[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 63 (Monday, April 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 16556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4743]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-331-802]


Notice of Extension of Time Limit for the Preliminary Results of 
New Shipper Review: Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Ecuador

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 3, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David J. Goldberger or Gemal Brangman, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office 2, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
4136 or (202) 482-3773, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On October 3, 2005, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') 
published the notice of initiation of this new shipper review of the 
antidumping duty order on frozen warmwater shrimp from Ecuador, 
covering the period August 4, 2004, through July 31, 2005. See Notice 
of Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Duty Review: Certain Frozen 
Warmwater Shrimp from Ecuador, 70 FR 57562 (October 3, 2005). The 
preliminary results for this new shipper review are currently due no 
later than March 27, 2006.

Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results

    Section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(``the Act''), and 19 CFR 351.214(i)(2), require the Department to 
issue preliminary results within 180 days after the date on which the 
new shipper review was initiated. However, if the Department concludes 
that the case is extraordinarily complicated, section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(i)(2) allow the Department to extend the 
180-day period to a maximum of 300 days.
    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.214(i)(2), the
    Department determines that this review is extraordinarily 
complicated. In particular, we recently issued the verification report 
and have determined that additional time is needed to fully evaluate 
items raised in the report, including the basis for normal value. 
Accordingly, we are extending the time period for issuing the 
preliminary results of review by an additional 120 days, or until July 
26, 2006, in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act and 19 
CFR 351.214(i)(2). The final results will be due 90 days after the date 
of issuance of the preliminary results, unless extended.
    We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(2) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: March 24, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-4743 Filed 3-31-06; 8:45 am]
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