Certain Cold-Rolled and Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products From Korea; Extension of Time Limits for Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-815 and A-580-816]

Certain Cold-Rolled and Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat

Products From Korea; Extension of Time Limits 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 cold-rolled and corrosion-resistant carbon steel

flat products from Korea.

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

the time limits for the preliminary results of the third antidumping

duty administrative reviews of the antidumping orders on certain cold-

rolled and corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products from Korea.

These reviews cover three manufacturers and exporters of the subject

merchandise: Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd., Union Steel Manufacturing Co.,

Ltd., and Pohang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. The period of review is

August 1, 1995 through July 31, 1996.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 28, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alain Letort or John R. Kugelman, AD/

CVD Enforcement Group III--Office 8, Import Administration,

International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230, telephone

(202) 482-4243 or 482-0649, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department initiated these

administrative reviews on September 16, 1996 (61 FR 48882). On February

25, 1997, we published a notice in the Federal Register (62 FR 8424)

extending the deadline for the preliminary review results to August 1,

1997, in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930

(``the Act''), as amended by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act of 1994.

Because it is not practicable to complete these reviews within the

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extended deadline, the Department is extending the time limits for the

preliminary results of the aforementioned reviews to September 2, 1997.

See memorandum from Joseph A. Spetrini to Robert S. LaRussa, which is

on file in Room B-099 at the Department's headquarters.

This extension of time limits is in accordance with section

751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.

Dated: July 18, 1997.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, AD/CVD Enforcement Group III.

[FR Doc. 97-19719 Filed 7-25-97; 8:45 am]

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