject merchandise but we have also 
received responses from six additional firms. All of these 
participating exporters are cooperating. Accordingly, we find that the 
``parties concerned are cooperating,'' within the meaning of section 
733(c)(1)(B).
    Moreover, this investigation is rendered extraordinarily 
complicated by the large number of foreign producers. Furthermore, the 
process of identifying all exporters who sold subject merchandise to 
the United States during the period of investigation caused significant 
delays in issuing our questionnaire. In addition, it appears that 
establishing surrogate values for the factors of production will 
require more time than usual due to the complexity of the product.
    For these reasons, pursuant to sections 733(c)(1)(B)(i) (II) and 
(III) of the Act, we determine that this investigation is 
extraordinarily complicated and that additional time is necessary to 
make the preliminary determination in accordance with 733(c)(1)(B)(ii) 
of the Act. We will make our preliminary determination no later than 
November 1, 1995.
    This notice is published pursuant to section 733(c)(2) of the Act 
and 19 CFR 353.15(d).

    Dated: August 18, 1995.
Barbara R. Stafford,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Investigations.
[FR Doc. 95-21070 Filed 8-23-95; 8:45 am]
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