[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 193 (Thursday, October 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58381-58382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-5516]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.

International Trade Administration

A-570-851


Notice of Extension of the Preliminary Results of the 
Administrative Antidumping Duty Review: Certain Preserved Mushrooms 
from the People's Republic of China

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 6, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irene Gorelik or Paul Walker, 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) 482-6905 
and (202) 482-0413, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 19, 1999, the Department published in the Federal 
Register an amended final determination and antidumping duty order on 
certain preserved mushrooms from the PRC. See Notice of Amendment of 
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping 
Duty Order: Certain Preserved Mushrooms from the People's Republic of 
China, 64 FR 8308 (February 19, 1999).
    On February 1, 2005, the Department published a Notice of 
Opportunity to Request Administrative Review of Antidumping or 
Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation, 70 FR 
5136. On February 28, 2005, the Petitioner requested, in accordance 
with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act'') and 19 CFR 
351.213(b), an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
certain preserved mushrooms from the PRC for thirty companies covering 
the period February 1, 2004, through January 31, 2005. On February 7, 
2005, and February 25, 2005, four Chinese companies, Gerber Food 
(Yunnan) Co., Ltd., Green Fresh Foods (Zhangzhou) Co., Ltd., Primera 
Harvest (Xiangfan) Co., Ltd., and Raoping Yucun Canned Foods Factory 
requested an administrative review. The Department notes that these 
four companies were also included in the Petitioner's February 28, 
2005, request for an administrative review of thirty companies.
    On March 23, 2005, the Department initiated an administrative 
review of thirty Chinese companies. See Initiation of Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation 
in Part, 70 FR 14643 (March 23, 2005). On June 29, 2005, the Petitioner 
filed a timely letter withdrawing its request for review of twenty-five 
companies. On July 21, 2005, the Department rescinded the reviews for 
the twenty-five companies. See Certain Preserved Mushrooms from the 
People's Republic of China: Notice of Partial Rescission of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review, 70 FR 42038 (July 21, 2005).

Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (``the Act''), the Department shall issue preliminary results 
in an administrative review of an antidumping duty order within 245 
days after the last day of the anniversary month of the date of 
publication of the order. The Act further provides, however, that the 
Department may extend that 245-day period to 365 days if it determines 
it is not practicable to complete the review within the foregoing time 
period. The Department finds that it is not practicable to complete the 
preliminary results within the originally anticipated time limit of 
October 31, 2005 due to complex respondent specific issues of 
production processes and sales. The Department has deemed it necessary 
to provide additional time to conduct a thorough analysis prior to 
issuing the preliminary results.
    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 deadline 
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the preliminary results to a maximum of 365 days from the last of the 
anniversary month of the order. Accordingly, the Department is 
extending the time limit for the completion of the preliminary results 
until no later than February 28, 2006. The deadline for the final 
results of this administrative review continues to be 120 days after 
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.

    Dated: September 29, 2005.
Barbara E. Tillman,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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