[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 19390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8374]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-890]


Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Determination of 
Antidumping Duty Investigation of Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the 
People's Republic of China

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

ACTION:  Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Determination of 
Antidumping Duty Investigation.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: April 13, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Bertrand or Robert Bolling, 
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3207, (202) 482-3434, 
respectively.
SUMMARY:  The Department of Commerce (``Department'') is postponing the 
preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation of 
wooden bedroom furniture from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') 
from April 28, 2004, until no later than June 17, 2004. This 
postponement is made pursuant to section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act 
of 1930, as amended (``the Act'').

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Postponement of Preliminary Determination

    On December 17, 2003, the Department published the initiation of 
the antidumping duty investigation of imports of wooden bedroom 
furniture from the PRC. See Initiation of Antidumping Duty 
Investigation: Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of 
China, 68 FR 70228 (December 17, 2003). The notice of initiation stated 
that we would make our preliminary determination for this antidumping 
duty investigation no later than 140 days after the date of issuance of 
the initiation.
    On March 31, 2004, Petitioners\1\ made a timely request pursuant to 
19 CFR Sec. 351.205(e) for a fifty-day postponement of the preliminary 
determination, or until June 17, 2004. Petitioners requested 
postponement of the preliminary determination because it believes 
additional time is necessary to allow Petitioners to review the 
responses to the supplemental questionnaires and submit comments to the 
Department, and also to allow the Department time to analyze thoroughly 
the respondents' data and to seek additional information, if necessary.
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    \1\ Petitioners are: American Furniture Manufacturers Committee 
for Legal Trade and its individual members; the Cabinet Makers, 
Millmen and Industrial Carpenters Local 721; UBC Southern Council of 
Industrial Workers Local Union 2305; United Steel Workers of America 
Local 193U; Carpenters Industrial Union Local 2093; and Teamsters, 
Chauffeurs, Warehouseman and Helpers Local 991.
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    For the reasons identified by the Petitioners, and because there 
are no compelling reasons to deny the request, we are postponing the 
preliminary determination under section 733(c)(1) of the Act. 
Therefore, the preliminary determination is now due no later than June 
17, 2004. The deadline for the final determination will continue to be 
75 days after the date of the preliminary determination.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to sections 733(f) and 
777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: April 6, 2004.
James J. Jochum,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 04-8374 Filed 4-12-04; 8:45 am]
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