Brass Sheet and Strip From Germany: Postponement of Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-428-602]

Brass Sheet and Strip From Germany: Postponement of Preliminary

Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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 by 120 days the time

limit of the preliminary results of the antidumping duty administrative

review of the antidumping duty on brass sheet

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and strip from Germany covering the period March 1, 1997, through

February 28, 1998, since it is not practicable to complete this review

within the time limits mandated by the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 7, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Magd Zalok or Gabriel Adler, AD/CVD

Enforcement Group I, Import Administration, International Trade

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

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

4162 and 482-1442, 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 Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act) by the

Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA). In addition, unless otherwise

indicated, all citations to Department of Commerce (Department)

regulations refer to the regulations codified at 19 CFR part 351 (April

1998).

Postponement of Preliminary Results of Review

On April 24, 1998, the Department initiated an administrative

review of the antidumping duty order on brass sheet and strip from

Germany, covering the period of March 1, 1997, through February 28,

1998. See Notice of Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty

Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 63 FR 20378

(April 24, 1998).

Section 751(a)(3)(A) of 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. Per this requirement, the deadline for the

preliminary results of this review would have been December 1, 1998.

However, section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act provides that when it is not

practicable to complete the review within the specified time period,

the Department may extend this time period by 120 days. Since the

Department has determined that it is not practicable to issue the

preliminary results of this review by December 1, 1998, the Department

is extending the time limit for issuance of these results by 120 days.

See Memorandum from Richard W. Moreland to Robert S. LaRussa, dated

December 1, 1998.

In accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, we plan to

issue the final results of this administrative review within 120 days

after publication of the preliminary results.

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

Act.

Dated: December 1, 1998.

Richard W. Moreland,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 98-32434 Filed 12-4-98; 8:45 am]

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