[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 39304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10874]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

A-421-807


Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from the 
Netherlands; Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; Extension of Time 
Limit

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 12, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Cordell or Robert James, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 7, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
0408 or (202) 482-0469, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background:

    On December 22, 2005, in response to a request from petitioners, 
(United States Steel Corporation), and interested parties (Mittal Steel 
USA Inc. and Nucor Corporation), we published a notice of initiation of 
this administrative review in the Federal Register. See Initiation of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request 
for Revocation in Part, 70 FR 76024 (December 22, 2005).

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 and a final determination 
within 120 days after the date on which the preliminary determination 
is published. However, if it is not practicable to complete a review 
within these time periods, section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the 
Department to extend the 245-day time limit for the preliminary 
determination to a maximum of 365 days and the time limit for the final 
determination to 180 days (or 300 days if the Department does not 
extend the time limit for the preliminary determination) from the date 
of publication of the preliminary determination.
    The Department has determined that it is not practicable to 
complete the preliminary results of this review within the original 
time limit (i.e., by August 2, 2006) because of significant issues that 
require additional time to evaluate. These include the examination of 
sales by respondent Corus Staal, BV's many affiliated parties in the 
U.S. market and in the home market and further examination of Corus 
Staal BV's cost of production response. Therefore, the Department is 
fully extending the time limit for completion of the preliminary 
results of this review by 120 days, or until November 30, 2006, in 
accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. The deadline for the 
final results of this administrative review continues to be 120 days 
after publication of the preliminary results of review.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(3)(A) and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: June 30, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-10874 Filed 7-11-06; 8:45 am]
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