[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 1, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61595-61596]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24926]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-489-807]


Certain Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars From Turkey; Notice of 
Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results in Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2002.


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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is extending the time limits for 
completion of the preliminary results of the administrative review of 
the antidumping duty order on certain steel concrete reinforcing bars 
from Turkey. The period of review is April 1, 2001, through March 31, 
2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irina Itkin or Elizabeth Eastwood at 
(202) 482-0656 or (202) 482-3874, respectively, Office of AD/CVD 
Enforcement, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Applicable Statute and Regulations

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the 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 of Commerce's (the 
Department's) regulations are to 19 CFR part 351 (2002).

Background

    On May 23, 2002, the Department published a notice of initiation of 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain steel 
concrete reinforcing bars from Turkey (67 FR 36148). The period of 
review is April 1, 2001, through March 31, 2002, and the preliminary 
results are currently due no later than December 31, 2002. The review 
covers three producers/exporters of the subject merchandise to the 
United States.

Extension of Preliminary Results

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the Department shall 
make a preliminary determination in an administrative review of an 
antidumping order within 245 days after the last day of the anniversary 
month of the date of publication of the order. The Act further 
provides, however, that the Department may extend the 245-day period to 
365 days if it determines it is not practicable to complete the review 
within the foregoing time period. We determine that it is not 
practicable to complete this administrative review within the time 
limits mandated by section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, because this review 
involves a number of complicated issues including high inflation in 
Turkey during the period of review. Moreover, the petitioners requested 
that the Department conduct verification, pursuant to section 
782(i)(3)(A) of the Act. Although we intend to verify the sales and 
cost data submitted by the three respondents, we will be unable to 
complete these verifications before the date of the preliminary results 
as currently scheduled. Therefore, we have extended the deadline for 
completing the preliminary results until April 30, 2003.
    This extension is in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 
Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(3)(A)) and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2).

    Dated: September 24, 2002.
Richard W. Moreland,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-24926 Filed 9-30-02; 8:45 am]
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