[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 16, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69514-69515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-6329]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

C-580-851


Dynamic Random Access Memory Semiconductors from the Republic of 
Korea: Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 16, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cole Kyle or Marc Rivitz, Office of 
Antidumping/Countervailing Duty Operations, Office 1, Import 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 3069, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 
482-1503 or (202) 482-1382, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On September 15, 2005, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published the preliminary results of the countervailing duty order on 
dynamic random access memory semiconductors from the Republic of Korea 
(``Korea'') covering the period April 7, 2003, through December 31, 
2003 (70 FR 54523). The final results are currently due no later than 
January 13, 2006.

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Extension of Time Limits for Final Results

    Under section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act) the Department may extend the deadline for completion of an 
administrative review if it determines that it is not practicable to 
complete the final results of the review within the statutory time 
limit of 120 days after the publication of the preliminary results in 
the Federal Register. We are currently analyzing information submitted 
by interested parties in this review. This administrative review is 
extraordinarily complicated due to the unique nature of the 
countervailable subsidy practices being examined in this review. The 
Department finds that it needs additional time to consider the 
exceedingly complex issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs 
regarding entrustment and direction. Moreover, record evidence relating 
to equityworthiness and creditworthiness is voluminous and time 
intensive to evaluate. Therefore, it is not practicable to complete 
this review within the time limit mandated by section 751(a)(3)(A) of 
the Act. Accordingly, the Department is extending the time limit for 
completion of these final results for 60 days (i.e., until March 14, 
2006).
    This extension is in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 
Act.

    Dated: November 8, 2005.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E5-6329 Filed 11-15-05; 8:45 am]
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