[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 130 (Friday, July 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 35595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16975]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-560-812]


Notice of Postponement of Final Antidumping Determination and 
Extension of Provisional Measures: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat 
Products From Indonesia

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

ACTION: Postponement of final antidumping determination and extension 
of provisional measures.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: July 6, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Manning or Ronald Trentham at 
(202) 482-3936 or (202) 482-6320, respectively; AD/CVD Enforcement, 
Office 4, Group II, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.

The Applicable Statute and Regulations

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of 1930 
(the Act), as amended, are references to the provisions effective 
January 1, 1995, the effective date of the amendments made to the Act 
by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA). In addition, all citations 
to the Department of Commerce (the Department) regulations are to 19 
CFR Part 351 (April 2000).

Background

    On May 3, 2001, the Department issued its affirmative preliminary 
determination in the antidumping duty investigation of certain hot-
rolled carbon steel flat products (HRS) from Indonesia. See Notice of 
Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain 
Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From Indonesia, 66 FR 22163 (May 
3, 2001). This notice stated that we would issue our final 
determination in this investigation not later than 75 days after the 
date of the preliminary determination.

Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional 
Measures

    Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides that a final determination 
may be postponed until not later than 135 days after the publication of 
the preliminary determination if, in the event of an affirmative 
determination, a request for such postponement is made by exporters who 
account for a significant proportion of exports of the subject 
merchandise, or in the event of a negative preliminary determination, a 
request for such postponement is made by petitioners. The Department's 
regulations, at 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2), require that requests by 
respondents for postponement of a final determination be accompanied by 
a request for extension of provisional measures from a four-month 
period to not more than six months. On May 25, 2001, PT Krakatau Steel 
(Krakatau), the respondent in this investigation, requested that the 
Department postpone its final determination until not later than 135 
days after the date of the publication of the preliminary determination 
in the Federal Register and requested that the Department extend 
provisional measures to a period not to exceed six months. In 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.210(b), because (1) our preliminary 
determination is affirmative, (2) the respondent requesting the 
postponement accounts for a significant proportion of exports of the 
subject merchandise, and (3) no compelling reasons for denial exist, we 
are granting Krakatau's request and are postponing the final 
determination until not later than 135 days after the publication of 
the preliminary determination in the Federal Register. Suspension of 
liquidation will be extended accordingly. See Memorandum from Holly A. 
Kuga to Bernard T. Carreau, ``Postponement of Final Antidumping 
Determination and Extension of Provisional Measures,'' dated 
concurrently with this notice, which is on file in the Central Records 
Unit, Room B-099 of the main Commerce building.
    This notice is published in accordance with section 735(a)(2) of 
the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(g).

    Dated: June 28, 2001.
Richard W. Moreland,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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