[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 213 (Tuesday, November 4, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 62430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-27696]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-836]


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

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 4, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Renkey or Scot Fullerton, 
Office of AD/CVD Enforcement VII, Import Administration, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2312 
or (202) 482-1386, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In accordance with section 351.214(b)(2) of the Department's 
regulations, on March 26, 2003, the Department received a timely and 
properly filed request from Hebei New Donghua Amino Acid Co., Ltd. (New 
Donghua), for a new shipper review of its exports of glycine to the 
United States. On April 30, 2003, the Department initiated a new 
shipper review of the antidumping duty order on glycine from the 
People's Republic of China for the period of review of March 1, 2002 
through February 28, 2003 (68 FR 23962, May 6, 2003).

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results

    Section 351.214(i)(1) of the Department's regulations requires the 
Department to issue preliminary results of a new shipper review within 
180 days of the date of initiation. However, if the Secretary concludes 
that a new shipper review is extraordinarily complicated, the Secretary 
may extend the 180-day period to 300 days under section 351.214(i)(2) 
of the Department's regulations. Because of the complex nature of New 
Donghua's ownership structure and the resultant need to gather 
additional information and conduct further analysis into this area, we 
find this review to be extraordinarily complicated.
    Accordingly, the Department is extending the time limit for the 
completion of the preliminary results to 300 days after the date of 
initiation, in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and section 351.214(I)(2) of the 
Department's regulations. Therefore, the due date for the preliminary 
results is now no later than February 24, 2004. The final results will 
in turn be due 90 days after the date of issuance of the preliminary 
results, unless extended.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to sections 751(a)(1) 
and 777 (I) (1) of the Act.

    Dated: October 17, 2003.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Group III.
[FR Doc. 03-27696 Filed 11-3-03; 8:45 am]
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