[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 88 (Wednesday, May 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24435-24436]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-11354]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-201-827]


Certain Large Diameter Carbon and Alloy Seamless Standard, Line 
and Pressure Pipe from Mexico: Extension of Preliminary Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 7, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark 
Young or George McMahon at (202) 482-6397 or (202) 482-1167, 
respectively, Office of AD/CVD Enforcement VI, Group II, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

TIME LIMITS:

Statutory Time Limits

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

Background

    On August 6, 2002, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') 
published in the Federal Register the notice of ``Opportunity to 
Request Administrative Review'' of the antidumping duty order on 
certain large diameter carbon and alloy seamless standard, line, and 
pressure pipe (``SLP'') from Mexico, for the period August 1, 2001 
through July 31, 2002 (67 FR 50856). On August 30, 2002, we

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received a request from petitioner\1\ to review Tubos de Acero de 
Mexico, S.A. (``TAMSA''). On September 25, 2002, we published the 
notice of initiation of this antidumping duty administrative review 
with respect to TAMSA. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Administrative Reviews, Requests for Revocation in Part and 
Deferral of Administrative Reviews, 67 FR 60210 (September 25, 2002). 
On October 25, 2002, we received a request from petitioner to determine 
whether antidumping duties have been absorbed during the period of 
review by respondent TAMSA. TAMSA submitted a November 1, 2002 letter 
certifying that neither TAMSA, nor its U.S. affiliate, Siderca 
Corporation, directly or indirectly, exported or sold for consumption 
in the United States any subject merchandise during the period of 
review (``POR''). The preliminary results were originally due on May 5, 
2003.
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    \1\ The petitioner is United States Steel Corporation.
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Extension of Preliminary Results of Review

    After analyzing Customs information for the period of review, we 
preliminarily find that TAMSA is a non-shipper. Therefore, we have 
issued a memorandum in which we have expressed our intent to rescind 
this review. See Memorandum from Eric Greynolds to Melissa G. Skinner, 
regarding the Second Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty 
Order on Certain Large Diameter Carbon and Alloy Seamless Standard, 
Line and Pressure Pipe from Mexico, dated April 30, 2003.
    To afford interested parties time to comment on the Department's 
intent to rescind this review, and because it would be impracticable to 
issue a preliminary determination prior to receiving those comments, we 
are postponing the preliminary determination by 60 days, until July 7, 
2003, in accordance with 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. See Decision 
Memorandum from Melissa Skinner to Holly A. Kuga, dated May 1, 2003, 
which is on file in the Central Records Unit, B-099 of the main 
Commerce Building. We intend to issue the final results no later than 
120 days after the publication of the notice of preliminary results of 
this review.

    Dated: May 1, 2003.
Holly A. Kuga,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-11354 Filed 5-6-03; 8:45 am]
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