[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8625-8626]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-4141]


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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

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antidumping duty order on honey from the People's Republic of China 
until no later than March 25, 2004. The period of review is February 
10, 2001, through November 30, 2002. This extension is made pursuant to 
section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 25, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brandon Farlander at (202) 482-0182 or 
Dena Aliadinov at (202) 482-3362; 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 up to 150 days after the date on which 
the preliminary results were issued.

Background

    On December 31, 2002, the Department received properly filed 
requests from Shanghai Xiuwei International Trading Co., Ltd. 
(``Shanghai Xiuwei'') and Sichuan-Dujiangyan Dubao Bee Industrial Co., 
Ltd. (``Sichuan Dubao''), 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. Shanghai Xiuwei 
identified itself as an exporter of processed honey produced by its 
supplier, Henan Oriental Bee Products Co., Ltd. (``Henan Oriental''). 
Sichuan Dubao identified itself as the producer of the processed honey 
that it exports.
    On February 5, 2003, the Department initiated this new shipper 
review for the period February 10, 2001 through November 30, 2002. See 
Honey From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of New Shipper 
Antidumping Duty Reviews (68 FR 5868, February 5, 2003). On July 21, 
2003, the Department extended the preliminary results of this new 
shipper review 300 days until November 26, 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 43086 (July 21, 
2003). On December 4, 2003, the Department published 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 67832 (December 4, 2003) (Preliminary Results). In the 
preliminary results of this review, we indicated that we were unable to 
complete our analysis of all factors relevant to the bona fides of 
Shanghai Xiuwei's and Sichuan Dubao's U.S. sales. We described our 
research and contact efforts in the Memorandum from Brandon Farlander 
and Dena Aliadinov to the File, dated November 26, 2003. We also 
indicated that additional time was needed to research the appropriate 
surrogate values to value raw honey.

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 Shanghai Xiuwei's and Sichuan Dubao's U.S. sales, as 
well as the issues pertaining to the raw honey surrogate values. 
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 extending the time 
limit for the completion of final results by an additional 30 days. The 
final results will now be due no later than March 25, 2004.
    This notice is published pursuant to sections 751(a)(2)(B) and 
777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: February 18, 2004.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Group III.
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