[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 112 (Monday, June 11, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31210-31211]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-14647]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-829]


Stainless Steel Wire Rod From the Republic of Korea: Extension of 
Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 11, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexander Amdur or Karine Gziryan at 
(202) 482-5346 and (202) 482-4081, respectively, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Ave, NW., Washington, DC 20230.

Time Limits

Statutory Time Limits

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), requires the Department to make a preliminary determination 
within 245 days after the last day of the anniversary month of an 
order/finding for which a review is requested and a final determination 
within 120 days after the date on which the preliminary determination 
is published. However, if it is not practicable to complete the review 
within these time periods, section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the 
Department to extend the time limit for the preliminary determination 
to a maximum of 365 days and for the final determination to 180 days 
(or 300 days if the Department does not extend the time limit for the 
preliminary determination) from the date of publication of the 
preliminary determination.

Background

    On November 30, 2000, the Department published a notice of 
initiation of administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
stainless steel wire rod from the Republic of Korea, covering the 
period September 1, 1999, through August 31, 2000 ( 65 FR 71299). The 
preliminary results are currently due no later than June 2, 2001.

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Review

    We determine that it is not practicable to complete the preliminary 
results of this review within the original time limit. Therefore the 
Department is extending the time limit for completion of the 
preliminary results until no later

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than September 30, 2001. See Decision Memorandum from Holly A. Kuga to 
Bernard T. Carreau dated concurrently with this notice, which is on 
file in the Central Records Unit, Room B-099 of the main Commerce 
building. We intend to issue the final results no later than 120 days 
after the publication of the preliminary results notice.
    This extension is in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 
Act.

    Dated: May 22, 2001.
Bernard T. Carreau,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Import Administration, Group II.
[FR Doc. 01-14647 Filed 6-8-01; 8:45 am]
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