[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 69 (Thursday, April 10, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 17604]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-8839]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-580-835]


Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils From the Republic of 
Korea: Extension of Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review

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

ACTION: Notice of extension of time limit for preliminary results of 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: April 10, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Farley or Darla Brown, Office 
of AD/CVD Enforcement VI, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Ave, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-0395 or 
202-482-2849, respectively.

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 the time period, section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the 
Department to extend these deadlines to a maximum of 365 days and 180 
days, respectively.

Background

    On September 20, 2002, the Department published a notice of 
initiation of administrative review of the countervailing duty order on 
stainless steel sheet and strip from the Republic of Korea, covering 
the period January 1, 2001, through December 31, 2001 (see 67 FR 
60210). The preliminary results are currently due no later than May 5, 
2003.

Extension of Preliminary Results of Review

    In this administrative review, we are analyzing whether one of the 
programs we found countervailable in the original investigation has 
ended. The termination of this program involves the change of ownership 
of one of the respondent companies. In addition, several new programs 
are being examined in this review. As a result of these issues, 
additional information, and possible verification of this information, 
is required. Due to these considerations, 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 limits for completion of the preliminary results until no later 
than September 2, 2003.
    This extension is in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 
Act.

    Dated: March 27, 2003.
Holly A. Kuga,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-8839 Filed 4-9-03; 8:45 am]
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