[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 239 (Thursday, December 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 76381]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-31371]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-357-810]


Oil Country Tubular Goods, Other Than Drill Pipe, from Argentina: 
Notice of Extension of Time Limit of Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review

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

ACTION: Notice of Extension of Time Limit of Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: December 12, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Baker at (202) 482-2924 or Robert 
James at (202) 482-0649; Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Enforcement Group III, Office Eight, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 11, 1995, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published the antidumping duty order on oil country tubular goods from 
Argentina (60 FR 41055). On August 1, 2001, the Department published an 
opportunity to request an administrative review of the order. See 
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended 
Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative Review, 66 FR 
39729 (August 1, 2001). On August 31, 2001, North Star Steel Ohio, a 
division of North Star Steel Company, requested that the Department 
conduct an administrative review of sales of the subject merchandise 
made by Siderca S.A.I.C. Also on August 31, 2001, United States Steel 
LLC, requested that the Department conduct an administrative review of 
sales of the subject merchandise made by Acindar Industria de Aceros 
S.A. (United States Steel LLC changed its name to United States Steel 
Corporation effective January 1, 2002. See petitioner's submission of 
January 4, 2002.)
    On October 1, 2001, the Department initiated the administrative 
review. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocation in Part, 66 FR 49924 
(October 1, 2001). On February 13, 2002, the Department extended the 
due date for the preliminary results of this review. See Notice of 
Extension of Time Limit of Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review: Oil Country Tubular Goods, Other Than Drill 
Pipe, From Argentina, 67 FR 6681 (February 13, 2002). On September 9, 
2002, the Department published the preliminary results of this review. 
See Notice of Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review; Oil Country Tubular Goods from Argentina, 67 FR 57215 
(September 9, 2002). On October 11, 2002 United States Steel 
Corporation requested an extension of the due date for the rebuttal 
briefs and the hearing date. On October 15, 2002 the Department 
extended the rebuttal brief deadline to October 17, 2002. The current 
deadline for the final results is January 7, 2003.

Extension of Time Limit for Final Results

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Tariff Act), the Department may extend the deadline for 
completion of the final results of an administrative review if it 
determines that it is not practicable to complete the final results 
within the statutory time limit of 120 days from the date on which the 
preliminary results were published. The Department has determined that 
it is not practicable to complete the final results of this review 
within the statutory time limit. During the course of this review, 
petitioners have submitted evidence that one of the parties who claims 
to be a no-shipper may have had shipments. Due to the need to 
investigate this issue thoroughly, it is not practicable to complete 
the final results within the time limit mandated by section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act and section 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1) of the 
Department's regulations.
    Therefore, the Department is extending the time limit for the final 
results by an additional 60 days (180 days from the date of publication 
of the preliminary results pursuant to section 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2)), 
until no later than March 10, 2003 (the calculated due date is March 8, 
2003; however, since March 8, falls on a weekend, the due date will 
fall on the next business day, March 10).
    This notice is published in accordance with section 751(1)(3)(A) of 
the Tariff Act and section 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2) of the Department's 
regulations.

    Dated: December 4, 2002.
Joseph Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Group III.
[FR Doc. 02-31371 Filed 12-11-02; 8:45 am]
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