[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 249 (Friday, December 28, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 67185]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31907]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-307-820]


Silicomanganese From Venezuela: Notice of Postponement of Final 
Determination of Antidumping Duty Investigation

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

ACTION: Postponement of final determination of antidumping duty 
investigation.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: December 28, 2001.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is postponing the 
final determination in the antidumping duty investigation of 
silicomanganese from Venezuela.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Scott at (202) 482-2657 or 
Robert James at (202) 482-0649, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Enforcement Group III, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.

Applicable Statute and Regulations

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Tariff Act), are references to the provisions 
effective January 1, 1995, the effective date of the amendments made to 
the Tariff Act by 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).

Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional 
Measures

    On November 9, 2001, the Department published the affirmative 
preliminary determination in the investigation of silicomanganese from 
Venezuela. See Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less 
Than Fair Value; Silicomanganese From Venezuela, 66 FR 56,635. Pursuant 
to section 735(a)(2) of the Tariff Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii) of 
the Department's regulations, on December 5, 2001, respondent Hornos 
Electricos de Venezuela, S.A. (Hevensa) requested the Department extend 
the deadline for the final determination for the full sixty days, as 
permitted by the statute and regulations. Hevensa also agreed to the 
extension of provisional measures (i.e., suspension of liquidation) 
from a four-month period to a period not to exceed six months, pursuant 
to 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2).
    Section 735(a)(2) of the Tariff Act provides that a final 
determination may be postponed not later than 135 days after the date 
of publication of the preliminary determination if, in the event of an 
affirmative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement 
is made by exporters who account for a significant proportion of 
exports of the subject merchandise, or in the event of a negative 
preliminary determination, a request for such postponement is made by 
petitioner. The Department's regulations, at 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2) 
require requests by respondents for postponement of a final 
determination be accompanied by a request for the extension of 
provisional measures from a four-month period to not more than six 
months.
    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because (i) our 
preliminary determination is affirmative, (ii) the respondent 
requesting postponement accounts for a significant proportion of the 
exports of the subject merchandise, and (iii) no compelling reasons for 
denial exist, we are granting Hevensa's request and are postponing the 
final determination to no later than 135 days after publication of the 
preliminary determination in the Federal Register. Suspension of 
liquidation will be extended accordingly. This notice of postponement 
is published pursuant to 19 CFR 351.210(g).

    Dated: December 19, 2001.
Bernard T. Carreau,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-31907 Filed 12-27-01; 8:45 am]
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