[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 226 (Friday, November 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67849-67850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-19902]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-552-801]


Certain Frozen Fish Fillets From the Socialist Republic of 
Vietnam: Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of the Second 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 24, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia Hancock, 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) 482-1394.

Background

    On August 31, 2006, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') 
issued the preliminary results of this administrative review. See 
Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: 
Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 71 
FR 53387 (September 11, 2006) (``Preliminary Results''). The final 
results are currently due on January 9, 2007.

Extension of Time Limits for Final Results

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the 
Act''), and 19 CFR 351.211(b)(5) require the Department to issue the 
final results in an administrative review of an antidumping duty order 
120 days after the date on which the preliminary results are published. 
The Department may, however, extend the deadline for completion of the 
final results of an administrative review to 180 days if it determines 
it is not practicable to complete the review within the foregoing time 
period. See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2). 
The Department finds that it is not practicable to complete the final 
results in the administrative review of certain frozen fish fillets 
from Vietnam within this time limit. Specifically, the Department needs 
additional time to consider the verification results of QVD Food Co., 
Ltd. (``QVD''). Additionally, the Department is extending the deadline 
for the final results to accommodate parties' public hearing request so 
parties may address all issues. Accordingly, the Department finds that 
additional time is required to complete these final results.
    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 deadline 
for the final results to a maximum of 180 days from the publication 
date of the preliminary results. For the reasons noted above, we are 
extending the time for the completion of the final results of this 
review by 60 days to March 10, 2007. However, March 10, 2007, falls on 
a Saturday, and it is the Department's long-standing practice to issue 
a determination the next business day when the statutory deadline falls 
on a weekend, federal holiday, or any other

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day when the Department is closed. See Notice of Clarification: 
Application of ``Next Business Day'' Rule for Administrative 
Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 
70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005). Accordingly, the deadline for completion of 
the final results is no later than March 12, 2007.
    This notice is published in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of 
the Act and section 351.213(h)(2) of the Department's regulations.

    Dated: November 14, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-19902 Filed 11-22-06; 8:45 am]
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