On April 27, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced that it extended the time limit for the final results of the 2007-2008 antidumping (AD) duty administrative review of stainless steel bar from India.
On March 6, 2009, the Department published its preliminary results of the 2007-2008 antidumping duty administrative review. The final results for this review were due no later than July 6, 2009.
Completion of the final results of the administrative review within the 120-day period in this case is not practicable because, following the preliminary results, the DOC issued a comprehensive supplemental questionnaire concerning an affiliate of respondent Venus Wire Industries Pvt. Ltd. (Venus). The DOC requires additional time to analyze Venus' supplemental questionnaire responses and the comments from the domestic interested parties. In addition, the Department has received a request to extend the final results from the domestic interested parties.
Therefore, the DOC has fully extended the time period for issuing the final results of the administrative review. The final results are now due no later than September 2, 2009.