Roller Chain, Other Than Bicycle, From Japan: Postponement of Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review (A-588- 028)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

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

Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review (A-588-

028)

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Extension of time limits for preliminary results of antidumping

duty administrative review.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is extending the time limits of the

preliminary results of the antidumping duty administrative review of

the antidumping finding on roller chain, other than bicycle, from

Japan, covering the period April 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998, since

it is not practicable to complete the review within the time limits

mandated by Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act),

as amended.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 14, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ron Trentham or Cameron Werker, Antidumping Duty and Countervailing

Duty Enforcement, Office Four, Import Administration, International

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

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

6320 and 482-3874, respectively.

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 22, 1998 (63 FR 29370, May 29, 1998) the Department of

Commerce (the Department) initiated an administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on roller chain, other than bicycle, from Japan,

covering the period April 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998. In our

notice of initiation, we stated that we intended to issue the final

results of this review no later than April 30, 1999. On August 6, 1998,

Kaga Industries Co. Ltd., Sugiyama Chain, and Izumi Chain Manufacturing

Co. Ltd., respectively, submitted requests for postponement of the

preliminary results on roller chain, other than bicycle from Japan, due

to the complexity of issues presented by the review, including model

match issues stemming from the 1996-1997 administrative review and the

limited resources of both respondents and the Department.

Postponement of Preliminary 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.

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We determine that it is not practicable to complete the preliminary

results of 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 (see Decision Memorandum from

Holly Kuga, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary to Robert LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary).

Accordingly, the deadline for issuing the preliminary results of

this review is now due no later than April 29, 1999. The deadline for

issuing the final results of this review will be no later than 120 days

from the publication of the preliminary results.

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

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

Dated: October 7, 1998.

Holly Kuga,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Group II.

[FR Doc. 98-27569 Filed 10-13-98; 8:45 am]

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