Notice of Extension of Time Limit of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Canned Pineapple Fruit From Thailand

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-549-813]

Notice of Extension of Time Limit of Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review: Canned Pineapple Fruit From Thailand

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 15, 1998.

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

final results of the first administrative review on canned pineapple

fruit from Thailand. The Department has determined that 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gabriel Adler or Kris Campbell, Office

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

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

Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202)

482-1442 and (202) 482-3813, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 7, 1997, the Department of

Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of its

administrative review of the antidumping duty order on canned pineapple

fruit from Thailand. See Canned Pineapple Fruit from Thailand;

Preliminary Results and Partial Termination of Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review (62 FR 42487). The review covers shipments of

this merchandise to the United States during the period of review

January 11, 1995, through June 30, 1996, and three manufacturers/

exporters of the subject merchandise: Siam Food Products Public Company

Ltd., The Thai Pineapple Public Company, Ltd., and Thai Pineapple

Canning Industry Corp., Ltd.

Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the

Act) directs the Department to issue its final results of review within

120 days after the date on which the preliminary results are published,

unless it is not practicable to complete the review in that period, in

which case the Department may extend the period to 180 days. Because it

is not practicable to complete this review within a 120-day period, the

Department is extending the time limit for completion of the final

results until 180 days from the date of publication of our preliminary

results of review. The deadline for issuance of our final results of

review is thus February 3, 1998.

Dated: December 5, 1997.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

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