[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 139 (Thursday, July 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42033-42034]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-3910]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-863]


Honey from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Extension of 
Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 21, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anya Naschak or Kristina Boughton, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 9, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone; (202) 482-
6375 and (202) 482-8173, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 10, 2001, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published in the Federal Register an antidumping duty order covering 
honey from the PRC. See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales 
at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order; Honey from the 
People's Republic of China, 66 FR 63670 (December 10, 2001). On 
December 1, 2004, the Department published a Notice of Opportunity to 
Request an Administrative Review of Antidumping or Countervailing Duty 
Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation, 69 FR 69889. On December 
30, 2004, the American Honey Producers Association and the Sioux Honey 
Association (collectively, petitioners), requested, in accordance with 
section 351.213(b) of the Department's regulations, an administrative 
review of the antidumping duty order on honey from the PRC for 19 
companies\1\ covering the period December 1, 2003, through November 30, 
2004. On December 30, 2004, and January 3, 2005, nine Chinese companies 
requested an administrative review of their respective companies. The 
Department notes that petitioners' request covered these nine companies 
as well.
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    \1\ Among these 19 companies are ``Inner Mongolia Autonomous 
Region Native Produce and Animal By-Products Import & Export 
Corp.,'' and ``Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Native Produce and 
Animal By-Products.'' These two names refer to the same company and 
the review is, therefore, being rescinded with respect to both 
iterations of the name.
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    On January 31, 2005, the Department initiated an administrative 
review of 19 Chinese companies. See Initiation of Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation 
in Part, 70 FR 4818 (January 31, 2005). On March 29, 2005, the 
Department rescinded this review with respect to seven companies 
because petitioners, the only party to have requested a review for 
these companies, withdrew their request. See Notice of Partial 
Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Honey from the 
People's Republic of China, 70 FR 15836 (March 29, 2005).
    On April 28, 2005, petitioners withdrew their request for review of 
Anhui Native Produce Import and Export Corp. (Anhui Native) and on 
April 29, 2005, petitioners withdrew their request for review of Inner 
Mongolia Autonomous Region Native Produce and Animal By-Products Import 
and Export Corporation (Inner Mongolia). On May 25, 2005, the 
Department rescinded this review with respect to Anhui Native and Inner 
Mongolia, because petitioners, the only party to request a review of 
these two companies, withdrew their request. See Honey from the 
People's Republic of China: Notice of Partial Rescission of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review, 70 FR 30082 (May 25, 2005).
    On June 20, 2005, petitioners requested that the Department extend 
the date for the issuance of the preliminary results in this proceeding 
from 245 days to 365 days, due to the large number of companies in the 
proceeding, complex issues of affiliation for several companies under 
review, and the difficulty in finding up-to-date factor valuation data, 
particularly for raw honey.

Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results

    Pursuant to Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), and section 351.213(h)(1) of the Department's 
regulations, the Department shall issue the preliminary results of an 
administrative review within 245 days after the last day of the 
anniversary month of the date of publication of the order. The Act 
further provides that the Department shall issue the final results of 
review within 120 days after the date on which the notice of the 
preliminary results was published in the Federal Register. However, if 
the Department determines that it is not practicable to complete the 
review within this time period, section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 
section 351.213(h)(2) of the Department's regulations allow the 
Department to extend the 245-day period to 365 days and the 120-day 
period to 180 days.
    The preliminary results of this administrative review are currently 
due no later than September 2, 2005. The Department finds that it is 
not practicable to complete the preliminary results of this 
administrative review within this time limit because it needs 
additional time to analyze the questionnaire responses, issue 
appropriate supplemental questionnaires and conduct verifications, and 
research surrogate value data, particularly for raw honey. Therefore, 
in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and section 
351.213(h)(2) of the Department's regulations, the Department is 
extending the time limit for the completion of these preliminary 
results until no later than December 9, 2005, or 98 days. The deadline 
for the final results of the administrative review continues to be 120 
days after the date the publication of the preliminary results, unless 
extended.
     This notice is issued and published in accordance with section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.


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    Dated: July 14, 2005.
Susan H. Kuhbach,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E5-3910 Filed 7-20-05; 8:45 am]
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