[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 198 (Friday, October 12, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 52107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-25706]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-588-810]


Mechanical Transfer Presses From Japan: Extension of Time Limit 
for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Administrative Review

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

ACTION: Notice of extension of time limit For preliminary results of 
Administrative Review.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: October 12, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Hoadley, Office of AD/CVD 
Enforcement VII, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington DC 20230; telephone: (202)482-
0666.

The Applicable Statute

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are 
references to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act), as amended. In 
addition, unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department's 
regulations are to the regulations codified at 19 CFR part 351 (2000).

Background

    On February 28, 2001, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
received requests from Komatsu, Ltd., Hitachi Zosen Corp. (HZC), and 
Hitachi Zosen Fukui Corp. (HZFC) for an administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on mechanical transfer presses (MTPs) from 
Japan. On March 22, 2001, the Department published a notice of 
initiation of this administrative review covering the period of 
February 1, 2000 through January 31, 2001 (66 FR 16037). Because of an 
inadvertent omission in the March initiation notice, the review of HZFC 
was not initiated until May 23, 2001 (66 FR 28421).

Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results

    Because of a number of complexities in this case, it is not 
practicable to complete this review within the time limits mandated by 
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. Depending on our analysis of home 
market sales information provided by the respondents, our basis for 
determining normal value, which has in past administrative reviews been 
based on constructed value because of the difficulties involved in 
comparing MTPs, might need to be reconsidered. Even if the Department 
determines again not to use home market sales for calculating normal 
value, contemporaneous home market sales must be used for calculating 
constructed value profit, and, thus, in either case, we will have to 
determine the proper sales dates and the contemporaneity window for 
home market sales.
    Furthermore, Komatsu has requested that the order be partially 
revoked, as it applies to its sales, and HZC and HZFC have not 
participated in recent reviews. Therefore, verification of the sales 
and cost information of all three respondents might need to be 
conducted. While HZC claims that it did not have any entries during the 
period of review or contemporaneous home market sales, resolution of 
these claims will depend on our analysis of the date-of-sale issue and 
the establishment of the contemporaneity window.
    Therefore, in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the 
Department is extending the time period for issuing the preliminary 
results of this review by 120 days, until no later than February 28, 
2002. The final results continue to be due 120 days after the 
publication of the preliminary results.

    Dated: October 2, 2001.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, AD/CVD Enforcement Group III.
[FR Doc. 01-25706 Filed 10-11-01; 8:45 am]
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