[Federal Register: November 20, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 224)]
[Notices]
[Page 70055-70056]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-504]
Petroleum Wax Candles From the People's Republic of China (PRC):
Notice of Extension of Time Limit of Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 20, 2002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Hoadley or Brett Royce, Office of
AD/CVD Enforcement VII, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington DC 20230;
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telephone: (202) 482-3148 or (202) 482-4106, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Applicable Statute
Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are
references to the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). In
addition, unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department's
regulations are to the regulations codified at 19 CFR part 351(2001).
Background
On August 28, 1986, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
published the antidumping duty order on petroleum wax candles from the
PRC (51 FR 30686). On August 1, 2001, the Department published an
opportunity to request an administrative review of the order (66 FR
39729). On August 31, 2001, the Department received a request from
Dongguan Fay Candle Co., Ltd. (Fay Candle) to conduct an administrative
review of the antidumping duty order on petroleum wax candles from the
PRC. On October 1, 2001, the Department published a notice of
initiation of this administrative review covering the period of August
1, 2000 through July 31, 2001 (66 FR 49924). On April 18, 2002, the
Department extended the due date for the preliminary results of this
review (67 FR 19159). On September 10, 2002, the Department published
the preliminary results of this review (67 FR 57384). On October 4,
2002, Fay Candle, requested an extension of the due date for the case
and rebuttal briefs and any hearing requests. On October 17, 2002, the
Department extended the case brief and hearing request due date to
November 25, 2002, and the rebuttal brief due date to December 9, 2002.
Extension of Time Limit for Final Results
Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the Department may
extend the deadline for completion of the final results of an
administrative review if it determines that it is not practicable to
complete the final results within the statutory time limit of 120 days
from the date on which the preliminary results were published. The
Department has determined that it is not practicable to complete the
final results of this review within the statutory time limit. During
the course of this review, numerous issues have been raised concerning
the applicability of facts available. Due to the complexity of the
issues involved, it is not practicable to complete this review within
the time limits mandated by section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and section
19 CFR 351.213(h)(1) of the Department's regulations.
Therefore, the Department is extending the time limits for the
final results by an additional 60 days (180 days from the date of
publication of the preliminary results pursuant to section 19 CFR
351.213(h)(2)), until no later than March 10, 2003 (the calculated due
date is March 9, 2003; however, since March 9, falls on a weekend, the
due date will fall on the next business day, March 10). This notice is
published in accordance with section 751(1)(3)(A) of the Act and
section 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2) of the Department's regulations.
Dated: November 13, 2002.
Barbara E. Tillman,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Group III.
[FR Doc. 02-29495 Filed 11-19-02; 8:45 am]