[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 18, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41679-41680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-19780]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-863]


Seventh Administrative Review of Honey From the People's Republic 
of China: Extension of Time Limit for the Preliminary Results

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

DATES: Effective Date: August 18, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Blaine Wiltse, 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) 482-6345.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 2, 2009, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') 
published a notice of initiation of an administrative review of honey 
from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''), covering the period 
December 1, 2007 through November 30, 2008. See Initiation of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Requests 
for Revocation in Part, 74 FR 5821 (February 2, 2009). On

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March 6, 2009, after receiving comments on U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection data, the Department selected Anhui Native Produce Import & 
Export Corp. (``Anhui Native'') and Qinhuangdao Municipal Dafeng 
Industrial Co., Ltd. (``QMD'') as the mandatory respondents for this 
review.
    The Department sent its antidumping questionnaire to Anhui Native 
and QMD on March 9, 2009. The Department was unable to deliver its 
questionnaire to QMD due to incorrect addresses. See Memorandum to the 
File from Blaine Wiltse, Case Analyst, RE: Seventh Administrative 
Review of Honey from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''): 
Incorrect Addresses for QMD, dated March 27, 2009. On March 30, 2009, 
Dongtai Peak Honey Industry Co., Ltd. (``Dongtai Peak'') requested 
treatment as a voluntary respondent, and submitted its Section A 
response to the Department. On April 13, 2009, the Department selected 
Dongtai Peak as a voluntary respondent for this review. On April 14, 
2009, Dongtai Peak submitted its Sections C and D response to the 
Department. On April 15, 2009, Anhui Native withdrew its participation 
from the current review. On June 8, 2009, and June 16, 2009, the 
Department sent its Supplemental Sections A, C, and D Questionnaire and 
its Importer Specific Supplemental Questionnaire to Dongtai Peak. On 
July 8, 2009, and July 13, 2009, Dongtai Peak submitted its response to 
the Department's Importer Specific Supplemental Questionnaire and 
Supplemental Sections A, C, and D Questionnaire. The preliminary 
results of this administrative review are currently due on September 2, 
2009.

Extension of Time Limit for the Preliminary Results

    The Department determines that completion of the preliminary 
results of this review within the statutory time period is not 
practicable. The Department requires more time to gather and analyze 
surrogate value information pertaining to this company. Additionally, 
the Department intends to provide additional time for interested 
parties to provide comments on supplemental questionnaires and 
suggested surrogate values. Lastly, the Department requires additional 
time to analyze the questionnaire responses and to issue additional 
supplemental questionnaires, if necessary. Therefore, in accordance 
with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(``Act''), we are extending the time period for issuing the preliminary 
results of review by 60 days until November 2, 2009.\1\ The final 
results continue to be due 120 days after the publication of the 
preliminary results.
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    \1\ Sixty days from September 2, 2009, is November 1, 2009. 
However, Department practice dictates that where a deadline falls on 
a weekend, the appropriate deadline is the next business day. See 
Notice of Clarification: Application of ``Next Business Day'' Rule 
for Administrative Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff 
Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
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    This notice is published pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2).

    Dated: August 12, 2009.
John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. E9-19780 Filed 8-17-09; 8:45 am]
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