[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 67 (Monday, April 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18771-18772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-7212]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION

(C-580-851)


Dynamic Random Access Memory Semiconductors from the Republic of 
Korea: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of the 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 7, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shane Subler at (202) 482-0189 or 
David Neubacher at (202) 482-5823; AD/CVD Operations, Office 1, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 
20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On September 25, 2007, the Department published a notice of 
initiation of administrative review of the countervailing duty order on 
dynamic random access memory semiconductors from the Republic of Korea, 
covering the period January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006. See 
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews and Requests for Revocation in Part, 72 FR 54428 (September 25, 
2007). On December 14, 2007, the petitioner alleged that Hynix 
Semiconductor, Inc., received new subsidies.

Statutory Time Limits

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the 
Act''), requires the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') to 
issue the preliminary results of an administrative review within 245 
days after the last day of the anniversary month of an order for which 
a review is requested and the final results of review within 120 days 
after the date on which the preliminary results are published. If it is 
not practicable to complete the review within the time period, section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the Department to extend these deadlines 
to a maximum of 365 days and 180 days, respectively.

Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results

    This administrative review is extraordinarily complicated due to 
the complexity of the countervailable

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subsidy practices found in the investigation and the new subsidy 
allegations. Because the Department requires additional time to review, 
analyze, and possibly verify the information, and to issue supplemental 
questionnaires, if necessary, it is not practicable to complete this 
review within the originally anticipated time limit (i.e., by May 2, 
2008). Therefore, the Department is extending the time limit for 
completion of the preliminary results by 90 days to not later than July 
31, 2008, in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
    We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: March 31, 2008.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-7212 Filed 4-4-08; 8:45 am]
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