[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 131 (Monday, July 11, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 39734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-13499]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-549-817]


Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel 
Flat Products From Thailand

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 11, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Bailey, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 7, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20230, at (202) 482-0193.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') received timely 
requests for administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from Thailand, with 
respect to Sahaviriya Steel Industries Public Company Limited (``SSI'') 
on November 30, 2004 from both SSI and domestic producer Nucor 
Corporation. Also on November 30, 2004, the Department received a 
request for administrative review of the same order for SSI, Nakornthai 
Strip Mill Public Co., Ltd., and G Steel Public Company Limited 
(formerly Siam Strip Mill Public Co., Ltd.) from United States Steel 
Corporation. On December 27, 2004, the Department published a notice of 
initiation of this administrative review for the period of November 1, 
2003, through October 31, 2004. See Notice of Initiation of Antidumping 
and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request for 
Revocation in Part, 69 FR 77181 (December 27, 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 determines 
it is not practicable to complete the review within the foregoing time 
period.
    In light of the complexity of analyzing SSI's sales data of its 
multiple affiliates, its cost calculations and the control number 
reporting methodology for various products, it is not practicable to 
complete this review by the current deadline of August 2, 2005. 
Therefore, in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the 
Department is extending the time limit for the preliminary results 
until November 30, 2005, which is 365 days after the last day of the 
anniversary month of the date of publication of the order. The final 
results continue to be due 120 days after the publication of the 
preliminary results, in accordance with section 351.213 (h) of the 
Department's regulations.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance to sections 
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: June 30, 2005.
Barbara E. Tillman,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-13499 Filed 7-8-05; 8:45 am]
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