[Federal Register: July 15, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 135)]
[Notices]
[Page 42421-42422]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-533-808]
Stainless Steel Wire Rod From India: Extension of Time Limit for
the Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is extending the time limit for the
preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping
duty order on stainless steel wire rod from India until December 10,
2004. This extension applies to the administrative review of three
producers, Chandan Steel, Ltd., Isibars Steel, Ltd., and The Viraj
Group. The period of review is December 1, 2002, through November 30,
2003.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 15, 2004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristin Case or Minoo Hatten, AD/CVD
Enforcement 5, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202)
482-3174 and (202) 482-1690, respectively.
Background
On January 22, 2004, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
published a notice of initiation of the antidumping duty administrative
review covering two companies, Isibars Steel Ltd. and The Varij Group.
See Notice of Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 69 FR 3117.
On February 24, 2004, the Department published a notice of initiation
of the antidumping duty administrative review covering another company,
Chandan Steel Ltd. (Chandan). See Notice of Initiation of Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 69 FR 8379.\1\
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\1\ The Department did not include Chandan in the initiation
notice for December cases because the company requested evaluation
as a new shipper. The Department denied this request after
publication of the January 22, 2004, initiation notice for December
cases. Because Chandan also made a timely request for an
administrative review, the Department included Chandan in the 2002 -
2003 administrative review. Accordingly, all deadlines applicable to
the companies included in the December intiation notice are
applicable to Chandan.
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Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results
The Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), at section
751(a)(3)(A), provides that the Department will issue the preliminary
results of an administrative review of an antidumping duty order within
245 days after the last day of the anniversary month of the date of
publication of the order. The Act provides further that if the
Department determines that it is not practicable to complete the review
within this time period, the Department may extend the 245-day period
to 365 days.
The Department has determined that it is not practicable to
complete the preliminary results by the current deadline of September
1, 2004. There are a number of complex factual questions pertaining to
the sales practices and manufacturing costs which impact the
calculation of the antidumping margins in the administrative review. We
require additional time to analyze the questionnaire responses, issue
supplemental questionnaires, and conduct verifications. Therefore, in
accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.213(h)(2), the Department is extending the time limit for the
preliminary results by 100 days to December 10, 2004.
We are issuing this notice in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A)
of the Act.
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Dated: July 8, 2004.
Jeffrey A. May,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Group 1.
[FR Doc. 04-15982 Filed 7-14-04; 8:45 am]