Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From Mexico: Extension of Time Limit

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-201-809]

Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From Mexico: Extension

of Time Limit

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of extension of time limit for final results of

antidumping duty administrative review.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is extending the time limit for the

final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty

order on Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From Mexico. The

review covers one manufacturer/exporter of the subject merchandise, and

the period of review August 1, 1997 through July 31, 1998.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 11, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Killiam or Robert James,

Enforcement Group III, Office 8, Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-3019

or 482-0649, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act

of 1930, as amended (the Act), the Department of Commerce (the

Department) may extend the deadline for completion of an administrative

review if it determines that it is not practicable to complete the

review within the statutory time limit of 120 days after the date on

which the notice of preliminary results was published in the Federal

Register. In the instant case, the preliminary results were published

in the Federal Register on September 7, 1999 (64 FR 48584) . The

Department has determined that more time is needed to consider comments

made by the parties in their October 22, 1999 case briefs and their

October 27, 1999

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rebuttal briefs. See Memorandum from Edward Yang to Robert S. La Russa,

January 3, 1999. Therefore, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the

Act, because it is not practicable to complete this review within the

original time limit, the Department is extending the time limit for the

final results to no later than March 6, 2000.

Dated: January 4, 2000.

Edward Yang,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement Group III.

[FR Doc. 00-636 Filed 1-10-00; 8:45 am]

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