[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 106 (Tuesday, June 3, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 33105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-13877]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-844]


Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars from the Republic of Korea: 
Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review

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

ACTION: Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Results of Administrative 
Review.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: June 3, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Johns at (202) 482-2305 or 
Mark Manning at (202) 482-5253, AD/CVD Enforcement, Office IV, Group 
II, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Ave, NW, 
Washington, DC 20230.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is postponing the 
preliminary results of the administrative review of steel concrete 
reinforcing bar (rebar) from the Republic of Korea (Korea). This review 
covers the period from January 30, 2001 through August 31, 2002.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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 from the date of publication of the 
preliminary determination.

Background

    On October 24, 2002, the Department published a notice of 
initiation of administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
rebar from Korea (67 FR 65336). The preliminary results are currently 
due no later than June 2, 2003.

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Review

    The Department has determined that it is not practicable to 
complete the preliminary results of this review within the original 
time limit. See Decision Memorandum from Tom Futtner, Acting Director, 
Office IV, to Holly A. Kuga, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, dated 
concurrently with this notice, which is on file in the Central Records 
Unit, Room B-099 of the main Commerce building. Therefore, the 
Department is extending the time limit for completion of the 
preliminary results until no later than September 30, 2003. We intend 
to issue the final results no later than 120 days after the publication 
of the preliminary results notice.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.

    Dated: May 27, 2003.
Holly A. Kuga,
Acting Deputy Assistant SecretaryImport Administration, Group II.
[FR Doc. 03-13877 Filed 6-2-03; 8:45 am]
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