[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 74 (Monday, April 20, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 17951]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9042]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-890]


Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of China: 
Extension of Time Limit for the Final Results of the Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review and New Shipper Reviews

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 20, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Stolz or Sergio Balbont[iacute]n, 
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-
4474 or (202) 482-6478.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') published an 
antidumping duty order on wooden bedroom furniture (``WBF'') from the 
People's Republic of China (``PRC'') on January 4, 2005. See Notice of 
Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and 
Antidumping Duty Order: Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People's 
Republic of China, 70 FR 329 (January 4, 2005). On March 7, 2008, the 
Department published notices of the initiation of the antidumping duty 
administrative review and new shipper reviews of WBF from the PRC for 
the period January 1, 2007, through December 31, 2007. See Notice of 
Initiation of Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on 
Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People's Republic of China, 73 FR 
12387 (March 7, 2008) and Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People's 
Republic of China; Initiation of New Shipper Reviews, 73 FR 12392 
(March 7, 2008). On August 22, 2008, the Department aligned the 
deadlines and the time limits of the new shipper reviews with the 
administrative review. See Memorandum to the File ``Wooden Bedroom 
Furniture from the People's Republic of China: Alignment of the 1/1/
2007 - 12/31/2007 Annual Administrative Review and the 1/1/2007 - 12/
31/2007 New Shipper Review,'' dated August 22, 2008. On February 9, 
2009, the Department published the preliminary results of the 
administrative review and the new shipper reviews. See Wooden Bedroom 
Furniture From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative and New Shipper Reviews and Partial 
Rescission of Review, 74 FR 6372 (February 9, 2009). The final results 
of the administrative and new shipper reviews are currently due no 
later than June 9, 2009.

Extension of Time Limit of Final Results

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the 
Act''), requires the Department to issue the final results of an 
administrative review within 120 days after the date on which the 
preliminary results are published. However, if it is not practicable to 
complete the review within this time period, section 751(a)(3)(A) of 
the Act allows the Department to extend the time period to a maximum of 
180 days. Completion of the final results of these reviews within the 
120-day period is not practicable because the Department will conduct 
verification in the administrative review and one new shipper review 
after publication of the preliminary results and, therefore, needs 
additional time to complete verification reports, to provide an 
opportunity for comments by interested parties, and to analyze these 
comments by interested parties on the preliminary results and 
verification reports, and analyze information gathered at verification. 
Because it is not practicable to complete these reviews within the time 
specified under the Act, we are fully extending the time period for 
issuing the final results of the administrative and new shipper reviews 
in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. Therefore, the 
final results will be due August 8, 2009, which is 180 days from 
publication of the preliminary results. Because August 8, 2009, falls 
on a Saturday, however, the final results are now due on the next 
business day, Monday, August 10, 2009. This notice is published 
pursuant to sections 751(a) and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: April 13, 2009.
John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. E9-9042 Filed 4-17-09; 8:45 am]
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