[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 122 (Friday, June 25, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35583-35584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14493]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-822]


Certain Helical Spring Lock Washers From the People's Republic of 
China: Notice of Extension of Time Limit of Preliminary Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

ACTION: Notice of extension of time limit of preliminary results of 
antidumping duty administrative review.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is extending the 
preliminary results in the antidumping duty administrative review of 
certain helical spring lock washers (lock washers) from the People's 
Republic of China (PRC) covering the period October 1, 2002, to 
September 30, 2003. This extention is made pursuant to section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 25, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marin Weaver at (202) 482-2336, or 
Charles Riggle at (202) 482-0650, AD/CVD Enforcement Office 5, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20230.

Extension of Preliminary Results

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act requires the Department to complete 
the preliminary results within 245 days after the last day of the 
anniversary month of an order/finding for which a review is requested 
and the final results within 120 days after the date on which the 
preliminary results are 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 results to a maximum of 365 days after the last day of the 
anniversary month of an order/finding for which a review is requested 
and for the final results to 180 days (or 300 days if the Department 
does not extend the time limit for the preliminary results) from the 
date of publication of the preliminary results.

Background

    On November 28, 2003, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published a notice of initiation of administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on lock washers from the PRC, covering the

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period October 1, 2002, through September 30, 2003 (68 FR 66799). The 
preliminary results for this review are currently due no later than 
July 2, 2004.

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Review

    We determine that it is not practicable to complete the preliminary 
results of this review within the original time limit for the reasons 
stated in our memorandum from Edward Yang, Director, China/NME Unit, 
AD/CVD Enforcement, to Jeffery A. May, Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Import Administration, Group I, 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 
preliminary results until no later than November 1, 2004. We intend to 
issue the final results no later than 120 days after publication of the 
preliminary results notice.
    This extension is in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 
Act.

    Dated: June 21, 2004.
Jeffrey A. May,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Group I.
[FR Doc. 04-14493 Filed 6-24-04; 8:45 am]
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