[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 66 (Thursday, April 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 17439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5030]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-831]


Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain Malleable Iron Pipe 
Fittings from the People's Republic of China

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 6, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sochieta Moth, 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 23, 2005, the Department of Commerce (``The 
Department'') published the preliminary results of the administrative 
review of the antidumping duty order on malleable iron pipe fittings 
from the People's Republic of China covering the period December 2, 
2003, through November 30, 2004. See Certain Malleable Iron Pipe 
Fittings From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Preliminary 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 70 FR 76234 
(December 23, 2005) (``Preliminary Results''). The final results of 
review are currently due no later than April 22, 2006.

Extension of Time Limits for Final 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 antidumping duty 
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. We find that it is not 
practicable to complete the final results in this administrative review 
by April 22, 2006, because additional time is needed to analyze a 
significant amount of information submitted in response to supplemental 
questionnaires that were issued subsequent to the Preliminary Results. 
Therefore, the Department is extending the time limit for the 
completion of these final results by 60 days until no later than 
Wednesday, June 21, 2006, which is 180 days from the date on which the 
notice of the Preliminary Results was published.

Briefing and Hearing Request Schedule

    In the Preliminary Results, the Department stated that it would 
notify all parties of the briefing and hearing request schedule at a 
later date. Any interested party may submit case briefs and/or written 
comments, and request a hearing, within 20 days of the date of 
publication of this notice. The deadline for interested parties to 
submit rebuttal briefs and rebuttals to written comments, limited to 
issues raised in such briefs or comments, is 27 days after the 
publication of this notice of extension. A hearing, if requested, will 
be held at the main Commerce Department building at a time and location 
to be determined.
    Issues raised in hearings will be limited to those raised in the 
respective case and rebuttal briefs. Parties who submit case or 
rebuttal briefs in these proceedings are requested to submit with each 
argument (1) a statement of the issue, and (2) a brief summary of the 
argument with an electronic version included.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with section 
751(a)(3)(A) and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: March 30, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-5030 Filed 4-5-06; 8:45 am]
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