[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 64869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-26858]


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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 Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 22, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Martin at (202) 482-3936 or 
Thomas Futtner at (202) 482-3814, 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

Statutory Time Limits

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), requires the Department to make a preliminary determination 
within 245 days after the last day of the anniversary month of an 
order/finding for which a review is requested and a final determination 
within 120 days after the date on which the preliminary determination 
is published. However, if it is not practicable to complete the review 
within these time periods, section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the 
Department to extend the time limit for the preliminary determination 
to a maximum of 365 days and for the final determination to 180 days 
(or 300 days if the Department does not extend the time limit for the 
preliminary determination) from the date of publication of the 
preliminary determination.

Background

    On March 27, 2002, the Department published a notice of initiation 
of administrative review of the antidumping duty order on heavy forged 
hand tools from the People's Republic of China, covering the period 
February 1, 2001 through January 31, 2002 (67 FR 14696). The 
preliminary results are currently due no later than October 31, 2002.

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Review

    We determine that it is not practicable to complete the preliminary 
results of this review within the original time limit. Therefore the 
Department is extending the time limit for completion of the 
preliminary results until no later than February 28, 2003. See Decision 
Memorandum from Holly Kuga to Bernard T. Carreau, dated concurrently 
with this notice, which is on file in the Central Records Unit, Room B-
099 of the main Commerce building. We intend to issue the final results 
no later than 120 days after the publication of the preliminary results 
notice.
    This extension is in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 
Act.

    Dated: October 15, 2002.
Holly A. Kuga,
Acting Deputy Assistant SecretaryImport Administration, Group II.
[FR Doc. 02-26858 Filed 10-21-02; 8:45 am]
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