[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 245 (Monday, December 22, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 71067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-31477]


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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 Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review

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

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

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EFFECTIVE DATE: December 22, 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 
final 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 were published 
on October 7, 2003. See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars from the 
Republic of Korea: Notice of Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review, 68 FR 57883 (October 7, 2003). The final results 
are currently due no later than February 4, 2004.

Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of Review

    The Department has determined that it is not practicable to 
complete the final 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, 
``Postponement of Final Results and Extension of Provisional 
Measures,'' 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 final results until no later than April 4, 2004.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.

    Dated: December 15, 2003.
Holly A. Kuga,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Group II.
[FR Doc. 03-31477 Filed 12-19-03; 8:45 am]
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