[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 63 (Monday, April 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17525-17526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-8031]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-821, C-560-813, C-791-810, C-549-818]


Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From India, 
Indonesia, South Africa, and Thailand: Extension of Time Limit for 
Preliminary Determinations in Countervailing Duty Investigations

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

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ACTION: Notice of extension of time limit for preliminary 
determinations in countervailing duty investigations.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is extending the time limit of the 
preliminary determinations in the countervailing duty (``CVD'') 
investigations of certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from 
India, Indonesia, South Africa, and Thailand until no later than April 
13, 2001. This extension is made pursuant to section 703(c)(1)(B) of 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 2, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Greynolds (India), at (202) 482-
6071; Stephanie Moore (Indonesia), at (202) 482-3692; Sally Gannon 
(South Africa), at (202) 482-0162; and Dana Mermelstein (Thailand), at 
(202) 482-1391, Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Applicable Statute and Regulations

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are 
references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective 
date of the amendments made to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act'') by 
the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. In addition, unless otherwise 
indicated, all citations to the Department's regulations are to the 
regulations codified at 19 C.F.R. Part 351 (2000).

Extension of Due Date for Preliminary Determinations

    On December 4, 2000, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') initiated the CVD investigations of certain hot-rolled 
carbon steel flat products from India, Indonesia, South Africa, and 
Thailand. See Notice of Initiation of Countervailing Duty 
Investigations: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From 
Argentina, India, Indonesia, South Africa, and Thailand, 65 FR 77580 
(December 12, 2000). On January 18, 2001, the Department issued an 
extension to the preliminary determinations. See Extension of Time 
Limit for Preliminary Determinations in Countervailing Duty 
Investigations: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from 
India, Indonesia, South Africa, and Thailand, 66 FR 8199 (January 30, 
2001) (``Extension Notice''). In that determination the Department 
found that these investigations are extraordinarily complicated 
pursuant to section 703(c)(1)(B) of the Act. In that notice, we stated 
that we were extending the due date only for an additional 45 days 
rather than the full 65 days (see section 703(c)(1)(B) of the Act). 
However, we are now amending the Extension Notice to take the full 
amount of time permitted under the statute to issue these preliminary 
determinations. Therefore, we are extending the due date for the 
preliminary determinations to April 13, 2001.
    The bases for our decision to take the full amount of time are the 
same as set forth in the original extension notice (see Extension 
Notice), and our need to ensure that all of the complex and voluminous 
information can be fully analyzed.
    Accordingly, we continue to find these investigations to be 
extraordinarily complicated and determine that additional time is 
necessary to make the preliminary determinations. Therefore, pursuant 
to section 703(c)(1)(B) of the Act, we are postponing the preliminary 
determinations in these investigations to no later than April 13, 2001.
    This notice is published pursuant to section 703(c)(2) of the Act. 
Effective January 20, 2001, Bernard T. Carreau is fulfilling the duties 
of the Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

    Dated: March 26, 2001.
Bernard T. Carreau,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-8031 Filed 3-30-01; 8:45 am]
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