[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 107 (Thursday, June 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31346-31347]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-12605]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-791-819]


Notice of Postponement of Final Antidumping Duty Determination: 
Certain Aluminum Plate From South Africa

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

Effective Date: Effective Date:
    June 3, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Trainor or Kate Johnson, 
Office 2, AD/CVD Enforcement Group I, Import Administration-Room B099, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 
(202) 482-4007 or (202) 482-4929, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 21, 2004, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') 
published the Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less-
Than-Fair-Value: Certain Aluminum Plate from South Africa, 69 FR 29262. 
The final determination of this investigation is currently due no later 
than July 27, 2004. Pursuant to section 735(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (``the Act''), on May 27, 2004, Hulett Aluminium (Pty) 
Limited (``Hulett''), the sole South African respondent, requested that 
the Department postpone its final determination in the investigation 
until 135 days after the date of the publication of the preliminary 
determination in the Federal Register.\1\ In addition, in accordance 
with section 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2), Hulett requested that the Department 
extend the application of

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the provisional measures prescribed under section 733(d) of the Act to 
not more than six months.
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    \1\ Hulett initially filed its deadline extension request on May 
20, 2004, but subsequently revised it on May 27, 2004.
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Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional 
Measures

    Section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act provides that a final determination 
may be postponed until not later than 135 days after the publication of 
the preliminary determination, if, in the event of an affirmative 
determination, a request for such postponement is made by exporters 
which account for a significant proportion of exports of the subject 
merchandise. The Department's regulations, at 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2), 
require that request by respondents for postponement of a final 
determination be accompanied by a request for extension of provisional 
measures from a four-month period to not more than six months. In 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.210(b), because (1) our preliminary 
determination is affirmative, (2) the requesting exporter accounts for 
a significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise, and (3) 
no compelling reasons for denial exist, we are granting Hulett's 
request and are fully extending the due date for the final 
determination by 60 days, until no later than October 4, 2004.\2\ 
Suspension of liquidation will be extended accordingly.
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    \2\ Because 135 days from the date of publication of the 
preliminary determination (October 3, 2004) falls on a weekend, the 
Departments's final determination will be postponed until October 4, 
2004, the first business day thereafter.

    Dated: May 27, 2004.
Jeffrey May,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 04-12605 Filed 6-2-04; 8:45 am]
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