[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 57 (Monday, March 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13599-13600]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-6870]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

19 CFR Part 351


Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of 
Antidumping Duties; Additional Comment Period

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

ACTION: Notice of additional comment period on proposed policy.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is announcing a one-week final 
comment period for parties interested in submitting comments on the 
October 15, 1998, proposed clarification on the automatic-liquidation 
regulation where a reseller has been involved in the chain of commerce.

DATES: Submit comments by April 1, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Faryar Shirzad, Assistant 
Secretary for Import Administration, Docket Center, Room 1870, 
Pennsylvania Avenue and 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurie Parkhill, Office 3, Import 
Administration at 202-482-4733, or Patrick Gallagher, Office of Chief 
Counsel for Import Administration, at 202-482-5053.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On October 15, 1998, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published a proposed clarification of the Department's position on the 
automatic-liquidation procedures for a reseller and invited public 
comment on that clarification. See Notice and Request for Comment on 
Policy Concerning Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 63 FR 55361 
(Proposed Clarification). On November 12, 1998, we published a notice 
of Rebuttal Period for Comments on Policy Concerning Assessment of 
Antidumping Duties (63 FR 63288) which extended the period for initial 
comments to November 13, 1998, established a rebuttal period until 
December 4, 1998, and provided for the submission of comments and 
rebuttal in an electronic format for posting to the Import 
Administration internet home page.
    In the Proposed Clarification the Department explained the need for 
a clear articulation of its policy concerning the assessment of 
antidumping duties where intermediate companies are involved in 
exporting merchandise subject to antidumping duty orders to the United 
States. See 63 FR 55361. The Department also proposed in that notice 
that its clarified policy would apply to all entries for which the 
anniversary date for requesting an administrative review is on or after 
the date of publication of a final decision on this issue.
    The Department received several written comments and rebuttals 
regarding the proposed assessment clarification and is preparing its 
final decision on the issue. Specifically, the Government of Canada, 
Micron, Volvo, the Steel Service Center Institute, the American Bearing 
Manufacturers Association, and The Timken Company provided comments. 
See the Import Administration Web site at www.ia.ita.doc.gov. The 
Department has reviewed these comments and is prepared to announce a 
final decision shortly.
    Given the passage of time since the publication of the Proposed 
Clarification, however, the Department has decided to alert the public 
to the pending clarification and to provide one more opportunity for 
the public to submit comments on the proposed clarification. The 
Department will consider all comments it has already received: re-
submisison of earlier comments is not necessary. Parties which have not 
yet commented on the proposal may submit comments within seven (7) 
calendar days of the publication of this notice for the Department's 
consideration.
    To help simplify the processing and distribution of comments, the 
Department requests that a submission in electronic form accompany the 
required paper copies. Comments filed in electronic form should be on a 
DOS formatted 3.5" diskette in either WordPerfect format or a format 
that the WordPerfect program can convert into WordPerfect. Please make 
each comment a separate file on the diskette and name each separate 
file using the name of the proposed document, e.g., ``Reseller 
Liquidation.''
    Comments received on diskette will be made available to the public 
on the Web at ia.ita.doc.gov. In addition, upon request, the Department 
will make comments filed in electronic form available to the public on 
3.5" diskettes (at cost) with specific instructions for accessing 
compressed data (if necessary). Any questions concerning file 
formatting, document conversion, access on the Web, or other electronic 
filing issues should be addressed to Andrew Lee Beller, IA Webmaster, 
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202-482-0866 or via e-mail at Andrew Lee [email protected].
    Address written comments to Faryar Shirzad, Assistant Secretary for 
Import Administration, Docket Center, Room 1870, Pennsylvania Avenue 
and 14th Street., NW, Washington, DC 20230, Attention: Laurie Parkhill, 
Comment on Automatic Liquidation.

    Dated: March 15, 2002.
Richard W. Moreland,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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