[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 9, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 45519]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-12997]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

(A-570-827)


Certain Cased Pencils From The People's Republic of China: Notice 
of Extension of Time Limit for 2004-2005 Administration Review

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 9, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Smith 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-
1766 or (202) 482-3773, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 1, 2006, the Department published in the Federal 
Register a notice of initiation of administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on certain cased pencils from the People's 
Republic of China, covering the period December 1, 2004, through 
November 30, 2005. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Administrative Reviews, 71 FR 5241 (February 1, 2006). The 
preliminary results for this administrative review are currently due no 
later than September 5, 2006.\1\
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    \1\ September 5, 2006, is the next business day after 245 days 
from the last day of the anniversary month of the order.
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Statutory Time Limits

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the 
Act''), requires the Department of Commerce (``Department'') to issue 
the preliminary results of an administrative review within 245 days 
after the last day of the anniversary month of an order for which a 
review is requested and a final determination within 120 days after the 
date on which the preliminary results are published. If it is not 
practicable to complete the review within the time period, section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the Department to extend these deadlines 
to a maximum of 365 days and 180 days, respectively.

Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results

    The Department requires additional time to review and analyze the 
sales and cost information submitted by the respondent in this 
administrative review. Moreover, the Department requires additional 
time to analyze complex issues related to surrogate value selections. 
Thus, it is not practicable to complete this review within the original 
time limit (i.e., 245 days). Therefore, the Department is partially 
extending the time limit for completion of the preliminary results by 
90 days to 335 days, in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 
Act. The preliminary results are now due no later than December 1, 
2006. The final results continue to be due 120 days after publication 
of the preliminary results.
    We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: August 3, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-12997 Filed 8-8-06; 8:45 am]
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