[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 111 (Monday, June 11, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32071-32072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-11251]


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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 Final Results of the 2005-2006 Administrative and 
New Shipper Reviews

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 11, 2007.

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:

Background

    On February 15, 2007, the Department of Commerce (the 
``Department'') published the preliminary results of the 2005-2006 
administrative and new shipper reviews and partial rescission of the 
2005-2006 administrative review of the antidumping order on brake 
rotors from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') for the April 1, 
2005, through March 31, 2006, period. See Brake Rotors from the 
People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of the 2005-2006 
Administrative and New Shipper Reviews and Partial Rescission of the 
2005-2006 Administrative Review, 72 FR 7405 (February 15, 2007). The 
final results of the review are currently due on June 15, 2007. On 
March 5, 2007, Longkou Haimeng Machinery Co., Ltd., Qingdao Meita 
Automotive Industry Co., Ltd., Yantai Winhere Auto-Part Manufacturing 
Co., Ltd, Laizhou Auto Brake Equipment Company Ltd., Laizhou Hongda 
Auto Replacement Parts Co., Ltd., and Laizhou City Luqi Machinery Co., 
Ltd., requested a 28-day extension of time to submit publicly available 
information to value the factors of production. On March 6, 2007, the 
Department issued a letter to all interested parties granting the 
requested 28-day extension of time to submit publicly available 
information to value the factors of production. In that letter, the 
Department stated that it was postponing the briefing schedule until 
further notice pending the release of the verification report of 
Shandong Huanri Group Co., Ltd., Shandong Huanri Group General Co., and 
Laizhou Huanri Automobile Parts Co., Ltd. (collectively ``Huanri''). 
From March 20, 2007,

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through March 22, 2007, the Department verified the Section A and 
quantity and value questionnaire response of Huanri in Panjia Village, 
Laizhou, PRC. On May 4, 2007, the Department issued the verification 
report for Huanri. See Memorandum to the File through Wendy J. Frankel, 
Office Director, and Robert Bolling, Program Manager, From Eugene 
Degnan, Senior International Trade Analyst, and Paul Stolz, 
International Trade Compliance Analyst, entitled, ``Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review of Brake Rotors from the People's Republic of 
China: Verification of Section A and Quantity and Value Response of 
Shandong Huanri Group Co., Ltd., Laizhou Huanri Automobile Parts Co., 
Ltd., and Shandong Huanri Group General Co.'' On May 10, 2007, the 
Department set the deadlines for submission of case and rebuttal briefs 
as May 21, 2007, and May 29, 2007, respectively. On May 10, 2007, the 
Coalition for the Preservation of American Brake Drum and Rotor 
Aftermarket Manufacturers (``the Petitioner''), requested a 5-day 
extension of time to submit rebuttal briefs. On May 15, 2007, the 
Department granted the Petitioner's request and extended the deadline 
for submission of rebuttal briefs to June 5, 2007, for all parties.

Extension of Time Limit of Final Results

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (the ``Act'') 
requires the Department to 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 this review within the time 
period, section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the Department to extend 
the deadline for the final results to a maximum of 180 days after the 
publication date of the preliminary results.
    The Department determines that completion of the final results of 
these reviews within the statutory time period is not practicable. The 
Department requires additional time to analyze comments regarding the 
19 respondents, including 15 separate-rate respondents and three 
mandatory respondents in the administrative review and one respondent 
in the new shipper review. Therefore, given the number and complexity 
of issues and companies 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 final results of review by 46 days to 166 days 
after the publication of the preliminary results. Therefore, the final 
results will be due no later than July 31, 2007.
    This notice is published pursuant to sections 751(a)(3)(A) and 
777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: June 5, 2007.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-11251 Filed 6-8-07; 8:45 am]
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