[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 47 (Friday, March 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 12343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3463]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-507-601]


Certain In-shell Roasted Pistachios from the Islamic Republic of 
Iran: Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 10, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darla Brown, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
3, Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 4014, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington DC 20230; telephone 
(202) 482-2786.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On October 1, 2004, the Department published in the Federal 
Register a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of 
the countervailing duty order on roasted in-shell pistachios from Iran 
(69 FR 58889). As the result of a request properly filed by Tehran 
Negah Nima Trading Company, Inc. (Nima) on October 27, 2004, we are 
conducting an administrative review of the countervailing duty order on 
roasted in-shell pistachios from Iran with respect to Nima. On November 
19, 2004, we published in the Federal Register the initiation of this 
countervailing duty administrative review (69 FR 67701). On November 7, 
2005, we published in the Federal Register our preliminary results. See 
Certain In-shell Roasted Pistachios from the Islamic Republic of Iran: 
Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 70 FR 
67453 (November 7, 2005).

Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of Review

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), requires the Department to issue final results within 120 days 
after the date on which the preliminary determination is published. 
However, if it is not practicable to complete the final results of 
review within this time period, section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows 
the Department to extend that 120-day period to 180 days.
    We determine that completion of the final results of the instant 
review within the 120-day period is not practicable as there are a 
large number of programs to be considered and analyzed by the 
Department. In order to complete our analysis, the Department required 
additional and/or clarifying information after the publication of the 
preliminary results, and now needs time to review the responses to 
these requests as well. Given the complexity of these issues, and in 
accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, we are extending the 
time period for issuing the preliminary results of reviews by 60 days 
to 180 days. Thus, the final results of review are due no later than 
May 8, 2006, the next business day after 180 days from the publication 
date of the preliminary results.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(3)(A) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: March 1, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-3463 Filed 3-9-06; 8:45 am]
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