Certain Cut-to-length Carbon Steel Plate From Brazil; Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; Extension of Time Limit

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

(A-351-817)

Certain Cut-to-length Carbon Steel Plate From Brazil; Antidumping

Duty Administrative Review; Extension of 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 of the preliminary results of the antidumping duty

administrative review of Certain Cut-to-length Carbon Steel Plate From

Brazil. This review covers the period August 1, 1996 through July 31,

1997.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 28, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Helen Kramer or Linda Ludwig, Office

of AD/CVD Enforcement, Group III, Import Administration, International

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

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-0405

or 482-3833, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to the time required to verify whether

shipments of merchandise covered by the antidumping order occurred

during the period of review, it is not practicable to complete this

review within the original time limit. See Decision Memorandum from

Joseph A. Spetrini, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Enforcement Group III,

to Robert S. LaRussa, Assistant Secretary for Import Administration,

dated April 21,1998. Therefore, the Department is extending the time

limit for completion of the preliminary results until August 31, 1998,

in accordance with Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Trade and Tariff Act of

1930, as amended by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act of 1994. The

deadline for the final results of this review will continue to be 120

days after publication of the preliminary results.

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

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1675 (a)(3)(A)).

Dated: April 21, 1998.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Enforcement Group III.

[FR Doc. 98-11276 Filed 4-27-98; 8:45 am]

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