[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 133 (Tuesday, July 14, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 33995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-16653]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-571-831]


Fresh Garlic from The People's Republic of China: Extension of 
Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicholas Czajkowski, Scott Lindsay, or 
Summer Avery, AD/CVD Operations, Office 6, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20230; telephone: 
(202) 482-1395, (202) 482-0780, or (202) 482-4052, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 24, 2008, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') 
published a notice of initiation of an administrative review of fresh 
garlic from the People's Republic of Chain covering the period November 
1, 2007 through October 31, 2008. See Initiation of Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, and Request for Revocation 
in Part, 73 FR 79055 (December 24, 2008). The preliminary results of 
this administrative review are currently due no later than August 2, 
2009.

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), the Department shall issue preliminary results in an 
administrative review of a antidumping duty order within 245 days after 
the last day of the anniversary month of the order for which the 
administrative review was requested. However, if the Department 
determines that it is not practicable to complete the review within the 
aforementioned specified time limits, section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act 
and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2) allow the Department to extend the 245-day 
period to 365 days.
    Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.213(h)(2), we determine that it is not practicable to complete the 
results of this review within the original time limit. The Department 
needs additional time to analyze a significant amount of information, 
which was recently submitted, and to determine whether any additional 
information is required. Therefore, in accordance with section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the Department has decided to extend the time 
limit for the preliminary results from 245 days to 365 days. The 
preliminary results will now be due no later than November 30, 2009. 
Unless extended, the final results continue to be due 120 days after 
the publication of the preliminary results, pursuant to section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1) of the Department's 
regulations.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(3)(A) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: July 8, 2009.
John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. E9-16653 Filed 7-13-09; 8:45 am]
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