[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 197 (Thursday, October 13, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59722-59723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-5606]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-580-837]


Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review: Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon 
Quality Steel Plate from Korea

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 13, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tipten Troidl, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 3, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1767.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Background Information

    On March 23, 2005, the U.S. Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') published a notice of initiation of the administrative 
review on the countervailing duty order of certain cut-to-length carbon 
quality steel plate (``CTL Plate'') from the Republic of Korea, 
covering the period January 1, 2004, through December 31, 2004. See 
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 70 FR 14643 (March 23, 
2005). The preliminary results of this review are currently due no 
later than October 31, 2005.

Extension of Time Limit of Preliminary Results

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the 
Act''), requires the Department to make a preliminary determination 
within 245 days after the last day of the anniversary month of an order 
or finding for which a review is requested. Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 
Act further states that if it is not practicable to complete the review 
within the time period specified, the administering authority may 
extend the 245-day period to issue its preliminary results by up to 120 
days.
    We determine that completion of the preliminary results of this 
review within the 245-day period is not practicable for the following 
reason. The Department is considering a verification of this proceeding 
and due to scheduling conflicts would not be able to do so by the 
current preliminary due date. Given the number and complexity of issues 
in this case, and in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, 
we are extending the time period for issuing the preliminary results of 
review by 120 days. Therefore, the preliminary results are now due no 
later than February 28, 2005. The final results continue to be due 120 
days after publication of the preliminary results.

    Dated: October 4, 2005.
Barbara E. Tillman,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E5-5606 Filed 10-12-05; 8:45 am]
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