Industrial Phosphoric Acid From Belgium; Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-423-602]

Industrial Phosphoric Acid From Belgium; Extension of Time Limit

for Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Extension of time limit for final results of antidumping duty

administrative review of industrial phosphoric acid from Belgium.

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

the time limit for the final results of the antidumping duty

administrative review of the antidumping order on industrial phosphoric

acid from Belgium. This review covers 1 producer/exporter of industrial

phosphoric acid. The period of review is August 1, 1996 through July

31, 1997.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 16, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Todd Peterson or Thomas Futtner, AD/CVD Enforcement Group II, Office 4,

Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S.

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

Washington, DC 20230, telephone (202) 482-4195 or 482-3814,

respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of 1930

(``the Act'') are references to the provisions effective January 1,

1995, the effective date of the amendments made to the Act by the

Uruguay Round Agreements Act. In addition, unless otherwise indicated,

all citations to the Department's regulations are references to the

provisions codified at 19 CFR Part 351.101, et seq. (62 FR 27296--May

19, 1997).

Extension of Preliminary Results

The Department initiated this administrative review on September

25, 1997 (62 FR 50292). Under section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the

Department may extend the deadline for completion of an administrative

review if it determines that it is not practicable to complete the

review within the statutory time limit of 365 days. Because of the

complexity of an issue in this case, it is not practicable to complete

this review within the statutory time limit of 365 days. The

Department, therefore, is extending the time limit for the final

results of the aforementioned review to October 8, 1998. See memorandum

from Maria Harris Tildon to Robert S. LaRussa, which is on file in Room

B-099 at the Department's headquarters.

This extension of time limit is in accordance with section

751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and section 351.213(h)(2) of the Department's

regulations.

Dated: September 8, 1998.

Maria Harris Tildon,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, AD/CVD Enforcement Group II.

[FR Doc. 98-24747 Filed 9-15-98; 8:45 am]

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