[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 212 (Friday, November 1, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66614-66615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-27856]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-501]
Notice of Extension of Time Limit of Preliminary Results of
Administrative Review: Natural Bristle Paint Brushes From the People's
Republic of China
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is extending the time limit of the
preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping
duty order on natural bristle paint brushes from the People's Republic
of China until no later than January 23, 2003. The period of review is
February 1, 2001, through January 31, 2002. This extension is made
pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended.
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 1, 2002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Kirby or Sean Carey, AD/CVD
Enforcement, Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.,
Washington D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3782 or (202) 482-3964,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Applicable Statutes and Regulations
Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are
references to the provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act). In addition, unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the
Department's regulations are to the provisions codified at 19 CFR Part
351 (2002).
Statutory Time Limits
Section 351.213(h)(1) of the Department's regulations requires the
Department to issue the preliminary results of an administrative review
within 245 days after the last day of the anniversary month of the
order or suspension agreement for which the administrative review was
requested, and final results of review within 120 days after the date
on which notice of the preliminary results was published in the Federal
Register. However, if the Department determines that it is not
practicable to complete the review within this time period, section
351.213(h)(2) of the Regulations allows the Department to extend the
245-day period to 365 days and may extend the 120-day period to 180
days.
Background
On February 1, 2002, the Department published a notice of
opportunity to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty
order on natural bristle paint brushes and brush heads from the
People's Republic of China (PRC) (67 FR 4945). On February 28, 2002,
the Department received a timely request from petitioner for
administrative reviews of Hunan Provincial Native Produce and Animal
By-Products Import and Export Corporation (Hunan) and Hebei Founder
Import and Export Company (Hebei). On March 27, 2002, the Department
initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on
natural bristle paintbrushes and brush heads, for the period from
February 1, 2001 through January 31, 2002, in order to determine
whether merchandise imported into the United States is being sold at
less than fair value with respect to these two companies. See
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews and Requests for Revocations in Part (67 FR 14696).
On May 1, 2002 the Department issued antidumping questionnaires to
Hebei and Hunan. In its reply to Section A of the questionnaire, Hebei
stated that it had made no sales or shipments of subject merchandise to
the United States during the POR. The Department also performed a U.S.
Customs Service (Customs) query for entries of natural bristle
paintbrushes and brush heads, classified under the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) item number 9603.40.40.40, from
the PRC during the POR. We found no entries or shipments from Hebei
during the POR. Thus, the Department rescinded the review with respect
to Hebei. See Natural Bristle Paintbrushes and Brush Heads From the
People's Republic of China; Notice of Rescission, In Part, of
Antidumping Administrative Review, 67 FR 58018 (September 13, 2002).
The Department's preliminary results in the review of Hunan are
currently due October 31, 2002.
Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act, the Department may
extend the deadline for completion of the preliminary results of an
administrative review if it determines that it is not practicable to
complete the review within the time specified in section 351.213(h)(2)
of the Department's regulations. The Department has determined that the
preliminary results of this administrative review cannot be completed
within the statutory time limit of 245 days. The Department finds that
it is not practicable to complete the preliminary results of this
administrative review because there are a number of issues that must be
addressed. For example, the Department has prepared a supplemental
questionnaire requesting additional information on the respondent's
questionnaire responses concerning affiliation and date of sale. Given
the issues in this case, the Department may find it necessary to
request even more information in this administrative
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review, as well as to conduct verification. Therefore, in accordance
with section 351.213(h)(2) of the Department's regulations, the
Department is extending the time limit for the completion of
preliminary results by 85 days. The preliminary results will now be due
no later than January 23, 2003. The final results continue to be due
within 120 days of the publication of the preliminary results.
This notice is published pursuant to sections 751(a)(2)(B) and
777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: October 25, 2002.
Richard O. Weible,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Group III.
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