[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 65 (Thursday, April 4, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 16088]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8164]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-507-502]


Administrative Review of Certain In-Shell Raw Pistachios from 
Iran: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 4, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Phyllis Hall at (202) 482-1398, or 
Donna Kinsella at (202) 482-0194, Import Administration, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Statutory Time Limits

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), requires the Department of Commerce (``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 determination is 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 and for the 
final determination to 180 days (or 300 days if the Department does not 
extend the time limit for the preliminary determination) from the date 
of publication of the preliminary determination.

Background

    On August 20, 2001, the Department published the Notice of 
Initiation of Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on 
Certain In-Shell Raw Pistachios from Iran, covering the period July 1, 
2000 through June 30, 2001 (66 FR 43570). The preliminary results are 
currently due no later than April 2, 2002.

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Review

    The instant administrative review involves several complex issues 
that necessitate a greater amount of time in order to preliminarily 
complete this review (e.g., exchange rates, selection of comparison 
market and complex issues surrounding the U.S. sales). Therefore, it is 
not practicable to complete the preliminary results of this review 
within the original time limits mandated by section 751 (a)(3)(A) of 
the Act. The Department is extending the time limit for completion of 
the preliminary results by 120 days, until July 31, 2002.
    This extension of the time limit is in accordance with section 751 
(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2).

    Dated: March 27, 2002
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration, Group III.
[FR Doc. 02-8164 Filed 4-3-02; 8:45 am]
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