[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 201 (Tuesday, October 19, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 61470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-23376]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-427-819, C-428-829, C-421-809, C-412-821]


Low Enriched Uranium From France, Germany, the Netherlands, and 
the United Kingdom: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews

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

ACTION: Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews.

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DATES: Effective October 19, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Johnson, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office III, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4793.

Statutory Time Limits

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), requires the Department of Commerce (Department) to make a 
preliminary determination within 245 days after the last day of the 
anniversary month of an order/finding for which a review is requested 
and a final determination within 120 days after the date on which the 
preliminary determination is published. However, if it is not 
practicable to complete the review within the time period, section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the Department to extend these deadlines 
to a maximum of 365 days and 180 days, respectively.

Background

    On March 26, 2004, the Department initiated administrative reviews 
of the countervailing duty orders on low enriched uranium from France, 
Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, covering the period 
of review January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003. See 69 FR 15788. 
The preliminary results are currently due no later than October 31, 
2004.

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Reviews

    We determine that these reviews are extraordinarily complicated 
because there are a large number of complex issues to be considered and 
analyzed by the Department, along with numerous programs and changes to 
certain programs previously found countervailable. In order to complete 
our analysis, we require additional and/or clarifying information. As a 
result, it is not practicable to complete the preliminary results of 
these reviews within the original time limits. Therefore, the 
Department is extending the time limits for completion of the 
preliminary results until no later than February 28, 2005. This date 
constitutes a 120-day extension for the administrative reviews of low 
enriched uranium from France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United 
Kingdom.
    This extension is in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 
Act.

    Dated: October 14, 2004.
Jeffrey A. May,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 04-23376 Filed 10-18-04; 8:45 am]
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