[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 150 (Monday, August 4, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45211-45212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-17831]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-831]


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

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 4, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Lindsay, 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) 482-0780.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 27, 2007, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') 
published a notice of initiation of an administrative review of fresh 
garlic from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''), covering the 
period November 1, 2006, through October 31, 2007. See Initiation of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 72 FR 73315 
(December 27, 2007). On March 28, 2008, after receiving quantity and 
value and separate rate responses, the Department selected the 
mandatory respondents for this review. The preliminary results of this 
administrative review are currently due on August 1, 2008.

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 an antidumping duty order within 245 days 
after the last day of the anniversary

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month of the date of publication of the order. The Act further 
provides, however, that the Department may extend that 245-day period 
to 365 days if it is not practicable to complete the review within the 
foregoing time period. The Department finds that it is not practicable 
to complete the preliminary results by the current deadline of August 
1, 2008. The Department has gathered and must analyze a significant 
amount of information pertaining to each company's corporate structure 
and ownership, sales practices, and manufacturing methods. Furthermore, 
this review involves the extraordinarily complicated intermediate input 
methodology issue. Therefore, the Department requires additional time 
to analyze the questionnaire responses and to issue supplemental 
questionnaires.
    Therefore, in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the 
Department is extending the time limit for the preliminary results by 
120 days until no later than December 1, 2008,\1\ which is 367 days 
after the last day of the anniversary month of the date of publication 
of the order. 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 section 351.213(h)(1) of the 
Department's regulations.
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    \1\ 120 days from August 1, 2008, is November 29, 2008. 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 Act, 70 
FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
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    This notice is issued and published in accordance to sections 
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: July 21, 2008.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-17831 Filed 8-1-08; 8:45 am]
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