[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 43 (Monday, March 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 10985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-921]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-427-814]


Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip 
in Coils From France

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 7, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sebastian Wright or Sean Carey, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 6, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
5254 and (202) 482-3964, respectively.

Background

    The Department of Commerce (the Department) published an 
antidumping duty order on stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from 
France on July 27, 1999 (see Amended Final Determination of Sales at 
Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Order, 64 FR 40562 (July 27, 
1999)). On July 30, 2004, Ugine & ALZ France, S.A., a French producer 
of subject merchandise and petitioners (Allegheny Ludlum Corporation, 
AK Steel, Inc., North American Stainless, United Steelworkers of 
America, AFL-CIO/CLC, Butler Armco Independent Union and Zanesville 
Armco Independent Organization), requested that the Department conduct 
an administrative review. On August 30, 2004, the Department published 
a notice of initiation of an administrative review of the antidumping 
duty order on subject merchandise, for the period July 1, 2003, through 
June 30, 2004 (see Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 69 FR 52857 
(August 30, 2004)). The preliminary results of this administrative 
review are currently due no later than April 2, 2005.

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (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 the deadline for completion of the preliminary results of a 
review from 245 days to 365 days if it determines that it is not 
practicable to complete the preliminary results within the 245-day 
period. See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. Due to the complexity of 
issues present in this administrative review, such as home market sales 
to affiliated parties and complicated cost accounting issues, the 
Department has determined that it is not practicable to complete this 
review within the original time period.
    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and section 351.213(h)(2) of the 
Department's regulations allow the Department to extend the deadline 
for the preliminary results to a maximum of 365 days from the last day 
of the anniversary month of the order. For the reasons noted above, we 
are extending the time for the completion of preliminary results until 
no later than August 1, 2005, which is the next business day after 365 
days from the last day of the anniversary month of the date of 
publication of the order. The deadline for the final results of this 
administrative review continues to be 120 days after the publication of 
the preliminary results.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.

    Dated: February 28, 2005.
Barbara E. Tillman,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E5-921 Filed 3-4-05; 8:45 am]
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