[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19524-19525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9815]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-549-817]


Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from Thailand: 
Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of Changed Circumstances 
Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is 
extending the time limit for the final results of the changed 
circumstances review of the antidumping duty order on certain hot-
rolled carbon steel flat products (``hot-rolled steel'') from Thailand. 
The period of review is July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007. This 
extension is made pursuant to 19 CFR 351.216(e) and 19 CFR 351.302(b).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Drury or Angelica Mendoza, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 7, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0195 
or (202) 482-3019, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On November 29, 2001, the Department published the antidumping duty 
order on hot-rolled steel from Thailand. See Antidumping Duty Order: 
Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From Thailand, 66 FR 
59562 (November 29, 2001) (``Hot-Rolled Steel Order''). In November 
2004, in the course of the 2003 - 2004 administrative review, 
Sahaviriya Steel Industries Public Company Limited (``SSI'')

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requested revocation of the Hot-Rolled Steel Order with respect to its 
sales of subject merchandise. See Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat 
Products From Thailand; Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review and Intent to Revoke and Rescind in Part, 70 FR 
73197 (December 9, 2005).
    In its revocation request, SSI agreed to immediate reinstatement in 
the Hot-Rolled Steel Order, so long as any producer or reseller is 
subject to the order, should the Department determine that SSI ``sold 
the subject merchandise at less than normal value.'' See SSI's November 
30, 2004, letter to the Department requesting revocation. On May 17, 
2006, the Department revoked the antidumping duty order with respect to 
SSI after having determined that SSI sold the merchandise at not less 
than normal value for a period of at least three consecutive years.\1\ 
See Revocation.
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    \1\ The three administrative reviews forming the basis of the 
revocation are: 1) the May 3, 2001, through October 31, 2002, 
review, Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From Thailand: 
Final Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review, 69 FR 19388 (April 13, 2004); 2) the November 
1, 2002, through October 31, 2003, review, Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon 
Steel Flat Products from Thailand: Rescission of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review, 69 FR 18349 (April 7, 2004); and 3) the 
November 1, 2003, through October 31, 2004, review, Certain Hot-
Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from Thailand: Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Partial Revocation of 
Antidumping Duty Order and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review, 71 FR 28659 (May 17, 2006) (``Revocation'')
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    As the result of an adequate allegation from a domestic interested 
party in this proceeding (i.e., United States Steel Corporation), the 
Department, pursuant to section 751(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (``the Act''), is now conducting a changed circumstances review 
to determine whether SSI has resumed dumping hot-rolled steel and 
whether the antidumping order should be reinstated for hot-rolled steel 
from Thailand manufactured and exported by SSI. See Initiation of 
Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review: Certain Hot-Rolled 
Carbon Steel Flat Products from Thailand, 73 FR 18766 (April 7, 2008).
    ``On October 29, 2008, based upon the complexity of the issues 
presented in this review, we extended the time limit for completion of 
this changed circumstances review until April 22, 2009. See Certain 
Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from Thailand: Extension of Time 
Limit for Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review, 73 FR 64303 
(October 29, 2008) (``Extension Notice'').\2\
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    \2\ On December 10, 2008, we issued a notice correcting an error 
in the Extension Notice. See Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat 
Products from Thailand: Correction to Notice of Extension of Time 
Limit for Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review, 73 FR 75079 
(December 10, 2008).
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    On December 30, 2008, the Department published the preliminary 
results of the changed circumstances review and intent to reinstate SSI 
in the antidumping duty order on hot-rolled steel from Thailand. See 
Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from Thailand: 
Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Review and Intent To 
Reinstate Sahaviriya Steel Industries Public Company Limited in the 
Antidumping Duty Order, 73 FR 79809 (December 30, 2008) (``Preliminary 
Results'').\3\
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    \3\ On February 5, 2009, the Department issued a notice 
correcting an error in the Preliminary Results. See Certain Hot-
Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from Thailand: Correction to 
Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Review and Intent To 
Reinstate Sahaviriya Steel Industries Public Company Limited in the 
Antidumping Duty Order, 74 FR 6136 (February 5, 2009).
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Extension of Time Limits for Final Results

    As the Department stated in both the Extension Notice and the 
Preliminary Results, the Department intended to issue the final results 
of this antidumping duty changed circumstances review on hot-rolled 
steel from Thailand by April 22, 2009. However, it is not practicable 
to complete the review within this time period. In order to evaluate 
fairly the issues raised by all interested parties in their respective 
case and rebuttal briefs, we are extending the time frame for 
completion of this review. As a result, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.302(b), 
we are extending the time limit for completion of the review by 15 
days. See Certain Pasta from Italy: Notice of Extension of Final 
Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review, 73 FR 46871 
(August 12, 2008), and Polyethylene Terephthalate Film Sheet and Strip 
from the Republic of Korea: Extension of Time Limit for Final Results 
of Changed Circumstances Review, 73 FR 6931 (February 6, 2008). 
Therefore, the final results are now due no later than May 7, 2009.
    This notice is published in accordance with sections 751(b) and 
771(i) of the Act.

    Dated: April 22, 2009.
John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. E9-9815 Filed 4-28-09; 8:45 am]
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