[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 81 (Friday, April 25, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 22324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-9143]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-863]


Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of the 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and New Shipper Review: Honey 
from the People's Republic of China

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 25, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bobby Wong or Susan Pulongbarit, 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-
0409 and (202) 482-4031, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') published the 
preliminary results of the aligned antidumping duty administrative 
review and new shipper review on honey from the People's Republic of 
China on January 16, 2008. Honey from the People's Republic of China: 
Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review, 73 FR 2890 (January 16, 2008).

Extension of Time Limits for Final Results

    Pursuant to Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (``the Act''), and section 351.213(h)(1) of the Department's 
regulations, the Department shall issue the preliminary results of an 
administrative review within 245 days after the last day of the 
anniversary month of the date of publication of the order. The Act 
further provides that the Department shall issue the final results of 
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 
section 351.213(h)(2) of the Department's regulations allow the 
Department to extend the 245-day period to 365 days and the 120-day 
period to 180 days.
    The Department has extended the deadline for parties to submit 
briefs in order to address several issues raised by interested parties. 
As a result of these extensions and the complex issues raised in this 
review segment, including honey valuation, the Department has 
determined that it is not practicable to complete the aligned 
administrative review and new shipper review within the current time 
limit.
    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and section 351.213(h) of the 
Department's regulations allow the Department to extend the deadline 
for the final results of a review to a maximum of 180 days from the 
date on which the notice of the preliminary results was published. For 
the reasons noted above, the Department is extending the time limit for 
the completion of these final results from the current deadline of May 
15, 2008 until no later than July 14, 2008, which is 180 days from the 
date on which the notice of the preliminary results was published.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(3)(A) and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: April 18, 2008.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-9143 Filed 4-24-08; 8:45 am]
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