Certain Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars From Turkey; Notice of Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results in Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-489-807]

Certain Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars From Turkey; Notice of

Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results in Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2002.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is extending the time limits for

completion of the preliminary results of the administrative review of

the antidumping duty order on certain steel concrete reinforcing bars

from Turkey. The period of review is April 1, 2001, through March 31,

2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irina Itkin or Elizabeth Eastwood at

(202) 482-0656 or (202) 482-3874, respectively, Office of AD/CVD

Enforcement, Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of

1930, as amended (the Act), are references to the provisions effective

January 1, 1995, the effective date of the amendments made to the Act

by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. In addition, unless otherwise

indicated, all citations to the Department of Commerce's (the

Department's) regulations are to 19 CFR part 351 (2002).

Background

On May 23, 2002, the Department published a notice of initiation of

administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain steel

concrete reinforcing bars from Turkey (67 FR 36148). The period of

review is April 1, 2001, through March 31, 2002, and the preliminary

results are currently due no later than December 31, 2002. The review

covers three producers/exporters of the subject merchandise to the

United States.

Extension of Preliminary Results

Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the Department shall

make a preliminary determination in an administrative review of an

antidumping order within 245 days after the last day of the anniversary

month of the date of publication of the order. The Act further

provides, however, that the Department may extend the 245-day period to

365 days if it determines it is not practicable to complete the review

within the foregoing time period. We determine that it is not

practicable to complete this administrative review within the time

limits mandated by section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, because this review

involves a number of complicated issues including high inflation in

Turkey during the period of review. Moreover, the petitioners requested

that the Department conduct verification, pursuant to section

782(i)(3)(A) of the Act. Although we intend to verify the sales and

cost data submitted by the three respondents, we will be unable to

complete these verifications before the date of the preliminary results

as currently scheduled. Therefore, we have extended the deadline for

completing the preliminary results until April 30, 2003.

This extension is in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the

Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(3)(A)) and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2).

Dated: September 24, 2002.

Richard W. Moreland,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 02-24926 Filed 9-30-02; 8:45 am]

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