[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 136 (Wednesday, July 16, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42001-42002]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-18014]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-863]


Notice of Extension of Time Limit of Final Results of New Shipper 
Review: Honey from the People's Republic of China

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

ACTION: Notice of Extension of Time Limit of Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is extending the time limit of the 
final results of the new shipper review of the antidumping duty order 
on honey from the People's Republic of China until no later than 
October 31, 2003. The period of review is December 1, 2001, through May 
31, 2002. This extension is made pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 16, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angelica Mendoza at (202) 482-3019 or 
Donna Kinsella at (202) 482-0194; Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Enforcement Group III, Office Eight, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Statutory Time Limits

    Section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act requires the Department to 
issue the final results of a new shipper review within 90 days after 
the date on which the preliminary results were issued. However, if the 
Department determines the issues are extraordinarily complicated, 
section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act allows the Department to extend the 
deadline for the final results to up to 150 days after the date on 
which the preliminary results were issued.

Background

    On June 25, 2002, the Department received a timely request from 
Wuhan Bee Healthy Co., Ltd. (Wuhan), in accordance with section 
751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and section 351.214(c) of the Department's 
regulations, for a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on 
honey from the People's Republic of China (PRC), which has a December 
anniversary date, and a June semiannual anniversary date. On August 6, 
2002, the Department initiated this new shipper review covering the 
period December 1, 2001, through May 31, 2002. See Honey From the 
People's Republic of China: Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping 
Reviews (67 FR 50862). On January 30, 2003, the Department fully 
extended the preliminary results of this review by 120 days until May 
27, 2003. See Honey from the People's Republic of China: Extension of 
Time Limits for Preliminary Results of New Shipper Antidumping Duty 
Review (68 FR 4761). On May 27, 2003, the Department issued its 
preliminary results of this review. See Notice of Preliminary Results 
of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review: Honey from the People's 
Republic of China, 68 FR 33099 (June 3, 2003). In the preliminary 
results of this review, we indicated that we had received, but due to 
time constraints not yet analyzed, additional information from both 
petitioners and Wuhan.\1\ We also indicated in the preliminary results 
of this review that we intended to carefully analyze all issues 
pertaining to the bona fides of Wuhan's U.S. sale of honey, and the 
proper Indian surrogate to value the raw honey input, for the final 
results of this review.
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    \1\ The American Honey Producers Association and the Sioux Honey 
Association are petitioners in this proceeding.
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Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act, the Department may 
extend the deadline for completion of the final results of a new 
shipper review by 60 days if it determines that the case is 
extraordinarily complicated. The Department has determined that this 
case is extraordinarily complicated because of the issues pertaining to 
the bona fides of Wuhan's U.S. sale and the proper Indian surrogate to 
value the raw honey input that must be addressed in the final results. 
Accordingly, the final results of this new shipper review cannot be 
completed within the statutory time limit of 90 days. Therefore, in 
accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act and section 
351.214(i)(2) of the regulations, the Department is fully extending the 
time limit for the completion of final results by an additional 60 
days. The final results will now be due no later than October 31, 2003.
    This notice is published pursuant to sections 751(a)(2)(B) and 
777(i)(1) of the Act.


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    Dated: July 9, 2003.
Barbara E. Tillman,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Group III.
[FR Doc. 03-18014 Filed 7-15-03; 8:45 am]
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