[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 193 (Wednesday, October 7, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 51566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-24239]


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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: Second Extension of Time Limit for the Preliminary Results

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 7, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Bertrand, 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) 482-3207.

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 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 Department 
previously extended this review by 60 days. See Seventh Administrative 
Review of Honey from the People's Republic of China: Extension of Time 
Limit for the Preliminary Results, 74 FR 41679 (August 18, 2009). The 
preliminary results of this administrative review are currently due on 
November 2, 2009.

Extension of Time Limit for the Preliminary Results

    The Department determines that completion of the preliminary 
results of this review by November 2, 2009 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 
supplemental questionnaire that was already issued. 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 45 days until December 16, 2009. The 
final results continue to be due 120 days after the publication of the 
preliminary results.
    This notice is published pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2).

    Dated: September 30, 2009.
John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. E9-24239 Filed 10-6-09; 8:45 am]
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