[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 11, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 48843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-18394]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-357-812]


Honey From Argentina: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary 
Results of Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is extending the 
time limit for the preliminary results of the 2002-2003 administrative 
review of the antidumping duty order on honey from Argentina. This 
review covers seven exporters of the subject merchandise to the United 
States and the period December 1, 2002, through November 30, 2003.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 11, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Cordell at (202) 482-0408 or 
Robert James at (202) 482-0649, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Enforcement, Office 6, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 31, 2003, the American Honey Producers Association and 
the Sioux Honey Association (collectively petitioners) requested an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on honey from 
Argentina in response to the Department's notice of opportunity to 
request a review published in the Federal Register. See Antidumping or 
Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation: 
Opportunity to Request Administrative Review, 68 FR 67401 (December 2, 
2003). The petitioners requested that the Department conduct an 
administrative review of entries of subject merchandise made by 
thirteen Argentine producers/exporters. In addition, the Department 
received requests for reviews from six of the Argentine exporters 
included in the petitioners' request. Prior to the Department's 
initiation of review, on January 15, 2004, the petitioners filed a 
withdrawal of request for review of the following four companies: 
ConAgra Argentina S.A., Establecimiento Don Angel S.r.L., Food Way 
S.A., and Mielar, S.A. The Department initiated the review on the 
remaining nine exporters. See Initiation of Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation 
in Part, 69 FR 3117 (January 22, 2004).
    On February 18, 2004, petitioners submitted a withdrawal of request 
for review of Compania Europea Americana, S.A. and Radix S.r.L. Because 
the petitioners were the only party to request the administrative 
review of the above listed companies, the Department accepted the 
withdrawal request and rescinded the review with respect to these two 
companies. See Honey from Argentina: Notice of Partial Rescission of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 69 FR 12121 (March 15, 2004).

Notice of Extension

    Pursuant to the time limits for administrative reviews set forth in 
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 
the current deadlines are September 1, 2004, for the preliminary 
results and December 30, 2004, for the final results of this 
administrative review. The Department, however, may extend the deadline 
for completion of the preliminary results of a review if it determines 
it is not practicable to complete the preliminary results within the 
statutory time limit. See 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and Sec.  
351.213(h)(2) of the Department's regulations. In this case the 
Department has determined it is not practicable to complete this review 
within the statutory time limit because of significant issues which 
require additional time to evaluate. These include potential sales 
below cost, the collection of cost data, and questions concerning the 
particular market situation which required one of the companies to 
provide an additional Section B questionnaire response.
    Therefore, the Department is extending the time limit for 
completion of the preliminary results until December 20, 2004, in 
accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. The deadline for the 
final results of this review will continue to be 120 days after 
publication of the preliminary results.

    Dated: August 5, 2004.
Jeffrey May,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Group I.
[FR Doc. 04-18394 Filed 8-10-04; 8:45 am]
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