[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 42 (Monday, March 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 9732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-3796]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-810]


Stainless Steel Bar from India: Notice of Extension of Time Limit 
for the Preliminary Results of the 2006 New Shipper Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 5, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Devta Ohri or Brandon Farlander, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 1, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230, telephone (202) 482-3853 
or (202) 482-0182, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Statutory Time Limits

    Section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act) and section 351.214(i)(1) of the Department of Commerce's 
(Department) regulations require the Department to issue the 
preliminary results of a new shipper review within 180 days after the 
date on which the new shipper review was initiated, and the final 
results of review within 90 days after the date on which the 
preliminary results were issued. However, if the Department determines 
that the issues are extraordinarily complicated, section 
751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act and section 351.214(i)(2) of the 
Department's regulations allow the Department to extend the deadline 
for the preliminary results to up to 300 days after the date on which 
the new shipper review was initiated.

Background

    On September 26, 2006, the Department published a notice of 
initiation of a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on 
stainless steel bar from India for Ambica Steels Limited (Ambica), 
covering the period February 1, 2006 through July 31, 2006. See 
Stainless Steel Bar from India: Notice of Initiation of Antidumping 
Duty New Shipper Review, 71 FR 56105 (September 26, 2006). On January 
24, 2007, the Department initiated a cost investigation of Ambica. The 
preliminary results for this review are currently due no later than 
March 19, 2007.

Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act, the Department may 
extend the deadline for completion of the preliminary results of a new 
shipper review if it determines that the case is extraordinarily 
complicated. Because the Department needs additional time to evaluate 
Ambica's recently submitted cost information, examine sales issues, 
such as product grade hierarchy, and to issue additional supplemental 
questionnaires, the Department has determined that this review is 
extraordinarily complicated, and the preliminary results of this new 
shipper review cannot be completed within the statutory time limit of 
180 days. Therefore, in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the 
Act and section 351.214(i)(2) of the regulations, the Department is 
extending the time limit for the completion of the preliminary results 
by 120 days until no later than July 17, 2007.
    This notice is published pursuant to sections 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) and 
777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: February 27, 2007.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-3796 Filed 3-2-07; 8:45 am]
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