[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 56 (Friday, March 23, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13746-13747]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-5404]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-809]


Stainless Steel Flanges from India: Notice of Extension of Time 
Limit for the Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty New Shipper 
Review

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 23, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Baker 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-
2924 or (202) 482-0649, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 9, 1994, the Department published the antidumping duty 
order on stainless steel flanges from India. See Amended Final 
Determination and Antidumping Duty Order; Certain Forged Stainless 
Steel Flanges from India, 59 FR 5994 (February 9, 1994). On August 31, 
2006, we received requests for new shipper reviews for the period 
February 1, 2006, through January 31, 2007 from Micro Forge (India) and 
Pradeep Metals Limited. On October 6, 2006, the Department published a 
notice initiating the requested reviews. See Stainless Steel Flanges 
from India: Notice of Initiation of Antidumping Duty New Shipper 
Reviews, 71 FR 59081, (October 6, 2006). The preliminary results of the 
new shipper review are currently due no later than March 28, 2007.

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930 as 
amended (the Act), the Department shall issue preliminary results in a 
new shipper review of an antidumping duty order within 180 days after 
the date on which the new shipper review was initiated. The Act further 
provides, however, that the Department may extend the deadline for 
completion of the preliminary results of a new shipper review from 180 
days to 300 days if it determines that the case is extraordinarily 
complicated. See section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act. We determine that 
this new shipper review is extraordinarily complicated because, among 
other things, we need additional time to determine whether Micro 
Forge's and Pradeep's sales to the United States were bona fide 
transactions. In addition, we require additional time to gather further 
information and verify Micro Forge's responses to our request for 
constructed value information.
    Section 751(a)(2)(B) 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 a maximum of 300 days from the date on 
which the new shipper review was initiated. For the reasons noted 
above, we are extending the time for the completion of the preliminary 
results until no later than July 26, 2007, which is 300 days from the 
date on which the new shipper review was initiated. The deadline for 
the final results of this new shipper review continues to be 90 days 
after the

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publication of the preliminary results, unless extended.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with section 
751(a)(2)(B) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and section 351.211(I) of the 
Department's regulations.

    Dated: March 19, 2007.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-5404 Filed 3-22-07; 8:45 am]
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