[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 192 (Friday, October 3, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 57424]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-25158]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-813, A-570-851]


Certain Preserved Mushrooms from India and the People's Republic 
of China: Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results in 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews and New Shipper Review

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 3, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Johnson at (202) 482-4929, or 
David J. Goldberger at (202) 482-4136 (India), or Brian Smith at (202) 
482-1766 (PRC), Office 2, AD/CVD Enforcement Group I, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., 
20230.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is extending the time limit for the 
preliminary results of the fourth administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on certain preserved mushrooms from India and 
the fourth administrative review and sixth new shipper review of the 
antidumping duty order on certain preserved mushrooms from the People's 
Republic of China, which cover the period February 1, 2002, through 
January 31, 2003.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the Department shall make a 
preliminary determination in an administrative review of an antidumping 
duty order within 245 days after the last day of the anniversary month 
of the date of publication of the order. The Act further provides, 
however, that the Department may extend that 245-day period to 365 days 
if it determines it is not practicable to complete the review within 
the foregoing time period.
    Pursuant to 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act, the Department shall make 
a preliminary determination in a new shipper review within 180 days 
after the date on which the review is initiated. However, if the case 
is extraordinarily complicated, it may extend the 180 day period for 
the preliminary results to 300 days.
    The Department finds that it is not practicable to complete the 
preliminary results in the administrative review of certain preserved 
mushrooms from India as well as the administrative review of certain 
preserved mushrooms from the People's Republic of China within this 
time limit because we are unable to conduct verifications until after 
the date of the currently scheduled preliminary results. In addition, 
we determine that it would be extraordinarily complicated to complete 
the preliminary results in the new shipper review of certain preserved 
mushrooms from the People's Republic of China under the current 
schedule as we need additional time to conduct verifications and to 
analyze issues raised in that review.
    Therefore, in accordance with sections 751(a)(3)(A) and 
751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act, the Department is extending the time for 
completion of the preliminary results of these reviews until February 
28, 2004.

    Dated: September 26, 2003.
Jeffrey May,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-25158 Filed 10-2-03; 8:45 am]
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