Furfuryl Alcohol From the Republic of South Africa: Extension of Time Limit of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[A-791-802]

Furfuryl Alcohol From the Republic of South Africa: Extension of

Time Limit of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is extending the

time limit for the preliminary results in the administrative review of

the antidumping duty order on furfuryl alcohol from the Republic of

South Africa (RSA), covering the period December 16, 1994, through May

31, 1996, since it is not practicable to complete the review within the

time limits mandated by the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act), as amended,

19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(3)(A).

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 24, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Oudkirk or William Crow, Office

of AD/CVD Enforcement II, Import Administration, International Trade

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

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-2336

or 482-0116, respectively.

APPLICABLE STATUTE AND REGULATIONS: Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), are

references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective

date of the amendments made

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to the Act by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. In addition, unless

otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department's regulations are

to the current regulations, as amended by the interim regulations

published in the Federal Register on May 11, 1995 (60 FR 25130).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On August 8, 1996, the Department initiated an administrative

review of the antidumping duty order on furfuryl alcohol from the RSA,

covering the period December 16, 1994, through May 31, 1996 (61 FR

41374). In our notice of initiation, we stated that we intended to

issue the final results of this review no later than June 30, 1997.

Postponement of Preliminary Results of Review

Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act requires the Department to make a

preliminary determination within 245 days after the last day of the

anniversary month of an order for which a review is requested. However,

if it is not practicable to issue the preliminary results in 245 days,

section 751(a)(3)(A) allows the Department to extend this time period

to 365 days.

We determine that it is not practicable to issue the preliminary

results within 245 days because there are complex legal and

methodological issues to address, such as duty reimbursement and

fictitious market allegations, in this first review of this antidumping

duty order under the new law.

Accordingly, the deadline for issuing the preliminary results of

this review is now no later than June 30, 1997. The deadline for

issuing the final results of this review will be 120 days from the

publication of the preliminary results.

This extension is in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the

Act.

Dated: January 14, 1997.

Barbara R. Stafford,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Import Administration

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