[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 51 (Monday, March 17, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12671-12672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6341]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-851]


Certain Preserved Mushrooms from the People's Republic of China: 
Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty New 
Shipper Review

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

ACTION: Notice of extension of time limit for preliminary results of 
antidumping duty new shipper review.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: March 17, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Smith or Davina Hashmi, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20230; telephone: (202) 482-1766 or (202) 482-0984, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department received timely requests from Xiamen Zhongjia Imp. 
and Exp. Co., Ltd. (``Zhongjia'') and Zhangzhou Longhai Minhui Industry 
and Trade Co., Ltd. (``Minhui'') in accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(c), 
for a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on certain 
preserved mushrooms from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''), 
which has a February annual anniversary month and an August semiannual 
anniversary month. On September 30, 2002, the Department found that the 
requests for review met all of the regulatory requirements set forth in 
19 CFR 351.214(b) and initiated this antidumping duty new shipper 
review covering the period February 1, 2002, through July 31, 2002 (see 
Certain Preserved Mushrooms from the People's Republic of China: 
Initiation of Fifth New Shipper Antidumping Duty Review, 67 FR 62438 
(October 7, 2002)). The preliminary results are currently due no later 
than March 29, 2003.

Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act, the Department may 
extend the deadline for completion of the preliminary results of a new 
shipper review if it determines that the case is extraordinarily 
complicated. The Department has determined that this case is 
extraordinarily complicated, and

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the preliminary results of this new shipper review cannot be completed 
within the statutory time limit of 180 days. Specifically, each 
respondent used multiple inputs to produce the subject merchandise and 
there are multiple stages of production associated with producing the 
subject merchandise. For purposes of reporting its consumption of each 
material input, each respondent used a material allocation methodology. 
Therefore, in order to ensure that each respondent has accurately 
reported its factors of production, we need more time to obtain 
additional information on their factors of production and to 
accommodate verification in this case. In addition, given the 
complexity (i.e., multiple production stages) involved with producing 
the subject merchandise and the material allocation issues inherent in 
this case, the Department finds that this case is extraordinarily 
complicated, and cannot be completed within the statutory time limit.
    Accordingly, the Department is extending the time limit for 
completion of the preliminary results by 120 days, to July 27, 2003,\1\ 
in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.214(i)(2). The final results will in turn be due 90 days after the 
date of issuance of the preliminary results, unless extended.
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    \1\ Since July 27, 2003, is a Sunday, the preliminary results 
will actually be due on July 28, 2003.

    Dated: March 11, 2003.
Susan H. Kuhbach,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-6341 Filed 3-14-03; 8:45 am]
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