[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 4 (Monday, January 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1204-1205]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-25645]


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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 2006-2007 Administrative 
and New Shipper Reviews

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 7, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frances Veith, 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) 482-4295.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

New Shipper Review

    On April 18, 2007, Shanghai Tylon Company Ltd. (``Tylon'') 
requested a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on brake 
rotors from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''), which has an 
April anniversary month, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(c). On May 
25, 2007, the Department initiated a new shipper review of Tylon 
covering the period April 1, 2006, through March 31, 2007. See Brake 
Rotors From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping 
Duty New Shipper Review, 72 FR 29299 (May 25, 2007).
    On August 23, 2007, Tylon agreed to waive the new shipper review 
time limits in accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(j)(3), to align the new 
shipper review with the concurrent 2006-2007 administrative review of 
the antidumping duty order on brake rotors from the PRC. On August 24, 
2007, the Department aligned the new shipper review with the 2006-2007 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on brake rotors 
from the PRC.\1\
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    \1\ See the Department's memorandum, entitled ``2006-2007 
Administrative and New Shipper Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Order 
on Brake Rotors from the People's Republic of China: Alignment of 
2006-2007 Administrative and New Shipper Reviews,'' dated August 24, 
2007 (``NSR Alignment Memo'').
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Administrative Review

    On April 2, 2007, the Department published a notice of opportunity 
to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
brake rotors from the PRC. See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty 
Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request 
Administrative Review, 72 FR 15650 (April 2, 2006). On April 30, 2007, 
the Department received timely requests for an administrative review of 
this antidumping duty order in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213 from the 
following individual companies: LABEC, Winhere, Haimeng, Hongda, Meita, 
Wally, and Longkou Dixion Brake System Ltd. (``Dixion''). On April 30, 
2007, the Department also received timely requests for an 
administrative review of 23 companies (or producer/exporter 
combinations),\2\ from petitioner. As a result of the above-mentioned 
companies' and petitioner's requests for a review, this administrative 
review covers 24 companies.
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    \2\ The names of these companies or producer/exporter 
combination are as follows: (1) Longkou Haimeng Machinery Co., Ltd. 
(``Haimeng''); (2) Qingdao Meita Automotive Industry Co., Ltd. 
(``Meita''); (3) Laizhou Auto Brake Equipment Factory (``LABEC''); 
(4) Yantai Winhere Auto-Part Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (``Winhere''); 
(5) Laizhou Hongda Auto Replacement Parts Co., Ltd. (``Hongda''); 
(6) Laizhou City Luqi Machinery Co., Ltd. (``Luqi''); (7) Laizhou 
Wally Automobile Co., Ltd. (``Wally''); (8) Zibo Luzhou Automobile 
Parts Co., Ltd. (``ZLAP''); (9) Zibo Golden Harvest Machinery 
Limited Company (``ZGOLD''); (10) Longkou TLC Machinery Co., Ltd. 
(``TLC''); (11) Longkou Jinzheng Maxhinery Co. (``Jinzheng''); (12) 
Qingdao Gren Co. (``Gren''); (13) Shenyang Yinghao Machinery Co. 
(``Yinghao''); (14) Shanxi Zhongding Auto Parts Co., Ltd. 
(``SZAP''); (15) Shandong Huanri Group Company (``Huanri''); (16) 
Longkou Qizheng Auto Parts Co. (``Qizheng''); (17) China National 
Automotive Industry Import & Export Corporation (``CAIEC''), 
excluding entries manufactured by Shandong Laizhou CAPCO Industry 
(``CAPCO''); (18) CAPCO, excluding entries manufactured by CAPCO; 
(19) Laizhou Luyuan Automobile Fittings Co. (``Luyuan''), excluding 
entries manufactured by Laizhou Luyuan or Shenyang Honbase Machinery 
Co., Ltd. (``Honbase''); (20) Honbase, excluding entries 
manufactured by Laizhou Luyuan or Honbase; (21) China National 
Industrial Machinery Import & Export Corporation (``CNIM''); (22) 
Xianghe Xumingyuan Auto Parts Co. (``Xumingyuan''''); and (23) 
Qingdao Golrich Autoparts Co., Ltd. (``Golrich'').
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    As mentioned above, on August 24, 2007, the Department aligned the 
new shipper review with the 2006-2007 administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on brake rotors from the PRC.\3\ The preliminary 
results of these reviews are currently due no later than December 31, 
2007.
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    \3\ See NSR Alignment Memo.
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Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Review

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (``Act''), the Department shall make a preliminary 
determination in an administrative review of an antidumping duty order 
within 245 days after the last day of the anniversary month of the date 
of publication of the order. The Act further provides, however, that 
the Department may extend that 245-day period to 365 days if it 
determines it is not practicable to complete the review within the 
foregoing time period.
    The Department determines that completion of the preliminary 
results of these reviews within the statutory time period is not 
practicable. The Department requires additional time to analyze issues 
regarding the respondents, including 12 separate-rate respondents and 
two mandatory respondents in the administrative review and one 
respondent in the new shipper review. Therefore, given the

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complexity of the issues and the number of 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 preliminary 
results of review by 30 days until January 30, 2008.
    This notice is published in accordance with sections 751(a)(3)(A) 
and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: December 28, 2007.
Gary Taverman,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-25645 Filed 1-4-08; 8:45 am]
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