[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 46434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22276]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-825]


Oil Country Tubular Goods From Korea: Extension of Time Limit for 
Preliminary Results of New Shipper Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review

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

ACTION: Notice of extension of time limit for preliminary results of 
new shipper review.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: September 5, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Strollo or Dana Mermelstein, 
AD/CVD Enforcement, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
5255 or (202) 482-1391, respectively.

The Applicable Statute

    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 Departments's regulations are to the current 
regulations, codified at 19 CFR part 351 (2001).

Background

    On February 28, 2001, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
received a properly filed request from Shinho Steel Company (Shinho) 
for a new shipper administrative review of the antidumping duty order 
on oil country tubular goods from Korea. On April 9, 2001, the 
Department published a notice of initiation of this administrative 
review, covering the period of August 1, 2000 through February 28, 2001 
(66 FR 18438).

Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results

    This is the first review of this order concerning Shinho. There are 
several complex issues, including the selection of a comparison market 
and the request for a constructed export price offset. As such, it is 
not practicable to complete this review within the time limits mandated 
by section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act. Therefore, we are extending the due 
date for the preliminary results until January 28, 2002 pursuant to 
section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act. The final results will be due 90 
days after the issuance of the preliminary results, unless extended.

    August 29, 2001.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, AD/CVD Enforcement Group III.
[FR Doc. 01-22276 Filed 9-4-01; 8:45 am]
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