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Than Fair Value: Bulk Aspirin From the 

People’s Republic of China, 65 FR 33805 

(May 25, 2000). We valued brokerage 

and handling using the average of the 

foreign brokerage and handling 

expenses in Certain Stainless Steel Wire 

Rod From India: Final Results of 

Administrative and New Shipper 

Review, 64 FR 856 (January 6, 1999).

Because the Department did not find 

industry specific data on the record to 

calculate the surrogate ratios for selling, 

general and administrative (SG&A) 

expenses, factory overhead, and profit, 

the Department used the ‘‘2001–2002 

combined income, value of production, 

expenditure and appropriation 

accounts’’ for a sample of 2,024 public 

companies in India that were reported 

in the October 2003 Reserve Bank of 

India Bulletin.

For a complete analysis of surrogate 

values used in the preliminary 

determination, see FOP Valuation 

Memo.

Verification

In accordance with section 782(i) of 

the Act, we intend to verify all 

information relied upon in making our 

final determination.

Suspension of Liquidation

We are directing U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection (CBP) to suspend 

liquidation of all entries of ironing 

tables from the PRC entered, or 

withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption on or after the date on 

which this notice is published in the 

Federal Register. In addition, we are 

instructing CBP to require a cash 

deposit or the posting of a bond equal 

to the weighted-average amount by 

which the NV exceeds the EP, as 

indicated in the chart below. These 

instructions suspending liquidation will 

remain in effect until further notice.

We preliminarily determine that the 

following percentage weighted-average 

margins exist for the POI:

Manufacturer/exporter Weighted-Average Margin (percent) 

Since Hardware (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. .................................................................. 7.66

Shunde Yongjian Housewares Co., Ltd. ................................................................. 153.76

Forever Holdings Ltd. .............................................................................................. 69.59

Harvest International Housewares Ltd. ................................................................... 69.59

Gaoming Lihe Daily Necessities Co., Ltd. ............................................................... 69.59

PRC-Wide Rate. ...................................................................................................... 153.76

The PRC-wide rate applies to all 

entries of the subject merchandise 

except for entries from Since Hardware, 

Yongjian, Forever Holdings, Harvest, 

and Lihe.

Disclosure

In accordance with 19 CFR 

351.224(b), the Department will disclose 

the calculations performed in the 

preliminary determination to interested 

parties within five days of the date of 

publication of this notice.

ITC Notification

In accordance with section 733(f) of 

the Act, we have notified the ITC of the 

Department’s preliminary affirmative 

determination. If the final determination 

in this proceeding is affirmative, the ITC 

will determine before the later of 120 

days after the date of this preliminary 

determination or 45 days after the final 

determination whether imports of 

ironing tables from the PRC are 

materially injuring, or threaten material 

injury to, the U.S. industry.

Public Comment

In accordance with 19 CFR 

351.301(c)(3)(i), interested parties may 

submit publicly available information to 

value the factors of production for 

purposes of the final determination 

within 40 days after the date of 

publication of this preliminary 

determination. Case briefs or other 

written comments must be submitted to 

the Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration no later than one week 

after issuance of the verification reports. 

Rebuttal briefs, the content of which is 

limited to the issues raised in the case 

briefs, must be filed within five days 

after the deadline for the submission of 

case briefs. A list of authorities used, a 

table of contents, and an executive 

summary of issues should accompany 

any briefs submitted to the Department. 

Executive summaries should be limited 

to five pages total, including footnotes. 

Further, we request that parties 

submitting briefs and rebuttal briefs 

provide the Department with a copy of 

the public version of such briefs on 

diskette.

In accordance with section 774 of the 

Act, we will hold a public hearing, if 

requested, to afford interested parties an 

opportunity to comment on arguments 

raised in case or rebuttal briefs. If a 

request for a hearing is made, we will 

tentatively hold the hearing two days 

after the deadline for submission of 

rebuttal briefs at the U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230, 

at a time and in a room to be 

determined. Parties should confirm by 

telephone the date, time, and location of 

the hearing 48 hours before the 

scheduled date.

Interested parties who wish to request 

a hearing, or to participate in a hearing 

if one is requested, must submit a 

written request to the Assistant 

Secretary for Import Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 

1870, within 30 days of the date of 

publication of this notice. Requests 

should contain: (1) the party’s name, 

address, and telephone number; (2) the 

number of participants; and (3) a list of 

the issues to be discussed. At the 

hearing, oral presentations will be 

limited to issues raised in the briefs. See

19 CFR 351.310(c). The Department will 

make its final determination no later 

than 75 days after the preliminary 

determination.

This determination is issued and 

published in accordance with sections 

733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

Dated: January 26, 2004.

James J. Jochum,

Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570–831]

Fresh Garlic From the People’s 

Republic of China: Notice of Extension 

of Time Limit for the Final Results of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative and 

New Shipper Reviews

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of extension of time limit 

for the final results of antidumping duty 

administrative and new shipper 

reviews.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

is extending the time limit for the final 

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results of the administrative and new 

shipper reviews of the antidumping 

duty order on fresh garlic from the 

People’s Republic of China until May 

17, 2004. This extension applies to the 

administrative review of two exporters, 

Jinan Yipin Corporation, Ltd., and 

Shandong Heze International Trade and 

Developing Company, and the new 

shipper reviews of two exporters, Jining 

Trans-High Trading Company and 

Zhengzhou Harmoni Spice Co., Ltd. The 

period of review is November 1, 2001, 

through October 31, 2002.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 3, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susan Lehman or Minoo Hatten, AD/

CVD Enforcement 3, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; 

telephone: (202) 482–0180 and (202) 

482–1690, respectively.

Background

On December 26, 2002, the 

Department of Commerce (the 

Department) published the Notice of 

Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative 

Reviews: Fresh Garlic from the People’s 

Republic of China (67 FR 78772), in 

which it initiated an administrative 

review of the antidumping duty order 

on fresh garlic from the People’s 

Republic of China. On January 6, 2003, 

the Department published the Notice of 

Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping 

Duty Reviews: Fresh Garlic from the 

People’s Republic of China (68 FR 542), 

in which it initiated the new shipper 

reviews. On March 10, 2003, we aligned 

the new shipper reviews with the 

administrative review pursuant to 19 

CFR 351.214(j)(3). As such, the time 

limits for the new shipper reviews were 

aligned with those for the 

administrative review. See 

memorandum to the File from Jennifer 

Moats entitled ‘‘Request for Alignment 

of Annual and New Shipper Reviews,’’

dated March 10, 2003. On December 10, 

2003, the Department published the 

Notice of Preliminary Results of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review and New Shipper Reviews: Fresh 

Garlic from the People’s Republic of 

China (69 FR 68868).

Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act 

of 1930, as amended (the Act), provides 

that the Department will issue the final 

results of an administrative review of an 

antidumping duty order within 120 

days after the date upon which the 

preliminary determination is published. 

The Act provides further that the 

Department may extend that 120-day 

period to 180 days if it determines that 

it is not practicable to complete the 

review within the foregoing time period. 

Section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act also 

provides that we may extend the 

deadlines in a new shipper review if we 

determine that the case is 

extraordinarily complicated.The 

Department has determined that the 

aligned administrative review and new 

shipper reviews of Jinan Yipin 

Corporation Ltd., Shandong Heze 

International Trade and Developing 

Company, Jining Trans-High Trading 

Company, and Zhengzhou Harmoni 

Spice Co., Ltd., are extraordinarily 

complicated. Some of the companies 

have yet to be verified, and the 

Department has been unable, as of yet, 

to research and conduct a thorough 

analysis of the matter pertaining to the 

valuation of the factors of production for 

those companies. Therefore, because of 

these complications, it is not practicable 

to complete the final results by the 

current deadline of April 8, 2004. 

Furthermore, there are a number of 

other complex factual and legal 

questions which are currently before the 

agency that relate directly to the 

assignment of antidumping duty 

margins in this case. Thus, it is not 

practicable to complete the 

administrative review and new shipper 

reviews within the 120-day period and 

we require additional time to address 

these matters.

Therefore, in accordance with 

sections 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) and 

751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the Department 

is extending the time limit for the final 

results by 39 days, until no later than 

May 17, 2004.

Dated: January 27, 2004.

Jeffrey May,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD 

Enforcement I.

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Public Meeting To Present Progress 

and Preliminary Findings of the NIST 

Federal Building and Fire Safety 

Investigation of the World Trade 

Center Disaster

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST) of the 

United States Department of Commerce 

has scheduled a public meeting for 

February 12, 2004, to present an update 

on the progress and preliminary 

findings of the Federal Building and 

Fire Safety Investigation of the World 

Trade Center Disaster and to solicit 

comments from the public on: 

(1) Specific technical aspects of the 

individual projects as reported in our 

December 2003 progress update and 

presentations to the National 

Construction Safety Team Advisory 

Committee (available on the NIST WTC 

Investigation Web site http://

wtc.nist.gov); 

(2) Information that NIST might 

consider in the time remaining that is 

within the scope of the eight projects 

described in the investigation plan (the 

plan is available at the same Web site); 

and 

(3) Areas that NIST should consider, 

within the scope of its investigation, in 

order to make recommendations for 

specific improvements to building and 

fire practice, standards, and codes, and 

their timely adoption. 

Individuals and representatives of 

organizations who would like to offer 

comments may request an opportunity 

to speak at the public meeting. The total 

number of speakers and organizations, 

and the time available for each, will be 

determined by the number of requests, 

but the time is likely to be 5 to 10 

minutes each. Speakers who wish to 

expand upon their oral statements, 

those who had wished to speak but 

could not be accommodated on the 

agenda, and those who are unable to 

attend in person are invited to submit 

written statements and supporting 

material to the WTC Technical 

Information Repository by February 19, 

2004. All comments received will be 

forwarded to the appropriate 

investigator for consideration.

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, February 12, 2004, from 10 

a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the New York Marriott Financial Center 

Hotel, 85 West Street, New York, New 

York, (212) 385–4900.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Stephen Cauffman at (301) 975–6051 or 

by e-mail at stephen.cauffman@nist.gov.

Written statements and supporting 

material should be submitted to the 

WTC Technical Information Repository, 

Building and Fire Research Laboratory, 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology, MS 8610, Gaithersburg, MD 

20899–8610; electronically by e-mail to 

wtc@nist.gov; or by fax to (301) 975–

6122.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIST is 

conducting a Federal building and fire