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of the antidumping duty order on 

silicon metal from the PRC for the 

period of June 1, 2006, through May 31, 

2007. See, e.g., Stainless Steel Sheet and 

Strip in Coils from Japan; Final 

Rescission of Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review, 71 FR 26041, 

26043 (May 3, 2006). 

In addition, in the Preliminary 

Results, the Department indicated that it 

was unable to directly serve Global 

Minerals (Canada), SeaView Trading, or 

Coldstone with its Q&V questionnaire. 

See Memorandum to the File from 

Kristina Horgan, Senior International 

Trade Analyst, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office 9, regarding ‘‘Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review of Silicon Metal 

from the People’s Republic of China: 

Proof of Non–Delivery to Global 

Minerals (Canada) and SeaView 

Trading,’’ dated November 9, 2007; see 

also Memorandum to the File from 

Michael Quigley, International Trade 

Analyst, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, 

regarding ‘‘Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review of Silicon Metal 

from the People’s Republic of China: 

Record of Mailings to Coldstone Metals 

Inc.,’’ dated November 20, 2007 

(‘‘Coldstone Memo’’). 

In its April 8, 2008, case brief, 

Petitioners requested that the 

Department apply adverse facts 

available (‘‘AFA’’) to Coldstone for not 

responding to the Department’s initial 

August 24, 2007 Q&V questionnaire. 

The Department finds that we cannot 

penalize Coldstone for not responding 

to the Department’s second Q&V letter, 

as the Department was unable to inform 

the party of the nature of the deficiency 

on the record. See I&D Memo, at 

Comment 2. Therefore, the Department 

is rescinding the review with respect to 

Coldstone, Global Minerals (Canada) 

and SeaView Trading, in accordance 

with our practice. See, e.g., Certain Steel 

Concrete Reinforcing Bars from Turkey: 

Final Results and Rescission of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review in Part, 71 FR 65082, 65083 

(November 7, 2006).Use of Facts 

Otherwise Available and the PRC–Wide 

Rate 

In the Preliminary Results, the 

Department found that Hunan 

Provincial Import & Export Group Co 

(PRC) (‘‘Hunan Provincial’’), Gather 

Hope Int’l Co., Ltd. (‘‘Gather Hope’’), 

and Alloychem Impex Corp. 

(‘‘Alloychem’’) ceased participating in 

the administrative review, as the 

companies did not respond to the 

Department’s requests for Q&V 

information. As noted in the 

Preliminary Results, the Department 

found that Hunan Provincial, Gather 

Hope, and Alloychem did not establish 

their eligibility for separate rate status, 

and thus such entities are deemed part 

of the PRC–wide entity. As the 

Department found that the PRC–wide 

entity failed to cooperate to the best of 

its ability in responding to the 

Department’s requests for information, 

the Department assigned the PRC–wide 

entity a rate based on AFA. The 

Department did not receive comments 

prior to these final results regarding the 

Department’s preliminary application of 

AFA to the PRC–wide entity. 

Therefore, for these final results, the 

Department has not altered its decision 

from the Preliminary Results to apply 

total AFA to the PRC–wide entity 

accordance with sections 776(a)(2)(A) 

and (B) and section 776(b) of the Act, 

and has assigned an AFA rate of 139.49 

percent. See Preliminary Results at 

12381. 

Final Results of Review 

We determine that the following 

antidumping duty margin exists for the 

period June 1, 2006, through May 31, 

2007: 

SILICON METAL FROM THE PRC 

PRC–Wide Entity2 ........ 139.49 

2 The PRC–Wide Entity includes Hunan 

Provincial, Gather Hope, and Alloychem. 

Assessment Rates 

The Department will instruct Customs 

Border Patrol (‘‘CBP’’) to assess 

antidumping duties on all appropriate 

entries. For those companies for which 

this review has been rescinded, 

antidumping duties shall be assessed at 

rates equal to the cash deposit of 

estimated antidumping duties required 

at the time of entry, or withdrawal from 

warehouse, for consumption, in 

accordance with 19 CFR 

351.212(c)(1)(I). The Department will 

issue appropriate assessment 

instructions directly to CBP 15 days 

after publication of this notice. 

Notification to Importers 

This notice serves as a final reminder 

to importers for whom this review is 

being rescinded, as of the publication 

date of this notice, of their 

responsibility under 19 CFR 

351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 

regarding the reimbursement of 

antidumping duties prior to liquidation 

of the relevant entries during this 

review period. Failure to comply with 

this requirement could result in the 

Secretary’s presumption that 

reimbursement of the antidumping 

duties occurred and the subsequent 

assessment of double antidumping 

duties. 

Notification Regarding APOs 

This notice also serves as a reminder 

to parties subject to administrative 

protective orders (‘‘APO’’) of their 

responsibility concerning the return or 

destruction of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues 

to govern business proprietary 

information in this segment of the 

proceeding. Timely written notification 

of the return/destruction of APO 

materials or conversion to judicial 

protective order is hereby requested. 

Failure to comply with the regulations 

and terms of an APO is a violation 

which is subject to sanction. 

This notice is issued and published in 

accordance with section 777(i)(1) of the 

Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4). 

Dated: August 04, 2008. 

David M. Spooner, 

Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

A–570–863 

Sixth 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. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 11, 2008. 

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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On January 28, 2008, 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, 2006—

November 30, 2007. See Initiation of 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Reviews and Request for 

Revocation in Part, 73 FR 4829 (January 

28, 2008) (‘‘Initiation’’). On April 2, 

2008, after receiving comments on U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection data, the 

Department selected the mandatory 

respondents for this review. From May 


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9, 2008 to July 11, 2008, the 

participating mandatory respondent 

responded to the Department’s 

questionnaire and subsequent 

supplemental questionnaires. On June 

10, 2008 the Department selected an 

additional mandatory respondent, 

which did not respond to the 

Department’s initial antidumping duty 

questionnaire or the Department’s 

second antidumping duty questionnaire. 

The preliminary results of this 

administrative review are currently due 

on September 2, 2008. 

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, given the 

extraordinarily complicated nature of 

the proceeding. Although this 

administrative review covers one 

company, the Department requires more 

time to gather and analyze a significant 

amount of information pertaining to this 

company’s corporate structure and 

ownership, sales practices, and 

manufacturing methods. Lastly, the 

Department requires additional time to 

analyze the questionnaire responses and 

to issue supplemental questionnaires. 

Therefore, given the number and 

complexity of issues in this case, and in 

accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of 

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the 

Act’’), we are extending the time period 

for issuing the preliminary results of 

review by 75 days until November 15, 

2008. 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: August 1, 2008. 

Stephen J. Claeys, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E8–18480 Filed 8–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Minority Business Development 

Agency 

[Docket No.: 071121729–81040–02] 

Extension of the Award Period for 

Certain Native American Business 

Enterprise Centers 

AGENCY: Minority Business 

Development Agency, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Minority Business 

Development Agency (MBDA) is 

publishing this notice to allow for up to 

a twelve (12) month funded extension, 

on a non-competitive basis, of the 

overall award periods for those Native 

American Business Enterprise Centers 

(NABECs) identified in this notice. 

MBDA is taking this action to allow for 

continued program delivery by the 

incumbent NABECs operators while 

MBDA completes the competitive 

solicitation and award processes for the 

next three (3) year award period for 

these projects. 

DATES: The award period and related 

funding, if approved by the Department 

of Commerce Grants Officer, will 

commence September 1, 2008 and will 

continue for a period not to exceed 

twelve (12) months. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Efrain Gonzalez, Chief, Office of 

Business Development, Minority 

Business Development Agency, 1401 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 5075, 

Washington, DC 20230. Mr. Gonzalez 

may be reached by telephone at (202) 

482–1940 and by e-mail at 

egonzalez@mbda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Executive Order 11625, the NABEC 

Program provides standardized business 

assistance and development services 

directly to eligible Native American and 

minority-owned businesses. The 

NABEC Program is a key component of 

MBDA’s overall business development 

assistance program and promotes the 

growth and competitiveness of minority 

business enterprises and further 

incorporates an entrepreneurial 

approach to the delivery of client 

services. This entrepreneurial strategy 

expands the reach and service delivery 

of the NABEC Program by requiring 

project operators to develop and to 

build upon strategic alliances with 

public and private sector partners as a 

means of serving eligible businesses 

within each NABEC applicable 

geographical service area. 

This notice amends MBDA’s prior 

Federal Register notice dated May 11, 

2007 (72 FR 26783), to allow for up to 

a 12-month funded extension, on a noncompetitive basis, of the overall award 

period for the following two NABECs: 

New Mexico NABEC (American Indian 

Chamber of Commerce); and the 

Oklahoma NABEC (Rural Enterprises of 

Oklahoma, Inc.). MBDA is taking this 

action to allow for continued program 

delivery by the incumbent NABEC 

operators while MBDA completes the 

competitive solicitation and award 

processes for the next 3-year award 

period for these projects. 

The allowable award extensions and 

additional funding set forth herein will 

be made at the sole discretion of MBDA 

and the Department of Commerce 

(Department). In making such 

determinations, the following factors 

will be considered: (1) Whether the 

NABEC operator is currently performing 

at a ‘‘Satisfactory’’ (or better) program 

performance level at the time the Grants 

Officer approves the extension; (2) the 

availability of appropriated funds; and 

(3) MBDA and Department priorities. 

The project’s performance rating will be 

evaluated through the standardized 

performance reports and assessments 

required under the NABEC Program. 

In no event will MBDA or the 

Department of Commerce be responsible 

to cover any costs incurred outside of 

the current award period by the 

incumbent operators of the NABEC 

projects affected by this notice if these 

NABEC projects are delayed, suspended 

or cancelled because of other MBDA or 

Department priorities. Publication of 

this announcement does not oblige 

MBDA or the Department to award any 

extensions or to obligate any available 

funds for such purpose. 

Department of Commerce Pre-Award 

Notification Requirements for Grants 

and Cooperative Agreements 

The Department of Commerce PreAward Notification Requirements for 

Grants and Cooperative Agreements 

contained in the February 11, 2008 

Federal Register notice (73 FR 7696) are 

applicable to this notice. 

Executive Order 12866 

This notice has been determined to be 

not significant for purposes of E.O. 

12866. 

Executive Order 13132 (Federalism) 

It has been determined that this notice 

does not contain policies with 

Federalism implications as that term is 

defined in Executive Order 13132. 

Administrative Procedure Act/ 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

Prior notice and an opportunity for 

public comment are not required by the 

Administrative Procedure Act for rules 

concerning public property, loans, 

grants, benefits, and contracts (5 U.S.C. 

553(a)(2)). Because notice and 

opportunity for comment are not 

required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 or any 

other law, the analytical requirements of 

the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 

601 et seq.) are inapplicable. Therefore, 

a regulatory flexibility analysis is not 

required and has not been prepared. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1512 and Executive 

Order 11625. 


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