[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 160 (Monday, August 19, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53774-53775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21013]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-803]


Heavy Forged Hand Tools from the People's Republic of China: 
Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 19, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Martin at (202) 482-3936, AD/
CVD Enforcement, Office 4, Group II, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

TIME LIMITS:

Background

    On March 16, 2001, the Department published a notice of initiation 
of administrative reviews of the antidumping duty orders on heavy 
forged hand tools from the People's Republic of China, covering the 
period February 1, 2000 through January 31, 2001 (66 FR 16037). The 
preliminary results were published on March 6, 2002, and in those 
preliminary results we extended the time limit for the final results 
until no later than August 27, 2002, 174 days after the date of 
publication of the preliminary results.

Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of Review

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), requires the Department to complete its final results within 120 
days after the date on which the preliminary results were published. 
However, the Department may extend the deadline for completion of an 
administrative review if it determines that it is not practicable to 
complete the review within the statutory time limit. Section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the Department to extend the deadline 
for completion of the final results to 180 days from the date of 
publication of the preliminary results. As a result of the complex 
issues involved, it is not practicable to complete these reviews by 
August 27, 2002, and we are extending the time limit to 180 days after 
the publication of the preliminary results. See Decision Memorandum 
from Holly Kuga to Bernard T. Carreau, dated concurrently with this 
notice, which is on file in the

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Central Records Unit, Room B-099 of the main Commerce building.

    Dated: August 13, 2002.
Holly A. Kuga,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Import Administration, Group II.
[FR Doc. 02-21013 Filed 8-16-02; 8:45 am]
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