[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 250 (Monday, December 31, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67509-67510]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-32115]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-868]


Notice of Postponement of Final Antidumping Duty Determination: 
Folding Metal Tables and Chairs From the People's Republic of China

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 31, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Helen Kramer or John Drury at (202) 
482-0405 and (202) 482-0195, respectively, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

Background

    This investigation was initiated on May 17, 2001. See Initiation of 
Antidumping Duty Investigation: Folding Metal Tables and Chairs from 
the People's Republic of China, 66 FR 28728 (May 24, 2001). The period 
of investigation (POI) is October 1, 2000 through March 31, 2001. On 
December 3, 2001, the Department published its preliminary 
determination. See Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less 
Than Fair Value: Folding Metal Tables and Chairs from the People's 
Republic of China, 66 FR 60185.

Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional 
Measures

    Section 735(a)(2) of 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 negative preliminary 
determination, a request for such postponement is made by the 
petitioner. On December 3, 2001, the petitioner, Meco Corporation, 
requested a 60-day postponement of the final determination to allow 
sufficient

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time for the Department to conduct its verifications, issue 
verification reports, and establish a briefing and hearing schedule 
that would allow the petitioner a full opportunity to review and 
comment on the issues in this investigation. On December 5, 2001, 
respondent Feili Furniture Development Co., Ltd. and Feili (Fujian) 
Co., Ltd. (``Feili Group'') asked the Department to reject petitioner's 
request on the grounds that the preliminary determination was 
affirmative. On December 10, 2001, respondent Shin Crest Pte. Ltd. 
(``Shin Crest'') requested that the Department postpone the final 
determination and extend the period that the provisional measures may 
remain in effect from four months to not more than six months.
    In accordance with section 735(a)(2)(A) and 19 CFR 
351.210(b)(2)(ii), because (1) our preliminary determination is 
affirmative, (2) Shin Crest accounts for a significant proportion of 
exports of the subject merchandise, and (3) no compelling reasons for 
denial exist, we are granting the postponement request and are 
postponing the final determination until no later than 135 days after 
the publication of the preliminary determination in the Federal 
Register. We are also extending the provisional measures, from four 
months to six months, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2). 
Therefore, the final determination would now be due on April 17, 2002. 
Suspension of liquidation will be extended accordingly.
    This notice is published in accordance with section 735(a)(2) of 
the Act.

    Dated: December 20, 2001.
Faryar Shirzad,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-32115 Filed 12-28-01; 8:45 am]
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