Certain Fresh Cut Flowers From Colombia, Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; Time Limit

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-301-602]

Certain Fresh Cut Flowers From Colombia, Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review; Time Limit

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce

ACTION: Notice of extension of time limit.

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

time limit for the final results of the ninth review of the antidumping

duty order on certain fresh cut flowers from Colombia. The review

covers 351 producers and/or exporters of the subject merchandise to the

United States, and the period March 1, 1995 through February 29, 1996.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 13, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy Malmrose or Beth Graham, Import

Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

20230; telephone (202) 482-5414 or 482-4105, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department initiated this administrative

review on April 22, 1996 (61 FR 17685). On August 21, 1996, we extended

the deadline for these preliminary results until March 31, 1997 (61 FR

43229). On April 8, 1997, we published in the Federal Register the

preliminary results of this administrative review (67 FR 16772).

Because it is not practicable to complete this review within the

time limits mandated by section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930,

as amended by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, the Department is

extending the time limit for completion of the final results until

October 6, 1997.

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

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.

Dated: August 6, 1997.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 97-21427 Filed 8-12-97; 8:45 am]

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