Certain Pasta From Italy and Turkey: Notice of Extension of Time Limits for Antidumping Duty; First Administrative Reviews

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-475-818, A-489-805]

Certain Pasta From Italy and Turkey: Notice of Extension of Time

Limits for Antidumping Duty; First Administrative Reviews

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 10, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward Easton or John Brinkmann,

Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S.

Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-1777 and (202) 482-5288,

respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Postponement of Preliminary Results of the First Administrative

Reviews

On August 28, 1997, the Department of Commerce (the Department)

initiated the first administrative reviews of the antidumping duty

orders on certain pasta from Italy and Turkey, covering the period

January 19, 1996, through June 30, 1997 (62 FR 45621). Section

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

the Department to make a preliminary determination in an administrative

review within 245 days after the last day of the anniversary month of

an order for which a review is requested. The original deadline for the

preliminary results of these reviews was April 2, 1998. However, when

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

up to 365 days. Accordingly, on January 28, 1998, the Department

extended the time limit for completion of the preliminary results of

the administrative review by 90 days (63 FR 4218). The current extended

deadline for the preliminary results of these reviews is July 1, 1998.

We have now concluded, however, that the full 120-day extension is

necessary. Accordingly, the Department is extending the time limit for

completion of the preliminary results of these administrative reviews

by 30 additional days, or until July 31, 1998. We plan to issue the

final results of these administrative reviews within 120 days after

publication of the preliminary results.

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

Act.

Dated: June 3, 1998.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 98-15473 Filed 6-9-98; 8:45 am]

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