[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 24, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13812-13813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-6612]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-816]


Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products From Korea: Notice 
of Extension of Time Limit for the Preliminary Results of Antidumping 
Duty New Shipper Review

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

ACTION: Notice of extension of time limit for the preliminary results 
of antidumping duty new shipper review.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: March 24, 2004.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is extending 
the time limit for the preliminary results of the new shipper review of 
the antidumping duty order on corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat 
products (``CORE'') from Korea until no later than July 22, 2004. The 
new shipper review covers one producer/exporter, Hyundai Hysco 
(``Hysco''). The period of review is August 1, 2002, through July 31, 
2003. This extension is made pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Ferrier or Paul Walker, AD/CVD 
Enforcement, Group III, Office 9, Import Administration, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
2667 and (202) 482-0413, respectively.

Background

    On August 29, 2003, the Department received a timely request from 
Hysco in accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(c), for a new shipper review of 
the antidumping duty order on CORE from Korea, which has an August 
anniversary date. Hysco identified itself as a

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producer/exporter of CORE and its subsidiary, Hyundai Pipe America 
(``HPA''), as its importer of CORE.
    On October 3, 2003, the Department published a notice of initiation 
of a new shipper review of CORE from Korea covering the period August 
1, 2002 through July 31, 2003. See Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel 
Flat Products from Korea: Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Duty 
Review, 68 FR 57423 (October 3, 2003).

Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of New Shipper Review

    Section 351.214(i)(1) of the Act provides that the Department will 
issue the preliminary results of a new shipper review within 180 days 
after the date the new shipper review was initiated. If the Department 
determines that a new shipper review is extraordinarily complicated, 
however, Sec.  351.214(i)(2) of the Act allows the Department to extend 
the deadline for the preliminary results to up to 300 days after the 
date the new shipper review was initiated. The Department has 
determined that this case is extraordinarily complicated, and the 
preliminary results of this new shipper review cannot be completed 
within 180 days from the date on which the new shipper review was 
initiated. Specifically, the Department finds that this new shipper 
review is extraordinarily complicated because the Department is 
collecting and analyzing detailed data pertaining to multiple-stage 
production costs. In addition, the Department is analyzing home market 
sales of subject merchandise for further processing into non-subject 
merchandise and subsequent export, as well as issues related to scope 
exclusions of certain products.
    Therefore, given the number and complexity of issues in this case, 
and in accordance with Sec.  351.214(i)(2) of the Act, we are extending 
the time period for issuing the preliminary results of review by 120 
days until July 22, 2004. The final results continue to be due 90 days 
after the publication of the preliminary results, unless otherwise 
extended.

    Dated: March 18, 2004.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Group III.
[FR Doc. 04-6612 Filed 3-23-04; 8:45 am]
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