[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 11 (Thursday, January 16, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2316-2317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-985]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-475-824]


Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from Italy: Extension 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 the final results of 
antidumping duty administrative review.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is extending 
the time limits of the final results of the antidumping duty 
administrative review of stainless steel sheet and strip in coils 
(``SSSS'') from Italy. This review covers the period July 1, 2000 
through June 30, 2001.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 16, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Bailey, AD/CVD Enforcement 
Group III, Office 9, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
1102.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Applicable Statute and Regulations

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (``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's regulations are to the 
regulations codified at 19 CFR part 351 (2001).

Background

    On July 2, 2001, the Department published in the Federal Register a 
notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on SSSS from Italy. See Antidumping or 
Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; 
Opportunity to Request Administrative Review, 66 FR 34910 (July 2, 
2001). On July 31, 2001, domestic industry parties from the original 
investigation (``petitioners''), ThyssenKrupp Acciai Speciali Terni 
S.p.A. (``TKAST'') \1\, a producer and exporter of subject merchandise, 
and ThyssenKrupp AST USA, Inc. (``TKAST USA''), requested that the 
Department conduct an administrative review of the antidumping duty 
order. On August 20, 2001, the Department initiated an administrative 
review of the antidumping duty order on SSSS from Italy with regard to 
TKAST. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocation in Part, 66 FR 43570 
(August 20, 2001). On March 5, 2002, the Department extended the time 
limit for the preliminary results of this administrative review by 90 
days. See Notice of Extension of Time Limit of the Preliminary Results 
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Stainless Steel Sheet and 
Strip in Coils from Italy, 67 FR 9960 (March 5, 2002). On May 13, 2002, 
we again extended the preliminary results of administrative review, 
this time by 25 days. See Notice of Extension of Time Limit of the 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: 
Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from Italy, 67 FR 32015 (May 
13, 2002). On July 26, 2002, the Department extended the time limit for 
the preliminary results in this administrative review another five 
days. See Notice of Extension of Time Limit of the Preliminary Results 
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Stainless Steel Sheet and 
Strip in Coils from Italy, 67 FR 50421 (August 2, 2002).
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    \1\ On January 18, 2002 Acciai Speciali Terni S.p.A.''s 
shareholders voted to change the company's name to ThyssenKrupp 
Acciai Speciali Terni S.p.A. On February 27, 2002, Acciai Speciali 
Terni USA, Inc. became ThyssenKrupp AST USA, Inc. Throughout most of 
the responses, the companies refer to themselves as TKAST and TKAST 
USA, respectively.
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    On August 7, 2002 we issued our preliminary results of 
administrative review. See Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review: Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from 
Italy, 67 FR 51224 (August 7, 2002). On December 10, 2002, the 
Department extended the time limit for the final results to January 14, 
2003. See Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from Italy: 
Extension of Time Limit of Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review, 67 FR 75846 (December 10, 2002). The final 
results of administrative review are currently due January 14, 2003.

Extension of Time Limit of Final Results

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act states that if it is not 
practicable to complete the review within the time specified, the 
administering authority may extend the 120-day period, following the 
date of publication of the preliminary results, to issue its final 
results by 60 days. Since the Department has already extended these 
final results 40 days, the Department is allowed to further extend the 
final results by an additional 20 days. Completion of the final results 
of this review within the 120-day period is not practicable for the 
following reasons:
    [sbull] The review involves a large number of transactions and 
complex adjustments.
    [sbull] The review includes complex sales and cost issues which 
require the Department to analyze a significant amount of information 
pertaining to sales practices, manufacturing costs and corporate 
relationships.
    [sbull] The review requires the Department to issue for comment 
from interested parties a Department decision concerning the 
relationship between certain selling agents and their employer Ken-Mac 
Metals, Inc.
    Therefore, in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, we 
are extending the time period for issuing the final results of review 
by 20 days until February 3, 2003.


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    Dated: January 8, 2003.
Edward C. Yang,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Group III.
[FR Doc. 03-985 Filed 1-15-03; 8:45 am]
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