03-25159. Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from Germany; Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; Extension of Time Limits

AGENCY:

Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

ACTION:

Notice of Extension of Time Limits.

SUMMARY:

The Department of Commerce (the Department) is extending the time limits for the final results of the 2001-2002 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from Germany. This review covers one manufacturer/exporter of the subject merchandise to the United States and the period July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

October 3, 2003

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patricia Tran at [phone] or Robert James at [phone], Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Enforcement Group III, Office Eight, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

On August 7, 2003, we published the preliminary results of this administrative review. See Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from Germany; Notice of Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review 68 FR 47039 (August 7, 2003). Currently, the final results in this administrative review are due on December 5, 2003. Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Tariff Act), the Department may extend the deadline for completion of an administrative review if it determines that it is not practicable to complete the final results of the review within the normal statutory time limit. The Department issued a supplemental questionnaire on September 5, 2003 to respondents requesting all information on downstream sales made by Thyssen Schulte (TS). Due to the request for additional information, the Department must allot the appropriate time to review and analyze the new information. In addition, the Department must allow parties to submit briefs and rebuttal briefs. The Department determines it is not practicable to complete this review within the normal statutory time limit. Therefore, the Department is extending the time limits for completion of the final results until February 3, 2004, in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act.

Dated: September 25, 2003.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Group III.