66524 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 215 / Monday, November 6, 2000 / Notices

Time Limits

Statutory Time Limits

Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act

of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires

the Department to make a preliminary

determination within 245 days after the

last day of the anniversary month of an

order/finding for which a review is

requested and a final determination

within 120 days after the date on which

the preliminary determination is

published. However, if it is not

practicable to complete the review

within the time period, section

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

Department to extend these deadlines to

a maximum of 365 days and 180 days,

respectively.

Background

On December 28, 1999, the

Department published a notice of

initiation of administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on circular

welded non-alloy steel pipe from the

Republic of Korea, covering the period

November 1, 1998, through October 31,

1999 (64 FR 72644). On July 11, 2000,

the Department extended the time limit

for completion of the preliminary

results by 66 days, or until no later than

October 6, 2000. See Circular Welded

Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from the Republic

of Korea: Notice of Extension of Time

Limit for Preliminary Results and Partial

Rescission of Antidumping

Administrative Review, 65 FR 44521

(July 18, 2000). On October 2, 2000, we

extended the time limit for completion

of the preliminary results by an

additional 28 days, or until no later than

November 3, 2000. See Circular Welded

Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From the Republic

of Korea: Notice of Extension of Time

Limit for Preliminary Results of

Administrative Review, 65 FR 59823

(October 6, 2000).

Extension of Preliminary Results of

Review

We determine that due to limited

administrative resources and the need

for further analysis of the complex

issues present in this review (e.g., date

of sale, level of trade, and CEP offset),

it is not practicable to complete the

preliminary results of this review within

the previously extended time limit.

Therefore, the Department is fully

extending the time limits for completion

of the preliminary results until no later

than November 29, 2000.

This extension is in accordance with

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

Dated: October 31, 2000.

Richard W. Moreland,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Import

Administration, Group I.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

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Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel

Plate From Germany: Rescission of

Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Rescission of the

Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review for the Period August 1, 1999

through July 31, 2000.

SUMMARY: On October 2, 2000, in

response to a request made by

Bethlehem Steel Corporation and U.S.

Steel Group, a unit of USX Corporation

(collectively, the ‘‘Petitioners’’), the

Department of Commerce

(‘‘Department’’) published the notice of

initiation of an antidumping duty

administrative review on certain cut-tolength carbon steel plate (‘‘plate’’) from

Germany, for the period August 1, 1999

through July 31, 2000. Because the

Petitioners have withdrawn their

request for review, the Department is

rescinding this review in accordance

with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).

EFFECTIVE DATES: November 6, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert A. Bolling or James Doyle,

Enforcement Group III, Office 9, Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue,

N.W., Washington, DC 20230;

telephone: 202–482–3434 and 202–482–

0159, respectively.

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 Uruguay Round

Agreements Act. In addition, unless

otherwise indicated, all citations to the

Department’s regulations are to the

regulations codified at 19 CFR Part 351

(2000).

Background

On August 31, 2000, the Petitioners

requested that the Department conduct

an administrative review for the period

August 1, 1999 through July 31, 2000, of

Reiner Brach GmbH & Co. (‘‘Reiner

Brach’’) a producer/exporter of the

subject merchandise from Germany.

October 2, 2000, the Department

published a notice of initiation of the

antidumping administrative review on

plate from Germany, in accordance with

19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i). See Initiation of

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty

Administrative Reviews, 65 FR 58733

(October 2, 2000). On September 28,

2000, the Petitioners withdrew their

request for review.

Rescission of Review

Pursuant to Departmental regulations,

the Department will rescind an

administrative review ‘‘if a party that

requested the review withdraws the

request within 90 days of the date of

publication of notice of initiation of the

requested review.’’ See 19 CFR

351.213(d)(1). The Petitioners

withdrawal of their request for review

was within the 90-day time limit;

accordingly, we are rescinding the

administrative review for the period

August 1, 1999 through July 31, 2000,

and will issue appropriate assessment

instructions to the U.S. Customs

Service.

This notice serves as a reminder to

parties subject to administrative

protective order (‘‘APO’’) of their

responsibility concerning the

disposition of proprietary information

disclosed under APO in accordance

with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely

written notification of the return or

destruction of APO materials or

conversion to judicial protective order is

hereby requested. Failure to comply

with the regulations and terms of an

APO is a sanctionable violation. This

determination is issued in accordance

with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4) and section

777(i)(1) of the Act.

Dated: October 31, 2000.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Enforcement

Group III.

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