[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 127 (Friday, July 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 40354]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-15106]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-485-805]


Certain Small Diameter Carbon and Alloy Seamless Standard, Line 
and Pressure Pipe from Romania: Extension of the Time Limit for the 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 2, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Riggle at (202) 482-0650 or 
David Layton at (202) 482-0371, Office of AD/CVD Enforcement, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 
20230.

TIME LIMITS:

Statutory Time Limits

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), requires the Department of Commerce (the Department) to complete 
the preliminary results of an administrative review within 245 days 
after the last day of the anniversary month of an order or finding for 
which a review is requested and the final results within 120 days after 
the date on which the preliminary results are published. 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 or 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 August 1, 2003, the Department published a notice of opportunity 
to request an administrative review of this order. See Antidumping or 
Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; 
Opportunity to Request Administrative Review, 68 FR 45218. On August 
29, 2003, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b)(2), S.C. Silcotub S.A. 
(Silcotub), a Romanian producer/exporter of subject merchandise, 
requested a review. In addition, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.222(e), 
Silcotub requested that the Department revoke the order with regard to 
Silcotub, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.222(b)(2). On September 2, 2003, 
United States Steel Corporation, a domestic interested party, requested 
reviews of Silcotub and S.C. Petrotub S.A., producers/exporters of 
certain small diameter carbon and alloy seamless standard, line and 
pressure pipe from Romania.
    On September 30, 2003, the Department published a notice of 
initiation of administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
certain small diameter carbon and alloy seamless standard, line and 
pressure pipe from Romania, covering the period August 1, 2002, through 
July 31, 2003 (68 FR 56262). On March 31, 2004, the Department 
published a notice of Extension of the Time Limit for the Preliminary 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review (69 FR 16893), 
extending the deadline for the issuance of the preliminary results by 
90 days. The preliminary results are currently due no later than August 
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 current partially extended time limit 
due to the complex nature of this review as discussed in the previous 
extension notice (69 FR 16893). We require additional time to address 
these matters through the gathering and verification of certain 
information.
    Therefore, in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the 
Department is extending the time limit for completion of the 
preliminary results by an additional 30 days until no later than August 
30, 2004. We intend to issue the final results of review no later than 
120 days after publication of the preliminary results notice.

    Dated: June 25, 2004.
James J. Jochum,
Assistant Secretary for for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 04-15106 Filed 7-1-04; 8:45 am]
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