Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From Korea; Postponement of Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Administrative Review and Partial Rescission of Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-807]

Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From Korea;

Postponement of Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty New Shipper

Administrative Review and Partial Rescission of Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of extension of time limit and partial rescission of

review.

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

time limit for the preliminary results of the new shipper

administrative review of the antidumping duty order on polyethylene

terephthalate, film, sheet, and strip (PET film) from Korea. The

Department is also rescinding the

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review with respect to Kohap, Ltd. (Kohap). The review covers two

manufacturers/exporters of the subject merchandise and the period June

1, 1997 through May 31, 1998.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 7, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael J. Heaney or John Kugelman, 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) 482-4475 or 482-0649,

respectively.

Postponement of Preliminary Results of Review and Rescission of

Review With Respect To Kohap

On July 16, 1998, the Department initiated this new shipper review

of the antidumping duty order on PET film from Korea, manufactured by

H.S. Industries and Kohap, Ltd. (63 FR 38371). The current deadline for

the preliminary results is January 12, 1999. We have determined that

this review is extraordinarily complicated, and that we are unable to

complete it within the original timeframe. (See Memorandum to the File

dated November 24, 1998.)

Accordingly, the deadline for issuing the preliminary results is

now due no later than May 12, 1999. The deadline for issuing the final

results will be no later than 90 days from the publication of the

preliminary results.

On August 21, 1998, Kohap withdrew its request for a new shipper

administrative review. Accordingly, we are rescinding this new shipper

review with respect to Kohap. Upon publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, we will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to require

cash deposits on all shipments of PET film manufactured by Kohap and

entered or withdrawn from warehouse.

This notice is in accordance with Section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(2)(B)(iv)).

Dated: November 29, 1998.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD Enforcement, Group III.

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