[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56061-56062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27853]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-806]


Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of 
Antidumping New Shipper Review: Natural Bristle Paintbrushes and Brush 
Heads From the People's Republic of China

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 6, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sally Gannon 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-
0162.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute

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

Background

    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b)(2), the Department received a 
timely request from petitioner, Paint Applicator Division of the 
American Brush Manufacturers Association (Paint Applicator Division), 
that we conduct an administrative review of the sales of Hebei Founder 
Import & Export Company (Founder) and Hunan Provincial Native Products 
Import & Export Corp. (Hunan). On March 22, 2001, the Department 
initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
natural bristle paintbrushes and paintbrush heads for the period of 
review (POR) of February 1, 2000 through January 31, 2001 for Founder 
and Hunan. On September 6, 2001, the Department rescinded the 
administrative review with respect to Founder because it did not sell, 
ship, or enter the subject merchandise during the POR. See Natural 
Bristle Paintbrushes and Brush Heads from the People's Republic of 
China: Notice of Rescission in Part of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review, 66 FR 47450 (September 12, 2001).

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the Department may 
extend the deadline for completion of the preliminary results of a 
review if it determines that it is not practicable to complete the 
preliminary results within the statutory time limit of 245 days from 
the date on which the review was initiated. The Department has 
determined that it is not practicable to complete the preliminary 
results of this review for Hunan within the time limits mandated by 
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the

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Act and section 351.213(h)(1) of the Department's regulations because 
certain complex issues need to be examined, including the terms of 
Hunan's business relationship with its supplier and whether Hunan's 
single sale during the POR was a sample sale.
    Therefore, in accordance with these sections, the Department is 
extending the time limits for the preliminary results by 120 days, 
until no later than February 28, 2002. The final results continue to be 
due 120 days after the publication of the preliminary results.

    Dated: October 25, 2001.
Edward C. Yang,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-27853 Filed 11-5-01; 8:45 am]
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