[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 77727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-3824]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

A-423-808


Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of 
Administrative Review: Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from Belgium

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 28, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toni Page or Thomas Gilgunn at (202) 
482-1398 and (202) 482-4236, respectively; AD/CVD Operations, Office 6, 
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20230.

Background

    On June 30, 2004, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
stainless steel plate in coils from Belgium with respect to Ugine & 
ALZ, NV Belgium (U&A Belgium). See Notice of Initiation of Antidumping 
and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Requests for 
Revocation in Part, 69 FR 39409 (June 30, 2004). The period of review 
(POR) is May 1, 2003, through April 30, 2004.

Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), the Department shall issue preliminary results in an 
administrative review of an antidumping duty order within 245 days 
after the last day of the anniversary month of the date of publication 
of the order. The Act further provides, however, that the Department 
may extend that 245-day period to 365 days if it is not practicable to 
complete the review within the foregoing time period. Due to the 
complexity of issues related to determining the appropriate quantity 
and value of sales to be reported by U&A Belgium, the Department finds 
that it is not practicable to complete this review by the current 
deadline of January 31, 2005. Consequently, in accordance with section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and section 351.213(h)(2) of the Department's 
regulations, the Department is extending the time limit for the 
completion of the preliminary results by 120 days, from January 31, 
2005, until no later than May 31, 2005. The final results continue to 
be due 120 days after publication of the preliminary results. This 
notice is published pursuant to sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the 
Act.

    Dated: December 20, 2004.
Barbara E. Tillman,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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