[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 6, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 18053]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-7807]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-583-831]


Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from Taiwan: Extension 
of Time Limits for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review

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

ACTION: Extension of time limits for the preliminary results of 
antidumping duty administrative review.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is extending 
the time limits for the preliminary results of the antidumping duty 
administrative review of stainless steel sheet and strip (``SSSS'') 
from Taiwan.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 6, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Mueller, 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-
5811.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 2, 2003, the Department published a notice of opportunity 
to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
SSSS from Taiwan. See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, 
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request 
Administrative Review, 68 FR 39511 (July 2, 2003). On July 24, 2003, 
Chia Far Industrial Factory Co. Ltd. (``Chia Far''), a Taiwanese 
producer of subject merchandise, requested that the Department conduct 
an administrative review of its sales of subject merchandise during the 
period of review. On July 30, 2003, petitioners \1\ requested that the 
Department conduct an administrative review of Chia Far, Yieh United 
Steel Corporation (``YUSCO''), Tung Mung Development Co., Ltd., Ta Chen 
Stainless Pipe Co., Ltd., China Steel Corporation, Tang Eng Iron Works, 
PFP Taiwan Co., Ltd., Yieh Loong Enterprise Co., Ltd., Yieh Trading 
Corp., Goang Jau Shing Enterprise Co., Ltd., Yieh Mau Corp., Chien 
Shing Stainless Co., Chain Chon Industrial Co., Ltd., and their various 
affiliates. On August 22, 2003, the Department published a notice of 
initiation of a review of SSSS from Taiwan covering the period July 1, 
2002 through June 30, 2003. See Initiation of Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocation 
in Part, 68 FR 50750 (August 22, 2003). On February 5, 2004, the 
Department extended the time limit for the preliminary results of this 
administrative review by 60 days. See Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip 
in Coils from Taiwan: Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results 
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 69 FR 5497 (February 5, 
2004). The preliminary results of review are currently due no later 
than May 31, 2004.
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    \1\ Petitioners are Allegheny Ludlum Corporation, AK Steel 
Corporation, Butler Armco Independent Union, J&L Specialty Steel, 
Inc., United States Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO/CLC, and 
Zanesville Armco Independent Organization.
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Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the 
Act'') states that the administering authority shall make a preliminary 
determination within 245 days after the last day of the month in which 
occurs the anniversary of the date of publication of the order, 
finding, or suspension agreement for which the review under section 
751(a)(1) is requested. If it is not practicable to complete the review 
within the foregoing time, the administering authority may extend that 
245-day period to 365 days. Completion of the preliminary results 
within a 245-day period is impracticable for the following reasons: (1) 
In order to calculate margins for the preliminary results, the 
Department must first resolve a complex inquiry as to whether 
merchandise entering under certain Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
classifications should be considered subject merchandise; (2) The 
review involves a large number of transactions and complex adjustments; 
(3) The responses from Chia Far and YUSCO include sales and cost 
information which require the Department to gather and analyze a 
significant amount of information; and (4) The review involves 
examining complex relationships between the producers and a large 
number of customers and suppliers.
    Therefore, in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, and 
section 351.213(h)(2) of the Department's regulations, we are extending 
the time period for issuing the preliminary results of review by 60 
days from May 31, 2004 until July 30, 2004. The final results continue 
to be due 120 days after the publication of the preliminary results. 
This notice is issued and published in accordance with section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, and section 351.213(h)(2) of the Department's 
regulations.

    Dated: March 31, 2004.
Barbara E. Tillman,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Group III.
[FR Doc. 04-7807 Filed 4-5-04; 8:45 am]
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