[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 166 (Monday, August 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 45005]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21604]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-504]


Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of 
Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review: Petroleum Wax Candles From the 
People's Republic of China

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 27, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Renkey or Abdelali Elouaradia, 
Office of AD/CVD Enforcement VII, Import Administration, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
2312 or (202) 482-1374, respectively.

The Applicable Statute

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act), are to the provisions effective January 1, 
1995, the effective date of the amendments made to the Act by the 
Uruguay Round Agreements Act. In addition, unless otherwise indicated, 
all citations to the Department's regulations are to 19 CFR part 351 
(2000).

Background

    On February 28, 2001, and in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(c), the Department received a timely 
request from Shanghai New Star Im/Ex Co., Ltd. (Shanghai) for the 
initiation of a new shipper review of this antidumping duty order which 
has a February semiannual anniversary month. On March 14 and 16, 2001, 
Shanghai clarified in additional submissions that it had only one 
shipment during the period of review (POR) and that there have been no 
additional shipments of the subject merchandise to the United States, 
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iv)(B). On March 28, 2001, the 
Department published its initiation of this new shipper review for the 
period August 1, 2000 through January 31, 2001 (66 FR 16903).

Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results

    Due to the complexities of this case, including evaluating 
Shanghai's factors of production information, we find that the case is 
extraordinarily complicated and that we cannot make a preliminary 
determination by the current deadline of September 17, 2001. Therefore, 
in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act and section 
351.214(i)(2) of the Department's regulations, the Department is 
extending the time period for issuing the preliminary results of this 
new shipper review by 120 days, until no later than January 15, 2002.

    Dated: August 16, 2001.
Joseph A. Spertrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, AD/CVD Enforcement Group III.
[FR Doc. 01-21604 Filed 8-24-01; 8:45 am]
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