[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 149 (Thursday, August 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 44019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-12535]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

A-549-817


Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel 
Flat Products From Thailand

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 3, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Bailey, 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) 482-0193.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department of Commerce (the Department) received timely 
requests for administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products (hot-rolled steel) from 
Thailand, with respect to Sahaviriya Steel Industries Public Company 
Limited (SSI) on November 30, 2005, from domestic producer Nucor 
Corporation (Nucor). Also on November 30, 2005, the Department received 
a request for administrative review of the same order for SSI, 
Nakornthai Strip Mill Public Co., Ltd. (NSM), and G Steel Public 
Company Limited (G Steel) from petitioner United States Steel 
Corporation (petitioner). On December 22, 2005, the Department 
published a notice of initiation of this administrative review for the 
period of November 1, 2004, through October 31, 2005. See Notice of 
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 70 FR 76024 (December 22, 
2005).
    On January 13, 2006, G Steel submitted a no-shipments letter to the 
Department in which it claimed it did not have sales, shipments, or 
entries of subject merchandise to the United States during the current 
period of review (i.e., November 1, 2004 through October 31, 2005).
    On March 22, 2006, both Nucor and petitioner submitted letters 
withdrawing their requests for administrative review of the above-
referenced antidumping duty order with respect to SSI. Accordingly, on 
April 28, 2006, the Department rescinded this review with respect to 
SSI. See Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: 
Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from Thailand, 71 FR 
25148 (April 28, 2006).

Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), the Department shall issue preliminary results in an 
administrative review of an antidumping duty order within 245 days 
after the last day of the anniversary month of the date of publication 
of the order. The Act further provides, however, that the Department 
may extend that 245-day period to 365 days if it determines it is not 
practicable to complete the review within the foregoing time period.
    In light of the complexity of analyzing NSM's sales data, its cost 
calculations and the control number reporting methodology for various 
products, it is not practicable to complete this review by the current 
deadline of August 2, 2006. Therefore, in accordance with section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the Department is extending the time limit for 
the preliminary results 60 days until October 2, 2006. The final 
results continue to be due 120 days after the publication of the 
preliminary results, in accordance with section 351.213 (h) of the 
Department's regulations.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: July 24, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-12535 Filed 8-2-06; 8:45 am]
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