[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 23, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 29615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7841]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-475 818]


Certain Pasta from Italy: Extension of Time Limits for the 
Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 23, 2006.
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis McClure or Preeti Tolani (202) 
482-5973 or (202) 482-0395, respectively, AD/CVD Operations, Office 3, 
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 29, 2005, the U.S. Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') published a notice of initiation of the administrative 
review of the antidumping duty order on certain pasta from Italy, 
covering the period from July 1, 2004, to June 30, 2005. See Initiation 
of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and 
Requests for Revocation in Part, 70 FR 51009 (August 29, 2005). On 
March 16, 2006, the Department published a notice of extension of time 
limits for the preliminary results of the administrative review. See 
Notice of Extension of Time Limits for the Preliminary Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Certain Pasta from Italy, 71 
FR 13584 (March 16, 2006). The preliminary results of this review are 
currently due no later than May 18, 2006.

Extension of Time Limit of Preliminary Results

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the 
Act''), requires the Department to make a preliminary determination 
within 245 days after the last day of the anniversary month of an order 
or finding for which a review is requested. Consistent with section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the Department may extend the 245-day period 
to 365 days if it is not practicable to complete the review within a 
245-day period.
    We determine that completion of the preliminary results of this 
review by May 18, 2006, is not practicable because additional time is 
needed by the Department to consider all comments filed by the 
petitioners and respondents participating in this review, including the 
comments filed shortly before the May 18, 2006, deadline. In order to 
analyze necessary additional information, and in accordance with 
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, we are extending the time period for 
issuing the preliminary results to the full 365-day period. Therefore, 
the preliminary results are now due no later than July 31, 2006. The 
final results continue to be due 120 days after publication of the 
preliminary results.
    This notice is published in accordance with sections 751(a)(3)(A) 
and 777(I) of the Act.

    Dated: May 17, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-7841 Filed 5-22-06; 8:45 am]
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