[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 129 (Thursday, July 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 35411]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16855]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-809]


Certain Stainless Steel Flanges From India; Extension of Time 
Limit for Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 5, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Killiam or Robert James, AD/CVD 
Enforcement, Office 8, Group III, Import Administration, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
5222, or (202) 482-0649, respectively.

Statutory Time Limits

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Tariff Act) requires the Department of Commerce (the Department) to 
make 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 this time period, section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act allows the Department to extend the time 
limit for the final results to 180 days (or 300 days if the Department 
does not extend the time limit for the preliminary results) from the 
date of publication of the preliminary results.

Background

    On March 9, 2001, the Department published in the Federal Register 
the preliminary results of administrative review of the antidumping 
duty order on certain stainless steel flanges from India, covering the 
period February 1, 1999 through January 31, 2000 (Certain Forged 
Stainless Steel Flanges From India; Preliminary Results of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review, 66 FR 14127). The final results are 
currently due no later than July 7, 2001. The respondents are Echjay 
Forgings Ltd. (with affiliate Pushpaman), Isibars, Ltd., Panchmahal 
Steel Ltd., Patheja Forgings & Auto Parts, Ltd., and Viraj Forgings, 
Ltd. The Department has determined that it is not practicable to 
complete the final results of review within the original time limit 
mandated by section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act and section 
351.213(h)(1) of the Department's regulations. See Memorandum from 
Richard A. Weible to Joseph A. Spetrini, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Enforcement Group III, dated June 25, 2001. Accordingly, the Department 
is extending the time limit for completion of the final results until 
September 5, 2001, in accordance with section 351.213(h)(2).

    Dated: June 25, 2001.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, AD/CVD Enforcement Group III.
[FR Doc. 01-16855 Filed 7-3-01; 8:45 am]
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