Extension of Time Limit for Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Extension of Time Limit for Antidumping Duty Administrative

Reviews

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Extension of Time Limits for Antidumping Duty Administrative

Reviews of Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products from

Canada and Korea; Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from Brazil,

Canada, Finland, Germany and Sweden; Certain Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel

Flat Products from Korea and the Netherlands; and Certain Grain

Oriented Electrical Steel from Italy.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is extending the

time limits for preliminary and final results of antidumping duty

administrative reviews of the antidumping orders on certain corrosion-

resistant carbon steel flat products from Canada and Korea; certain

cut-to-length carbon steel plate from Brazil, Canada, Finland, Germany

and Sweden; certain cold-rolled carbon steel flat products from Korea

and the Netherlands; and certain grain oriented electrical steel from

Italy, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended by the Uruguay

Round Agreements Act (hereinafter, ``the Act'').

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 1, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Ludwig or Jean Kemp, Office of

Agreements Compliance, Import Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington D.C. 20230, telephone (202) 482-

3833 or 482-4037, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Act, the Department may extend the

deadline for completion of administrative reviews if it determines that

it is not practicable to complete the review within the statutory time

limit of 365 days. In the instant cases, the Department has determined

that it is not practicable to complete the review within the statutory

time limit. See Memorandum from Joseph A. Spetrini to Susan G. Esserman

(March 4, 1996).

Since it is not practicable to complete these reviews within the

time limits mandated by the Act (245 days from the last day of the

anniversary month for preliminary results, 120 additional days for

final results), pursuant to Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Trade and

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, the Department is extending the time

limits for the aforementioned reviews as follows:

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Initiation Prelim Final due

Product Country Review period date due date date\1\

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Corrosion-Resistant Steel (A-122- Canada.................. 8/1/94-7/31/95 9/8/95 9/27/96 4/2/97

822).

Corrosion-Resistant Steel (A-580- Korea................... 8/1/94-7/31/95 9/8/95 9/27/96 4/2/97

816).

Cut-to-length Plate (A-351-817).. Brazil.................. 8/1/94-7/31/95 9/8/95 9/27/96 4/2/97

Cut-to-length Plate (A-122-823).. Canada.................. 8/1/94-7/31/95 9/8/95 9/27/96 4/2/97

Cut-to-length Plate (A-405-802).. Finland................. 8/1/94-7/31/95 9/8/95 9/27/96 4/2/97

Cut-to-length Plate (A-428-816).. Germany................. 8/1/94-7/31/95 9/8/95 9/27/96 4/2/97

Cut-to-length Plate (A-401-805).. Sweden.................. 8/1/94-7/31/95 9/8/95 9/27/96 4/2/97

Cold-Rolled Steel (A-580-815).... Korea................... 8/1/94-7/31/95 9/8/95 9/27/96 4/2/97

Cold-Rolled Steel (A-421-804).... Netherlands............. 8/1/94-7/31/95 9/8/95 9/27/96 4/2/97

Grain Oriented Electrical Steel Italy................... 8/1/94-7/31/95 9/15/95 9/27/96 4/2/97

(A-475-811).

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\1\ The Department shall issue the final determination 180 days after the publication of the preliminary

determination. This final due date is estimated based on publication of the preliminary notice five business

days after signature.

Dated: March 22, 1996.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance.

[FR Doc. 96-7780 Filed 3-29-96; 8:45 am]

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