[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20076-20077]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5890]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-888]


Floor-Standing, Metal-Top Ironing Tables and Parts Thereof from 
the People's Republic of China: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary 
Results of the First Administrative Review

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 19, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anya Naschak, Kristina Boughton, or 
Bobby Wong, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; 
telephone: (202) 482-6375, (202) 482-8173, or (202) 482-0409, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 6, 2004, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') 
published in the Federal Register an antidumping duty order covering 
floor standing, metal-top ironing tables and parts thereof from the 
People's Republic of China (``PRC''). See Notice of Amended Final 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty 
Order: Floor-Standing, Metal-Top Ironing Tables and Certain Parts 
Thereof From the People's Republic of China, 69 FR 47868 (August 6, 
2004). The Department received timely requests from Since Hardware 
(Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. (``Since Hardware''), Shunde Yongjian Housewares 
Co., Ltd. (``Shunde Yongjiang''), and Forever Holdings Ltd. (``Forever 
Holdings''), in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b)(2), for an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on ironing tables 
and parts thereof from the PRC, which has an August annual anniversary 
month. On September 20, 2005, the Department initiated a review with 
respect to Since Hardware, Shunde Yongjiang, and Forever Holdings. See 
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 70 FR 56631 (September 28, 
2005).
    The Department has issued its antidumping duty questionnaire and 
supplemental questionnaires to Since Hardware, Shunde Yongjiang, and 
Forever Holdings. The deadline for completion of the preliminary 
results is currently May 3, 2006.

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Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results

    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 require 
the Department to issue the preliminary results of an administrative 
review within 245 days after the last day of the anniversary month of 
the order or suspension agreement for which the administrative review 
was requested, and the final results of the 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.
    Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and section 351.213(h) 
of the Department's regulations, we determine that it is not 
practicable to complete this administrative review within the statutory 
time limit of 245 days. The Department requires additional time to 
analyze the supplemental questionnaire responses, issue additional 
supplemental questionnaires, and conduct verifications. In particular, 
there are complex factors of production methodology issues, including 
tolling and production of intermediate inputs, which the Department 
requires additional time to review. Therefore, in accordance with 
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and section 351.213(h)(2) of the 
Department's regulations, the Department is extending the time limit 
for the completion of these preliminary results by an additional 93 
days to August 4, 2006. The final results, in turn, will be due 120 
days after the date of issuance of the preliminary results, unless 
extended.

    Dated: April 11, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-5890 Filed 4-18-06; 8:45 am]
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