[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 154 (Friday, August 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51834-51835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20239]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-821-817]


Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Determination of 
Antidumping Duty Investigation: Silicon Metal From the Russian 
Federation

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

ACTION: Notice of postponement of preliminary determination in the 
antidumping duty investigation of silicon metal from the Russian 
Federation.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``Department'') is postponing the 
preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation of 
silicon metal from the Russian Federation from August 14, 2002, until 
no later than September 13, 2002. This postponement is made pursuant to 
section 733(c)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 9, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Blozy or Cheryl Werner, at the 
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department

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of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; 
telephone: (202) 482-0165, (202) 482-2667 respectively.

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 (``Act'') by the 
Uruguay Round Agreements Act. In addition, unless otherwise indicated, 
all citations to the Department's regulations are to 19 CFR part 351 
(2002).

Postponement of Preliminary Determination

    On March 27, 2002, the Department initiated an antidumping duty 
investigation of imports of silicon metal from the Russian Federation. 
The notice of initiation stated that we would issue our preliminary 
determination no later than 140 days after the date of initiation. See 
67 FR 15791 (April 3, 2002).
    Under section 733(c)(1)(B) of the Act, the Department can extend 
the period for reaching a preliminary determination until not later 
than the 190th day after the date on which the administering authority 
initiates an investigation if:
    (B) The administering authority concludes that the parties 
concerned are cooperating and determines that:
    (i) The case is extraordinarily complicated by reason of:
    (I) The number and complexity of the transactions to be 
investigated or adjustments to be considered,
    (II) The novelty of the issues presented, or
    (III) The number of firms whose activities must be investigated; 
and
    (ii) Additional time is necessary to make the preliminary 
determination.
    Regarding the first requirement, we find that all concerned parties 
are cooperating. Regarding the second requirement, we find that this 
case is extraordinarily complicated for the following reasons:
    The investigation of Bratsk Aluminum Smelter (``BAS'') and Rual 
Trade Limited (``RTL'') is extraordinarily complicated because of 
several parties, involvement in the sale of silicon metal to the United 
States and the complex issues associated with it. The Department is 
considering the relationship between RTL, the exporter, and BAS, the 
producer, as well as Russian Aluminum Management (``RAM'') and Russian 
Aluminum (``RA''), for the sale or exportation of silicon metal to the 
United States. The investigation of ZAO Kremny, SUAL-Kremny-Ural 
(``SKU''), and Pultwen Ltd. is extraordinarily complicated because of 
several parties' involvement in the production and sale of silicon 
metal to the United States. Both ZAO Kremny and SKU are producers of 
the subject merchandise. Moreover, we are examining whether a 
principal/agent relationship exists between Pultwen Ltd. and a certain 
U.S. customer of silicon metal. We have issued several extensive 
supplemental questionnaires to ZAO Kremny, SKU, and Pultwen Ltd. 
regarding their production, sales and distribution process. For these 
reasons, pursuant to 733(c)(1)(B) of the Act, we are postponing the 
preliminary determination in this investigation until September 13, 
2002.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f).

    Dated: August 2, 2002.
Faryar Shirzad,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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