[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 110 (Friday, June 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39349-39350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14378]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-201-827]


Certain Large Diameter Carbon and Alloy Seamless Standard, Line 
and Pressure Pipe from Mexico: Extension of Preliminary Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

EFFECTIVE DATE:  June 7, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Geoffrey Craig or Brian Ledgerwood at 
(202) 482-4161 or (202) 482-3836, Office of AD/CVD Enforcement VI, 
Group II, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Ave, NW, 
Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

TIME LIMITS:

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 a review within 245 days after the last day of 
the anniversary month of an order or finding for which a review is 
requested and the final results within 120 days after the date on which 
the preliminary results are published. However, if it is not 
practicable to complete the review within that time period, section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the Department to extend the time limit 
for the preliminary results to a maximum of 365 days and for the final 
results to 180 days (or 300 days if the Department does not extend the 
time limit for the preliminary results) from the date of the 
publication of the preliminary results.

Background

    On October 1, 2001, the Department published in the Federal 
Register the notice of initiation of this antidumping duty 
administrative review with respect to certain large diameter carbon and 
alloy seamless standard, line, and pressure pipe, covering the period 
February 4, 2000 through July 31, 2001 (66 FR 49924). The preliminary 
results were originally due on May 3, 2002. On May 10, 2002 (67 FR 
17397) the Department published a 30-day extension of the preliminary 
results. On May 29, 2002, petitioner in this case made a submission 
arguing that the reveiw should not be rescinded. Because it is not 
practicable to address the issues raised by June 3, 2002, we are 
postponing the preliminary determination an additional 90 days, until 
September 3, 2002, in accordance with 751(a)((3)(A) of the Act.

Extension of Preliminary Results of Review

    We determine that it is not practicable to complete the preliminary 
results of this review within the time limit. Therefore, we are 
extending the time limit for completion of the preliminary results 
until no later than September 3, 2002. See Decision Memorandum from 
Melissa Skinner to Bernard Carreau, dated May 31, 2002, which is on 
file in the Central Records Unit, B-099 of the main Commerce Building. 
We intend to issue the final results no later than 120 days after the 
publication of the notice of preliminary results of this review.
    This extension is in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 
Act.


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    Dated: May 31, 2002
Bernard T. Carreau,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-14378 Filed 6-6-02; 8:45 am]
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