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requires the Department to gather and
analyze a significant amount of
information pertaining to each
company’s sales practices,
manufacturing costs and corporate
relationships. In addition, the
Department is analyzing issues related
to scope exclusions of certain products.
Given the number and complexity of
issues in this case, and in accordance
with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, we
are extending the time period for issuing
the preliminary results of review to 365
days. Therefore, the preliminary results
are now due no later than October 31,
2005. The final results continued to be
due 120 days after publication of the
preliminary results.
This notice is issued and published in
accordance with Section 751(a)(3)(A) of
the Act.
Dated: April 19, 2005.
Barbara E. Tillman,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
(A–823–812)
Initiation of a Changed Circumstances
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
on Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire
Rod from Ukraine
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of initiation and request
for comments.
AGENCY:
DATES: April 26, 2005.
SUMMARY: The Department
of Commerce
is initiating a changed circumstances
review in order to determine whether
Ukraine should continue to be treated as
a non–market economy country for
purposes of the antidumping duty law.
Written comments (original and six
copies) should be sent to Joseph A.
Spetrini, Acting Assistant Secretary for
Import Administration, U.S. Department
of Commerce, Central Records Unit,
Room 1870, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lawrence Norton or Shauna Lee–Alaia,
Office of Policy, Import Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,
Washington DC, 20230, 202–482–1579
or 202–482–2793, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
Citing changes that have occurred in
Ukraine over the past several years, on
April 2, 2005 the Government of
Ukraine’s Ministry of Economy and
European Integration requested that the
Department of Commerce conduct a
review of Ukraine’s status as a non–
market economy (‘‘NME’’) country
within the context of a changed
circumstances review of the
antidumping duty order on carbon and
certain alloy steel wire rod from
Ukraine. In response to this request, the
Department is initiating a changed
circumstances review in order to
determine whether Ukraine should
continue to be treated as an NME
country for purposes of the antidumping
law, pursuant to sections 751(b) and
771(18)(C)(ii) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (‘‘the Act’’). Specifically,
the Department is resuming the review
of Ukraine’s NME status on which it
deferred a decision in 2002. See
Antidumping Duty Investigation of
Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire
Rod from Ukraine; Notice to defer a
decision regarding Ukraine’s non–
market economy status, 67 FR 51536
(August 8, 2002). The Department has
treated Ukraine as an NME country in
all past antidumping duty investigations
and administrative reviews. See, e.g.,
Final Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value: Carbon and Certain
Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Ukraine, 67
FR 55785 (August 30, 2002); Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value: Certain Hot–Rolled Carbon
Steel Flat Products from Ukraine, 66 FR
50401 (October 3, 2001); and Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value: Steel Concrete Reinforcing
Bars from Ukraine, 66 FR 1857 (April
11, 2001). A designation as a NME
remains in effect until it is revoked by
the Department. See section
771(18)(C)(i) of the Act.
Opportunity for Public Comment
As part of this inquiry to determine
whether to revoke Ukraine’s NME
status, the Department is interested in
receiving public comment with respect
to Ukraine in relation to the factors
listed in section 771(18)(B) of the Act,
which the Department must take into
account in making a market/non–market
economy determination:
(i) The extent to which the currency of
the foreign country is convertible into
the currency of other countries;
(ii) the extent to which wage rates in the
foreign country are determined by free
bargaining between labor and
management;
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(iii) the extent to which joint ventures
or other investments by firms of other
foreign countries are permitted in the
foreign country;
(iv) the extent of government ownership
or control of the means of production;
(v) the extent of government control
over allocation of resources and over
price and output decisions of
enterprises; and
(vi) such other factors as the
administering authority considers
appropriate.
Comments--Deadline, Format, and
Number of Copies
The deadline for submission of
comments will be 45 days after the date
of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register. Rebuttal comments
may be submitted up to 30 days after the
date by which initial comments are due.
Each person submitting comments
should include his or her name and
address, and give reasons for any
recommendation. To facilitate their
consideration by the Department,
comments should be submitted in the
following format: (1) begin each
comment on a separate page; (2)
concisely state the issue identified and
discussed in the comment and include
any supporting documentation in
exhibits or appendices; (3) provide a
brief summary of the comment (a
maximum of three sentences) and label
this section ‘‘summary of comment≥; (4)
provide an index or table of contents;
and (5) include the case number, A–
823–812, in the top right hand corner of
the submission.
Persons wishing to comment should
file a signed original and six copies of
each set of comments by the dates
specified above. All comments
responding to this notice will be a
matter of public record and will be
available for public inspection and
copying at Import Administration’s
Central Records Unit, Room B–099,
between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5
p.m. on business days. The Department
requires that comments be submitted in
written form. The Department
recommends submission of comments
in electronic media, preferably in
Portable Document Format (PDF), to
accompany the required paper copies.
Comments filed in electronic form
should be submitted on CD–ROM as
comments submitted on diskettes are
likely to be damaged by postal radiation
treatment.
Comments received in electronic form
will be made available to the public on
the Internet at the Import
Administration Web site at the
following address: https://ia.ita.doc.gov/.
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Any questions concerning file
formatting, document conversion,
access on the Internet, or other
electronic filing issues should be
addressed to Andrew Lee Beller, Import
Administration Webmaster, at (202)
482–0866, email: webmaster–
support@ita.doc.gov.
Hearing
After reviewing all comments and
rebuttal comments, the Department will
hold a public hearing on the NME
country issue if one is requested in the
initial or rebuttal comments on this
issue by an interested party, as defined
by section 771(9) of the Act, or if the
Department determines that one is
warranted. If the Department holds a
hearing, the Department will announce
a place and time for that hearing. This
determination is issued and published
in accordance with sections 751(b) and
771(18)(C)(ii) of the Act.
Dated: April 20, 2005.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
[FR Doc. E5–1980 Filed 4–26–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
(A–449–804)
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars from
Latvia: Extension of the Time Limit for
the Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 26, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel O’Brien or Shane Subler at (202)
482–1376 or (202) 482–0189,
respectively; AD/CVD Operations,
Office 1, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
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 complete the
preliminary results of an administrative
review within 245 days after the last day
of the anniversary month of an order/
finding for which a review is requested,
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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 these time periods, section
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the
Department to extend the time limit for
(1) the preliminary results to a
maximum of 365 days after the last day
of the anniversary month of an order/
finding for which a review is requested,
and (2) 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 publication of
the preliminary results.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Background
On September 27, 2004, Joint Stock
Company Liepajas Metalurgs, a Latvian
producer of subject merchandise,
requested an administrative review of
the antidumping duty order on Steel
Concrete Reinforcing Bars from Latvia.
On September 30, 2004, the petitioners
in the proceeding, the Rebar Trade
Action Coalition1 and its individual
members, also requested an
administrative review of the
antidumping order. On October 22,
2004, the Department published a notice
of initiation of the administrative
review, covering the period September
1, 2003, through August 31, 2004 (69 FR
62022). The preliminary results are
currently due no later than June 2, 2005.
SUMMARY: NMFS announces the meeting
of the General Advisory Committee to
the U.S. Section to the IATTC on May
12, 2005.
DATES: The open session of the General
Advisory Committee meeting will be
held on May 12, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 12
p.m. If necessary, a closed session will
be held May 12, 2005, from 1 p.m. to 5
p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
NMFS, Southwest Regional Office, 501
West Ocean Blvd., Suite 3300, Long
Beach, California, 90803–4213.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J.
Allison Routt at (562) 980–4019.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Tuna Conventions
Act, as amended, the Department of
State has appointed a General Advisory
Committee to the U.S. Section to the
IATTC. The U.S. section consists of the
four U.S. Commissioners to the IATTC
and the representative of the Deputy
Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans
and Fisheries. The Advisory Committee
supports the work of the U.S. Section in
a solely advisory capacity with respect
to U.S. participation in the work of the
IATTC, with particular reference to the
development of policies and negotiating
positions pursued at meetings of the
IATTC. NMFS, Southwest Region,
administers the Advisory Committee in
cooperation with the Department of
State.
The General Advisory Committee to
the U.S. Section to the IATTC will meet
to receive and discuss information on:
(1) the results of the June 2004 Annual
Meeting of the IATTC, (2) 2004 IATTC
activities, (3) recent and upcoming
meetings of IATTC working groups, and
(4) Advisory Committee operational
issues. The public will have access to
the open session of the meeting, but
there will be no opportunity for public
comment.
If necessary, the General Advisory
Committee will convene an executive
session during the afternoon of May 12,
Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary
Results of Review
We determine that it is not practicable
to complete the preliminary results of
this review within the original time
limits. Several complex issues related to
merchandise classification and cost of
production have been raised during the
course of this administrative review.
The Department needs more time to
address these items and evaluate the
issues more thoroughly.
For the reasons noted above, we are
extending the time limit for completion
of the preliminary results until no later
than August 1, 2005. We intend to issue
the final results no later than 120 days
after publication of the preliminary
results.
This notice is issued and published in
accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of
the Act.
Dated: April 20, 2005.
Barbara E. Tillman,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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1 The Rebar Trade Action Coalition comprises
Gerdau Ameristeel, CMC Steel Group, Nucor
Corporation, and TAMCO.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 042105A]
General Advisory Committee to the
U.S. Section to the Inter-American
Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC);
Meeting Announcement
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
(A-823-812)
Initiation of a Changed Circumstances Review of the Antidumping
Duty Order on Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Ukraine
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of initiation and request for comments.
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DATES: April 26, 2005.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is initiating a changed
circumstances review in order to determine whether Ukraine should
continue to be treated as a non-market economy country for purposes of
the antidumping duty law. Written comments (original and six copies)
should be sent to Joseph A. Spetrini, Acting Assistant Secretary for
Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Central Records
Unit, Room 1870, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lawrence Norton or Shauna Lee-Alaia,
Office of Policy, Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce,
14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington DC, 20230, 202-482-
1579 or 202-482-2793, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Citing changes that have occurred in Ukraine over the past several
years, on April 2, 2005 the Government of Ukraine's Ministry of Economy
and European Integration requested that the Department of Commerce
conduct a review of Ukraine's status as a non-market economy (``NME'')
country within the context of a changed circumstances review of the
antidumping duty order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from
Ukraine. In response to this request, the Department is initiating a
changed circumstances review in order to determine whether Ukraine
should continue to be treated as an NME country for purposes of the
antidumping law, pursuant to sections 751(b) and 771(18)(C)(ii) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). Specifically, the
Department is resuming the review of Ukraine's NME status on which it
deferred a decision in 2002. See Antidumping Duty Investigation of
Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Ukraine; Notice to defer a
decision regarding Ukraine's non-market economy status, 67 FR 51536
(August 8, 2002). The Department has treated Ukraine as an NME country
in all past antidumping duty investigations and administrative reviews.
See, e.g., Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Carbon
and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Ukraine, 67 FR 55785 (August 30,
2002); Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain
Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from Ukraine, 66 FR 50401
(October 3, 2001); and Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value: Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars from Ukraine, 66 FR 1857 (April
11, 2001). A designation as a NME remains in effect until it is revoked
by the Department. See section 771(18)(C)(i) of the Act.
Opportunity for Public Comment
As part of this inquiry to determine whether to revoke Ukraine's
NME status, the Department is interested in receiving public comment
with respect to Ukraine in relation to the factors listed in section
771(18)(B) of the Act, which the Department must take into account in
making a market/non-market economy determination:
(i) The extent to which the currency of the foreign country is
convertible into the currency of other countries;
(ii) the extent to which wage rates in the foreign country are
determined by free bargaining between labor and management;
(iii) the extent to which joint ventures or other investments by firms
of other foreign countries are permitted in the foreign country;
(iv) the extent of government ownership or control of the means of
production;
(v) the extent of government control over allocation of resources and
over price and output decisions of enterprises; and
(vi) such other factors as the administering authority considers
appropriate.
Comments--Deadline, Format, and Number of Copies
The deadline for submission of comments will be 45 days after the
date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Rebuttal
comments may be submitted up to 30 days after the date by which initial
comments are due. Each person submitting comments should include his or
her name and address, and give reasons for any recommendation. To
facilitate their consideration by the Department, comments should be
submitted in the following format: (1) begin each comment on a separate
page; (2) concisely state the issue identified and discussed in the
comment and include any supporting documentation in exhibits or
appendices; (3) provide a brief summary of the comment (a maximum of
three sentences) and label this section ``summary of
comment; (4) provide an index or table of contents; and (5)
include the case number, A-823-812, in the top right hand corner of the
submission.
Persons wishing to comment should file a signed original and six
copies of each set of comments by the dates specified above. All
comments responding to this notice will be a matter of public record
and will be available for public inspection and copying at Import
Administration's Central Records Unit, Room B-099, between the hours of
8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on business days. The Department requires that
comments be submitted in written form. The Department recommends
submission of comments in electronic media, preferably in Portable
Document Format (PDF), to accompany the required paper copies. Comments
filed in electronic form should be submitted on CD-ROM as comments
submitted on diskettes are likely to be damaged by postal radiation
treatment.
Comments received in electronic form will be made available to the
public on the Internet at the Import Administration Web site at the
following address: https://ia.ita.doc.gov/.
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Any questions concerning file formatting, document conversion,
access on the Internet, or other electronic filing issues should be
addressed to Andrew Lee Beller, Import Administration Webmaster, at
(202) 482-0866, email: webmaster-support@ita.doc.gov.
Hearing
After reviewing all comments and rebuttal comments, the Department
will hold a public hearing on the NME country issue if one is requested
in the initial or rebuttal comments on this issue by an interested
party, as defined by section 771(9) of the Act, or if the Department
determines that one is warranted. If the Department holds a hearing,
the Department will announce a place and time for that hearing. This
determination is issued and published in accordance with sections
751(b) and 771(18)(C)(ii) of the Act.
Dated: April 20, 2005.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E5-1980 Filed 4-26-05; 8:45 am]
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