[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62249-62250]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-17780]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

A-570-894


Certain Tissue Paper Products 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: October 24, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristina Horgan or Bobby Wong, 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-
8173, or (202) 482-0409, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 30, 2005, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published in the Federal Register an antidumping duty order covering 
certain tissue paper from the People's Republic of China (PRC). Notice 
of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less than Fair Value and 
Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Tissue Paper Products from the People's 
Republic of China, 70 FR 16223 (March 30, 2005). On March 2, 2006, the 
Department published a Notice of Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review of Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation, 71 FR 10642 (March 2, 2006). On April 28, 
2006, the Department initiated an administrative review of 20 
companies. Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 71 FR 25145 (April 28, 2006).
    On August 25, 2006, Seaman Paper Company of Massachusetts, Inc., 
petitioner, filed a letter withdrawing its request for review of five 
companies, Fujian Naoshan Paper Industry Group Co., Ltd., Fuzhou 
Magicpro Gifts Co., Ltd., Guilin Qifeng Paper Co., Ltd., Goldwing Co., 
Ltd., and AR Printing and Packaging. Because petitioner was the only 
party to request a review of these five companies, on September 29, 
2006, the Department rescinded this review with respect to these five 
companies. Notice of Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review: Certain Tissue Paper Products from the People's 
Republic of China, 71 FR 57471 (September 29, 2006).
    The Department has issued its antidumping duty questionnaire to 
Samsam Productions Ltd. and its affiliated Chinese supplier Guangzhou 
Baxi Printing Products Co., Ltd. and Max Fortune Industrial Limited and 
Max Fortune Paper Products Co., Ltd.\1\ The deadline for completion of 
the preliminary results is currently December 1, 2006.
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    \1\ The remaining companies have either placed statements on the 
record of this review claiming no shipments of subject merchandise 
during the period of review or have stated that they would not 
participate in the review.
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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 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1) 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 for which the 
administrative review was requested, and the final results of the

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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 19 
CFR 351.213(h)(2) 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 19 CFR 351.213(h), 
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 issue and analyze supplemental 
questionnaires and conduct verifications. In particular, there are 
complex factors of production methodology issues, which the Department 
requires additional time to review. Therefore, in accordance with 
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2), the 
Department is extending the time limit for the completion of these 
preliminary results by an additional 77 days to February 16, 2007. The 
final results, in turn, will be due 120 days after the date of issuance 
of the preliminary results, unless extended.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(3)(A) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: October 16, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-17780 Filed 10-23-06; 8:45 am]
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