[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 27 (Tuesday, February 10, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 6253]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2858]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-846]


Brake Rotors from The People's Republic of China: Notice of 
Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results in Antidumping Duty 
Administrative and New Shipper Reviews

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is further 
extending the time limit for the preliminary results of the sixth 
administrative and ninth new shipper reviews of the antidumping duty 
order on brake rotors from the People's Republic of China (PRC), which 
cover the period April 1, 2002, through March 31, 2003.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 10, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Smith at (202) 482-1766, Terre 
Keaton at (202) 482-1280, or Margarita Panayi at (202) 482-0049, Office 
2, AD/CVD Enforcement Group I, Import Administration, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of 
the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act), as amended, 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 initiated the sixth administrative review\1\ of the 
antidumping duty order on brake rotors from the PRC (68 FR 27781) on 
May 21, 2003 and the ninth new shipper review\2\ of the antidumping 
duty order on brake rotors from the PRC (68 FR 33675) on June 5, 2003. 
Pursuant to section 351.214(j)(3) of its regulations, and with the 
agreement of Laizhou City Luqi Machinery Co., Ltd. (Luqi), the 
Department is conducting these reviews concurrently. On October 8, 
2003, we extended the time limits for the preliminary results from 
December 31, 2003, to February 2, 2003, the current deadline. This 
deadline was not fully extended.
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    \1\ The administrative review respondents are China National 
Machinery Import & Export Company; Laizhou Hongda Auto Replacement 
Parts, Co. Ltd.; Qingdao Gren Co.; Yantai Winhere Auto Part 
Manufacturing Co., Ltd.; Longkou Haimeng Machinery Co., Ltd.; Zibo 
Luzhou Automobile Parts Co., Ltd.; Hongfa Machinery (Dalian) Co., 
Ltd.; Qingdao Meita Automotive Industry Co., Ltd.; Shandong Laizhou 
Huanri Group General; Laizhou Auto Brake Equipment Company, Ltd.; 
and Longkou TLC Machinery Co., Ltd.
    \2\ The new shipper respondent is Laizhou City Luqi Machinery 
Co., Ltd.
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    The Department finds that it is not practicable to complete the 
preliminary results in the administrative review within the above-
specified time limit because we must request additional information 
and/or clarification of submitted data from certain respondents. Given 
that the Department is conducting the administrative review 
concurrently with the new shipper review, we determine it appropriate 
to extend the deadline for both reviews.
    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 March 3, 
2004.

    Dated: February 2, 2004.
Jeffrey May,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 04-2858 Filed 2-9-04; 8:45 am]
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