Roller Chain, Other Than Bicycle, From Japan: Postponement of Preliminary and Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-588-028]

Roller Chain, Other Than Bicycle, From Japan: Postponement of

Preliminary and Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Extension of time limits for preliminary and final results of

antidumping duty administrative review.

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

time limits of the preliminary and final results of the antidumping

duty administrative review of the antidumping finding on roller chain,

other than bicycle, from Japan, covering the period April 1, 1996,

through March 31, 1997, 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: August 22, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jack Dulberger or Ron Trentham, Antidumping Duty and Countervailing

Duty Enforcement Office Four, Import Administration, International

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

Constitution

[[Page 44644]]

Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-5505 and 482-

4793.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Applicable Statute

Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are

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

date of the amendments made to the Act by the Uruguay Rounds Agreements

Act.

Background

On May 13, 1997 (62 FR 27720, May 21, 1997) the Department

initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on

roller chain, other than bicycle, from Japan, covering the period April

1, 1996, through March 31, 1997. In our notice of initiation, we stated

that we intended to issue the final results of this review no later

than April 30, 1998. On August 1, 1997, the American Chain Association

(ACA), submitted a request for postponement of the preliminary

determination on roller chain, other than bicycle from Japan, due to

the large number of respondents and the complexity of issues presented

by the review.

Postponement of Preliminary and Final 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 and a

final determination within 120 days after the date on which the

preliminary determination is published. However, if it is not

practicable to complete the review within the time period, section

751(a)(3)(A) allows the Department to extend this time period to 365

days and 180 days, respectively.

We determine that it is not practicable to complete this review

within the original time frame because of the large number of

respondents and the complexity of the legal and methodological issues

in this review.

Accordingly, the deadline for issuing the preliminary results of

this review is now no later than April 30, 1998. The deadline for

issuing the final results of this review will be no later than 180 days

from the publication of the preliminary results.

These extensions are in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the

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

Dated: August 14, 1997.

Jeffrey P. Bialos,

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 97-22269 Filed 8-21-97; 8:45 am]

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