[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 115 (Friday, June 14, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40911-40912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-15099]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-427-822]


Notice of Postponement of Final Determination of Antidumping Duty 
Investigation: Certain Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from 
France

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

ACTION: Notice of Postponement of Final Determination of Antidumping 
Duty Investigation.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: June 14, 2002.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angelica Mendoza, John Drury or 
Abdelali Elouaradia at (202) 482-3019, (202) 482-0195 and (202) 482-
1374, respectively; 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute and Regulations

    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 (URAA). In addition, unless otherwise 
indicated, all citations to the Department of Commerce (Department's) 
regulations are to the regulations at 19 CFR part 351 (April 2001).

Background

    On October 18, 2001, the Department initiated antidumping duty 
investigations of CRCS from a number of countries, including France. 
See Notice of Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations: Certain 
Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From Argentina, Australia, 
Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, 
New Zealand, the People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation, 
South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Venezuela, 
66 FR 54198, (October 26, 2001). The period of investigation (POI) is 
July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001. On May 9, 2002, the Department 
published the notice of preliminary determination. See Notice of 
Preliminary Determination of Sales at Not Less Than Fair Value: Certain 
Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from France, 67 FR 31204 
(Preliminary Determination). On May 29, 2002, the Department published 
its amended preliminary determination in this investigation. See Notice 
of Amended Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: 
Certain Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from France, 67 FR 37387 
(Amended Preliminary Determination).

Postponement of Final Determination

    Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides that a final determination 
may be postponed until no later than 135 days

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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 23, 2002, Usinor Group (respondent) requested that the 
Department, pursuant to Section 735(a)(2) of the Act, 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 extension of provisional measures to a period not to 
exceed six months. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because 
the request was filed in proper form and because (1) our amended 
preliminary determination was 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 the respondent's request and are 
postponing the final determination until no later than 135 days after 
the publication of the preliminary determination in the Federal 
Register. Therefore, in accordance with section 735(a)(2) of the Act, 
the Department is postponing the final determination of the 
aforementioned investigation until September 23, 2002. Suspension of 
liquidation will be extended accordingly.
    This notice is published in accordance with section 735(a)(2) of 
the Act.

    Dated: June 6, 2002
Faryar Shirzad,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-15099 Filed 6-13-02; 8:45 am]
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