[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 203 (Tuesday, October 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60079-60080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26536]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Antidumping Proceedings--Treatment of Section 201 Duties and 
Countervailing Duties; Extension of Time for Rebuttal Comments

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

ACTION: Notice of extension of time for rebuttal comments.

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SUMMARY: On September 9, 2003, the Department of Commerce published a 
notice requesting comments on the appropriateness of deducting section 
201 duties and countervailing duties from gross unit price in order to 
determine the applicable export price or constructed export price used 
in antidumping duty calculations. Comments were received by October 9, 
2003. The Department is now extending the time for rebuttal comments to 
November 7, 2003.

DATE: To be assured consideration, rebuttal comments must be received 
no later than November 7, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to James J. Jochum, Assistant Secretary for 
Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Central Records 
Unit, Room 1870, Pennsylvania Avenue and 14th Street, NW, Washington, 
DC 20230; Attention: Section 201 Duties.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Becky Erkul, Office of Policy, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, at (202) 482-1277.

Background

    On September 9, 2003, the Department of Commerce published a notice 
requesting comments on the appropriateness of deducting section 201 
duties and countervailing duties from gross unit price in order to 
determine the applicable export price or constructed export price used 
in antidumping duty calculations. See, Antidumping Proceedings: 
Treatment of Section 201 Duties and Countervailing Duties, 68 FR 53104 
(September 9, 2003). Comments were received by October 9, 2003. Due to 
the large number of comments received, the Department is extending the 
time for rebuttal comments to November 7, 2003.

Comments--Deadline, Format, and Number of Copies

    Parties wishing to submit rebuttal comments should file a signed 
original and six copies of each set of rebuttal comments. All comments 
will be available for public inspection and photocopying in the Import 
Administration's Central Records Unit, Room B-099, between the hours of 
8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on business days. Each person submitting a 
rebuttal comment should include the commenter's name and address, and 
give reasons for any recommendations. In order to ensure timely and 
complete distribution of comments, the Department recommends the 
submission of rebuttal comments in electronic form to accompany the 
required paper copies. Comments filed in electronic form should be 
submitted on a DOS formatted 3.5'' diskette, Iomega Zip disk, or 
Compact Disc (CD-R or CD-RW).
    Comments received in electronic form will be made available to the 
public in Portable Document Format (PDF) on the Internet at the IA Web 
site at the following address: http://ia.ita.doc.gov/.
    Any questions concerning file formatting, document conversion, 
access on the Internet, or other electronic filing issues should be 
addressed to Andrew Lee Beller, Import Administration Webmaster, at 
(202) 482-0866, email address [email protected].

Hearing

    After reviewing all comments and rebuttal comments, the Department 
will determine if a public hearing is

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warranted, and, if so, will announce a place and time for that hearing.

    Dated: October 14, 2003.
James J. Jochum,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-26536 Filed 10-20-03; 8:45 am]
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