Oil Country Tubular Goods from Korea: Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-825]

Oil Country Tubular Goods from Korea: Extension of Time Limit for

Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of extension of time limit for final results of

antidumping duty administrative review.

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

the time limit for the preliminary results for the second review of oil

country tubular goods from Korea. This review covers the period August

1, 1996 through July 31, 1997. The extension is made pursuant to

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 21, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Bezirganian at (202) 482-0162 or

Doug Campau at (202) 482-3964; Office of AD/CVD Enforcement, Group III,

Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S.

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

Washington, D.C. 20230.

The Applicable Statute

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 Rounds Agreements Act.

Postponement of Final Results

On September 8, 1998, the Department published the preliminary

results for this review. 63 FR 47469. Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act

requires the Department to complete an administrative review within 120

days of publication of the preliminary results. However, if it is not

practicable to complete the review within the 120-day time limit,

section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the Department to extend the

time limit to180 days from the date of publication of the preliminary

results. The Department has determined that it is not practicable to

issue its final results within the original 120-day time limit (See

Decision Memorandum from Joseph A. Spetrini to Robert LaRussa dated

November 17, 1998). We are therefore extending the deadline for

determination of final results in this review to 180 days from the date

on which the notice of preliminary results was published. The fully

extended deadline for determination of the final results is March 7,

1998.

Dated December 9, 1998.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Enforcement Group III.

[FR Doc. 98-33749 Filed 12-18-98; 8:45 am]

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