[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 111 (Monday, June 11, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32077-32078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-11248]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.

International Trade Administration

[A-489-807]


Certain Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars from Turkey; Notice of 
Extension of Time Limits for Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review and New Shipper Review

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 11, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irina Itkin, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
2, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-0656.

Background

    The Department of Commerce (the Department) published an 
antidumping duty order on certain steel concrete reinforcing bars 
(rebar) from Turkey on April 17, 1997. See Antidumpting Duty Order: 
Certain Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars From Turkey, 62 FR 18748. On 
May 31, 2006, the Department published a notice of initiation of an 
administrative review of the order on rebar from Turkey for the period 
April 1, 2005, through March 31, 2006. See Initiation of Antidumping 
and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request for 
Revocation in Part, 71 FR 30864 (May 31, 2006). The review covers five 
producers/exporters of the subject merchandise to the United States: 
Colakoglu Metalurji A.S./Colakoglu Dis Ticaret, Diler Demir Celik 
Endustrisi ve Ticaret A.S./Yazici Demir Celik Sanayi ve Turizm Ticaret 
A.S./Diler Dis Ticaret A.S., Ekinciler Demir ve Celik Sanayi A.S./
Ekinciler Dis Ticaret A.S., Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal 
Endustrisi A.S., and Kaptan Metal Dis Ticaret ve Nakliyat A.S./Kaptan 
Demir Celik Endustrisi ve Ticaret A.S.
    In addition, on May 26, 2006, the Department published a notice of 
initiation of a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on 
rebar from Turkey for Kroman Celik Sanayii A.S., a producer of subject 
merchandise, and its affiliated export trading company, Yucelboru 
Ihracat Ithalat ve Pazarlama A.S. (collectively ``Kroman''). See Notice 
of Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Duty Review: Certain Steel 
Concrete Reinforcing Bars from Turkey, 71 FR 30383 (May 26, 2006). 
Kroman agreed in writing to waive the time limits in order for the 
Department, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(j)(3), to conduct this review 
concurrently with the administrative review of this order for the 
period April 1, 2005, through March 31, 2006, which is being conducted 
pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act).
    On May 4, 2007, the Department published the preliminary results of 
the administrative review and new shipper review of the antidumping 
duty order on rebar from Turkey. See Certain Steel Concrete Reinforcing 
Bars from Turkey; Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review and New Shipper Review and Notice of Intent to 
Revoke in Part, 72 FR 25253 (May 4, 2007). The final results are 
currently due no later than September 4, 2007, the next business day 
after 120 days from publication of the preliminary results.

Extension of the Time Limit for Final Results of Administrative Review

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act requires the Department to issue 
the final results in an administrative review within 120 days of the 
publication date of the preliminary results. However, if it is not 
practicable to complete the review within this time period, section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the Department to extend the time limit 
for the final results to a maximum of 180 days. The Department has 
determined that completion of the final results of these reviews within 
the original time period is not practicable, given the extraordinarily 
complicated nature of the proceeding. The Department requires 
additional time complete the administrative review because of analysis 
of certain issues, including allegations raised by the domestic 
interested parties regarding affiliation among respondent companies, as 
well as the need to conduct verifications of certain companies. 
Furthermore, the new shipper review involves extraordinarily 
complicated issues including the above-mentioned allegations raised by 
the domestic interested parties regarding affiliation among respondent 
companies, as well as the need to conduct verification of the 
respondent. Therefore, the Department is fully extending the time limit 
for completion of the final results of the administrative and new 
shipper reviews to 180 days, until October 31, 2007.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(3)(A) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.


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    Dated: June 4, 2007.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-11248 Filed 6-8-07; 8:45 am]
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