[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 47 (Friday, March 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3471]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-201-822]


Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from Mexico; Extension 
of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 10, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Strom at (202) 482-2704, 
Maryanne Burke at (202) 482-5604 or Robert James at (202) 482-0649, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 7, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 29, 2005, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
received timely requests to conduct an administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from 
Mexico. On August 29, 2005, the Department published a notice of 
initiation of this administrative review, covering the period of July 
1, 2004 to June 30, 2005 (70 FR 51009). The preliminary results are 
currently due no later than April 2, 2006.

Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Tariff Act), requires the Department to complete the preliminary 
results of an administrative review within 245 days after the last day 
of the anniversary month of an order for which a review is requested. 
However, if it is not practicable to complete the review within these 
time periods, section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the Department to 
extend the time limit for the preliminary results to a maximum of 365 
days after the last day of the anniversary month of an order for which 
a review is requested.
    We are currently analyzing a number of complex issues with respect 
to normal value and U.S. price, which must be addressed prior to the 
issuance of the preliminary results. Specifically, further analysis is 
needed with respect to the valuation of movement expenses, the 
calculation of expense ratios, related party transactions and the cost 
of production data used in the margin calculation programs. Moreover, 
we require additional information from the respondent, Mexinox, in 
order to complete our analysis and will not have time to analyze this 
information prior to the current deadline for the preliminary results. 
Accordingly, the Department is extending the time limit for completion 
of the preliminary results of this administrative review until no later 
than June 14, 2006, which is 318 days from the last day of the 
anniversary month. We intend to issue the final results no later than 
120 days after publication of the preliminary results notice. This 
extension is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(3)(A) and 777(i) of the Tariff Act.

    Dated: March 6, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-3471 Filed 3-9-06; 8:45 am]
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