[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 60493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-5738]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-810]


Stainless Steel Bar from India: Extension of Time Limit for the 
Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is extending the time limit for the 
preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping 
duty order on stainless steel bar from India. The period of review is 
February 1, 2004, through January 31, 2005. This extension is made 
pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 18, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Holland, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 1, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-1279.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 23, 2004, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') 
published a notice of initiation of an administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on stainless steel bar from India covering the 
period February 1, 2004, through January 31, 2005 (70 FR 14643). The 
preliminary results for this administrative review are currently due no 
later than October 31, 2005.

Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the 
Act''), requires the Department to issue the preliminary results of an 
administrative review within 245 days after the last day of the 
anniversary month of an antidumping duty order for which a review is 
requested and issue the final results within 120 days after the date on 
which the preliminary results are 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.
    Due to the complexity of choosing the appropriate date of sale and 
the late initiation of a cost investigation, it is not practicable to 
complete the preliminary results of this review within the original 
time limit (i.e., October 31, 2005). Therefore, the Department is 
extending the time limit for completion of the preliminary results to 
no later than February 28, 2006, in accordance with section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
    We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with 
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.

    Dated: October 12, 2005.
Gary Taverman,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E5-5738 Filed 10-17-05; 8:45 am]
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