[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 73 (Monday, April 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19714-19715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5692]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


[C-427-810, C-580-818]


Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products from France and 
the Republic of Korea: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results 
of Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 17, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Johnson or Robert Copyak, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 3, Import Administration, International Trade

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Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4793 
or (202) 482-2209, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background Information

    On September 28, 2005, the U.S. Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') published a notice of initiation of the administrative 
reviews of the countervailing duty orders on corrosion-resistant carbon 
steel flat products from France and the Republic of Korea covering the 
period of review January 1, 2004, through December 31, 2004. See 
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews and Requests for Revocation in Part, 70 FR 56631 (September 28, 
2005). The preliminary results are currently due no later than May 3, 
2006.

Extension of Time Limit for 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 these 
reviews within the 245-day period is not practicable for the following 
reason. These reviews are extraordinarily complicated because there are 
17 programs being examined in the review covering France and 16 
programs being examined in the review covering the Republic of Korea. 
Given the number of programs, which need to be thoroughly analyzed by 
the Department, and in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, 
we are extending the time period for issuing the preliminary results of 
reviews by 120 days. Therefore, the preliminary results are now due no 
later than August 31, 2006. The final results continue to be due 120 
days after publication of the preliminary results.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(3)(A) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: April 11, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-5692 Filed 4-14-06; 8:45 am]
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