[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 28, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4940-4941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-1720]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-423-809]


Stainless Steel Plate in Coils From Belgium: Extension of Time 
Limit for Preliminary Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Review

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

DATES: Effective Date: January 28, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexander Montoro at (202) 482-0238 or 
David Layton at (202) 482-0371; 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 July 1, 2008, the Department published a notice of initiation of 
administrative review of the countervailing duty order on stainless 
steel plate in coils from Belgium, covering the period January 1, 2007 
through December 31, 2007. See Initiation of Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocation 
in Part, 73 FR 37409 (July 1, 2008).

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 Limit for Preliminary Results

    Due to the complex nature of the countervailable subsidy practices 
and a merger involving the respondent company, the Department requires 
additional time to review and analyze the information and to issue 
supplemental questionnaires. Therefore, it is not practicable to 
complete this review within the originally anticipated time limit, and 
the Department is extending the time limit for completion of the 
preliminary results by 120 days to not later than May 31, 2009, in 
accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. However, May 31, 2009, 
falls on a Sunday and it is the Department's long-standing practice to 
issue a determination the next business day when the statutory deadline 
falls on a weekend, federal holiday, or any other day when the 
Department is closed. See Notice of Clarification: Application of 
``Next Business Day'' Rule for Administrative Determination Deadlines 
Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 
2005). Accordingly, the deadline for completion of the preliminary 
results is now no later than June 1, 2009.
    We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(3)(A) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.


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    Dated: January 16, 2009.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
 [FR Doc. E9-1720 Filed 1-27-09; 8:45 am]
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