[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54796-54797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-15551]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-831]


Fresh Garlic From the People's Republic of China: Extension of 
Time Limits for the Preliminary Results of the 11th Administrative 
Review and New Shipper Reviews

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

DATES: Effective Date: September 19, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alex Villanueva, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 9, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3208.

Background

    On December 22, 2005, the Department published a notice of 
initiation of a review of fresh garlic from

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the People's Republic of China (``PRC''), covering the period November 
1, 2004, through October 31, 2005. See Initiation of Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocation 
in Part, 70 FR 76024 (December 22, 2005). On December 28, 2005, the 
Department published a notice of initiation of new shipper reviews of 
fresh garlic from the PRC covering the period November 1, 2004, through 
October 31, 2005. See Fresh Garlic from the People's Republic of China: 
Initiation of New Shipper Reviews, 70 FR 76765 (December 28, 2005).
    On April 28, 2006, the Department aligned the statutory time lines 
of the 11th administrative review and all but one of the new shipper 
reviews.\1\ On June 14, 2006, the Department published a notice of an 
extension of time limits for the 11th administrative review and new 
shipper reviews. See Fresh Garlic from the People's Republic of China: 
Extension of Time Limits for the Preliminary Results of the 11th 
Administrative Review and New Shipper Reviews, 70 FR 34304 (June 14, 
2006), which extended the deadline for the preliminary determination to 
October 2, 2006. On August 14, 2006, Qingdao Xintianfeng Foods Company 
Ltd. (``QXF''), whose new shipper review had not been aligned with the 
administrative review, agreed to waive the new shipper time limits.\2\ 
On August 23, 2006, QXF submitted a letter stating that it agreed to 
the alignment of the new shipper review with the 11th administrative 
review and thus waiving the new shipper time limits. On August 14, 
2006, the Department aligned the statutory time lines of the 11th 
administrative review with QXF's new shipper review.\3\
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    \1\ See the Department's letter to All Interested Parties, dated 
April 28, 2006.
    \2\ See the Department's letter to All Interested Parties, dated 
August 14, 2006, where the Department notes that QXF agreed to waive 
the new shipper time limits.
    \3\ Id.
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Extension of Time Limit of Preliminary Results

    The Department determines that completion of the preliminary 
results of these reviews within the statutory time period is not 
practicable. The 11th administrative review covers nine companies, and 
to conduct the sales and factor analyses for each requires the 
Department to gather and analyze a significant amount of information 
pertaining to each company's sales practices and manufacturing methods. 
The five new shipper reviews, including that of QXF, involve 
extraordinarily complicated methodological issues such as the use of 
intermediate input methodology, potential affiliation issues and the 
examination of importer information. The Department requires additional 
time to analyze these issues.
    Therefore, given the number and complexity of issues in this case, 
and in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and section 
351.214(j)(3) of the Department's regulations, we are extending the 
time period for issuing the preliminary results of the instant review 
by 45 days until November 16, 2006. The final results continue to be 
due 120 days after the publication of the preliminary results. This 
notice is published in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.

    Dated: September 11, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
 [FR Doc. E6-15551 Filed 9-18-06; 8:45 am]
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