[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72608-72609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-6901]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-831]


Fresh Garlic From the People's Republic of China: Extension of 
Time Limit for the Preliminary Results of New Shipper Reviews

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 6, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sochieta Moth or Ryan Douglas, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 8, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
0168 and (202) 482-1277, respectively.

Background

    The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') published an 
antidumping duty order on fresh garlic from the People's Republic of 
China on November 16, 1994. See Antidumping Duty Order: Fresh Garlic 
from the People's Republic of China, 59 FR 28462. On July 11, 2005, the 
Department published the semi-annual initiation of new shipper reviews 
in this proceeding (see Fresh Garlic From the People's Republic of 
China; Initiation of New Shipper Reviews, 70 FR 39733 (July 11, 2005)) 
for the period November 1, 2004, through April 30, 2005, for three 
exporters: Shandong Chengshun Farm Produce Trading Company, Ltd. 
(``Chengshun''); Xi'an XiongLi Foodstuff Co., Ltd. (``XiongLi''); and 
Shenzhen Fanhui Import and Export Co., Ltd.(``Fanhui''). The 
preliminary results of these reviews are currently due no later than 
December 27, 2005. On September 14, 2005, the Department rescinded the 
new shipper review with respect to XiongLi, pursuant to XiongLi's 
timely submission to withdraw its request to these reviews (see Fresh 
Garlic From the People's Republic of China: Rescission of Antidumping 
Duty New Shipper Review, 70 FR 54358 (September 14, 2005)). On October 
3, 2005, the Department initiated a new shipper review of fresh garlic 
from the PRC for Qufu Dongbao Import and Export Trade Co., Ltd. 
(``Dongbao'') (see Fresh Garlic From the People's Republic of China: 
Initiation of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review, 70 FR 57561 (October 
3, 2005)). The preliminary results to these reviews are currently due 
no later than March 22, 2006. On October 26, 2005, the Department 
initiated a new shipper review of fresh garlic from the PRC for Anqiu 
Friend Food Co., Ltd. (``Anqiu Friend'') (see Fresh Garlic From the 
People's Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty New Shipper 
Review, 70 FR 61787 (October 26, 2005)). The preliminary results to 
this review are currently due no later than April 18, 2006.

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results

    Section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), provides that the Department will issue the preliminary results 
of a new shipper review of an antidumping duty order within 180 days 
after the day on which the review was initiated (see also, 19 CFR 
351.214 (i)(1) (2005)). The Act provides further that the Department 
may extend that 180-day period to 300 days if it determines that the 
case is extraordinarily complicated (19 CFR 351.214 (i)(2)).
    The Department has determined that these reviews are 
extraordinarily complicated and that it is not practicable to complete 
the preliminary results of these reviews by the current deadlines of 
December 27, 2005, March 22, 2006, and April 18, 2006. There are 
significant and complicated issues surrounding the Department's normal 
value calculation, particularly with respect to the valuation of the 
fresh garlic bulb. The Department requires additional time to properly 
analyze the respondents' questionnaires responses, issue supplemental 
questionnaires, and conduct any appropriate verifications in theses new 
shipper reviews. Therefore, in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(i)(2), the Department is extending the 
time limit for the preliminary results to these reviews of Chengshun 
and Fanhui by 120 days, until no later than April 26, 2006. The

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Department is also extending the time limits for the preliminary 
results of Dongbao by 35 days and for Anqiu Friend by 8 days, until no 
later than April 26, 2006. Thus, the Department will issue the 
preliminary results for Dongbao and Anqiu Friend concurrently with the 
preliminary results for Chengshun and Fanhui on April 26, 2006.
    We are issuing this notice in accordance with sections 751(a)(3)(A) 
and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: November 30, 2005.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E5-6901 Filed 12-5-05; 8:45 am]
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