[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 26, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77370-77371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-22073]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

A-570-846


Brake Rotors from the People's Republic of China: Extension of 
Time Limit for the Preliminary Results of the 2005-2006 Administrative 
and New Shipper Reviews

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

EFFECTIVE DATE:  December 26, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Moats, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 8, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5047.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 31, 2006, the Department published a 
notice of initiation of the administrative review of brake rotors from 
the People's Republic of China (``PRC''), covering the period April 1, 
2005, through March 31, 2006. See Initiation of Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocation 
in Part, 71 FR 30864 (May 31, 2006). This administrative review covers 
16 firms. However, due to the large number of firms subject to this 
administrative review, and the Department's experience regarding the 
administrative burden to review each company for which a request has 
been made, the Department exercised its authority to limit the number 
of respondents selected for individual review. See Section 777(A)(c) of 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''); See also Memorandum 
to Wendy Frankel from Blanche Ziv regarding the Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review of Brake Rotors from the People's Republic of 
China: Selection of Respondents (``Selection Memo''), dated August 18, 
2006.
    The following respondents were selected for individual review: 
Longkou Haimeng Machinery Co., Ltd. (``Haimeng''), Yantai Winhere Auto-
Part Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (``Winhere''), and Qingdao Meita 
Automotive Industry Co., Ltd. (``Meita''). See Selection Memo. On May 
30, 2006, the Department published a notice of initiation of new 
shipper review of brake rotors from the PRC covering the period April 
1, 2005, through March 31, 2006. See Brake Rotors from the People's 
Republic of China: Initiation of New Shipper Review, 71 FR 30655 (May 
30, 2006).
    On October 2, 2006, the Department received a letter from counsel 
to Qingdao Golrich Autoparts Co., Ltd. (``Golrich''), agreeing to waive 
the new shipper review time limits in accordance with 19 CFR Sec.  
351.214(j)(3). Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR Sec.  
351.214(j)(3), on October 4, 2006, the Department acknowledged 
respondent's waiver of the new shipper review time limits and aligned 
the new shipper review with the administrative review. See Department's 
Memorandum to the File on the Alignment of 2005-2006 Administrative and 
New Shipper Reviews, dated October 4, 2006. The preliminary results are 
currently due by January 2, 2007.
    In November 2006, the Department conducted verifications of sales 
and factors of production (``FOP'') for the new shipper review and one 
of the three administrative review companies selected as mandatory 
respondents. Also, in November 2006, the Department conducted a 
separate-rate verification for one of the companies not selected as a 
mandatory respondent requesting its own separate-rate.

Extension of Time Limit of Preliminary Results

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act requires the Department to issue 
the preliminary results of an administrative review within 245 days 
after the last day of the anniversary month of an antidumping duty 
order for which a review is requested and issue the final results 
within 120 days after the date on which the preliminary results are 
published. However, 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.
    The Department determines that completion of the preliminary 
results of these reviews within the statutory time

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period is not practicable, given the extraordinarily complicated nature 
of the proceeding. The 2005-2006 administrative and new shipper reviews 
cover four 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. In addition, the Department must analyze the 
responses of thirteen separate-rate respondents to determine their 
eligibility for a separate-rate. Therefore, the Department requires 
more time to complete these analyses. Additionally, the Department 
requires additional time to analyze the verification findings of the 
three companies verified.
    Therefore, given the number and complexity of issues in this case, 
and in accordance with sections 751(a)(3)(A) and 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of 
the Act, we are extending the time period for issuing the preliminary 
results of review by 40 days to 285 days. Therefore, the preliminary 
results will be due no later than February 9, 2007. The final results 
continue to be due 120 days after the publication of the preliminary 
results.
    This notice is published pursuant to sections 751(a)(3)(A) and 
777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: December 19, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-22073 Filed 12-22-06; 8:45 am]
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