AD: China Wooden Bedroom Furniture
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice stating that at the request of the petitioners1, it is postponing until no later than June 17, 2004 (from April 28, 2004) its preliminary antidumping (AD) duty determination on wooden bedroom furniture from China.
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| Postponement of Preliminary AD Duty Determination |
The ITA states that on March 31, 2004, the petitionersmade a timely request pursuant to 19 CFR 351.205(e) for a fifty-day postponement of the preliminary determination, or until June 17, 2004. The petitioners requested postponement of the preliminary determination because they believe additional time is necessary to allow the petitioners to review the responses to the supplemental questionnaires and submit comments to the ITA, and also to allow the ITA time to analyze thoroughly the respondents' data and to seek additional information, if necessary.
For the reasons identified by the petitioners, and because there are no compelling reasons to deny the request, the ITA states that it is postponing the preliminary determination under section 733(c)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.
The ITA notes that the deadline for the final determination will continue to be 75 days after the date of the preliminary determination.
1 The petitioners are: American Furniture Manufacturers Committee for Legal Trade and its individual members; the Cabinet Makers, Millmen and Industrial Carpenters Local 721; UBC Southern Council of Industrial Workers Local Union 2305; United Steel Workers of America Local 193U; Carpenters Industrial Union Local 2093; and Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehouseman and Helpers Local 991.
(See ITA notice for more information. See ITT's Online Archives or 12/19/03 news, 03121950, for BP summary of the initiation of this AD duty investigation, which includes the scope of the investigation and exclusions from the scope.)
| ITA contact - | Catherine Bertrand | (202) 482-3207 |
ITA notice (FR Pub 04/13/04) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-8374.pdf