[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 119 (Thursday, June 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 41954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-15593]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-872]


Notice of Postponement of Final Antidumping Duty Determination: 
Certain Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From the People's 
Republic of China

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

ACTION: Notice of Postponement of Final Antidumping Duty Determination 
of Certain Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from the People's 
Republic of China.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is postponing the final 
determination in the less-than-fair-value investigation of certain 
cold-rolled carbon steel flat products from the People's Republic of 
China (``PRC''). Suspension of liquidation will be extended 
accordingly.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 20, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Blozy at 202-482-0165 or James 
C. Doyle at 202-482-0159, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, 
N.W., Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (``Act''), 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. In addition, unless otherwise 
indicated, all citations to the Department's regulations are to the 
regulations codified at 19 C.F.R. Part 351 (2001).

Background

    On May 9, 2002, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') 
published the notice of preliminary determination of sales at less than 
fair value for certain cold-rolled carbon steel flat products from the 
PRC. See Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair 
Value: Certain Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From the People's 
Republic of China, 67 FR 31235 (May 9, 2002). The final determination 
of this investigation is currently due no later than July 10, 2002. 
Pursuant to section 735(a)(2) of the Act, on May 30, 2002, the Pangang 
Economic and Trading Group Corporation (``Pangang'') requested that the 
Department postpone its final determination in the investigation until 
135 days after the date of the publication of the preliminary 
determination in the Federal Register. In addition, in accordance with 
19 C.F.R. 351.210(e)(2) Pangang requested that the Department extend 
the application of the provisional measures prescribed under section 
733(d) of the Act to not more than six months.

Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional 
Measures

    Section 735(a)(2)(A) 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 
which account for a significant proportion of exports of the subject 
merchandise. 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. In 
accordance with 19 C.F.R. 351.210(b), because (1) our preliminary 
determination is affirmative, (2) the requesting exporter accounts for 
a significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise (see 
June 13, 2002 Memorandum to the File from James Doyle, Program Manager, 
re: Antidumping Duty Investigation of Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat 
Products from the People's Republic of China: Request for a 
Postponement of the Final Determination), and (3) no compelling reasons 
for denial exist, we are granting Pangang's request and are fully 
extending the due date for the final results by 60 days, until no later 
than September 23, 2002. Suspension of liquidation will be extended 
accordingly.

    Dated: June 14, 2002.
Faryar Shirzad,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-15593 Filed 6-19-02; 8:45 am]
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