[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 120 (Thursday, June 23, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36374-36375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-3271]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

A-357-812


Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of 
Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review: Honey from Argentina

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 23, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Cordell or Robert James, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 7, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
0408 and (202) 482-0469, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department of Commerce (the Department) published an 
antidumping duty order on honey from Argentina on December 10, 2001 
(see Notice of Antidumping Duty Order; Honey From Argentina, 66 FR 
63672 (December 10, 2001)). On December 30, 2004, El Mana S.A., an 
Argentine exporter of subject merchandise requested that the Department 
conduct a new shipper review. On January 31, 2005, the Department 
initiated this new shipper review, which was published in the Federal 
Register on February 4, 2005, (Honey from Argentina: Initiation of New 
Shipper Antidumping Duty Review, 70 FR 5965 (February 4, 2005)). The 
preliminary results of this administrative review are currently due no 
later than July 30, 2005.

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (the 
Act), the Department shall issue preliminary results in an 
administrative review of an antidumping duty order within 180 days 
after the date on which the new shipper review was initiated. The Act 
further provides, however, that the Department may extend the deadline 
for completion of the preliminary results of a new shipper review from 
180 days to

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300 days if it determines that the case is extraordinarily complicated. 
See section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act. Due to the complexity of 
issues present in this new shipper review, such as issues related to 
third country sales and packaging, the Department has determined that 
it is not practicable to complete this review within the original time 
period.
    Section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and section 351.214(h)(i)(2) of the 
Department's regulations allow the Department to extend the deadline 
for the preliminary results to a maximum of 300 days from the date on 
which the new shipper review was initiated. For the reasons noted 
above, we are extending the time for the completion of preliminary 
results until no later than November 28, 2005, which is the next 
business day after 300 days from the date on which the new shipper 
review was initiated. The deadline for the final results of this 
administrative review continues to be 90 days after the publication of 
the preliminary results.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.

    Dated: June 17, 2005.
Barbara E. Tillman,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E5-3271 Filed 6-21-05; 8:45 am]
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