Certain Stainless Steel Wire Rods From France: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-427-811]

Certain Stainless Steel Wire Rods From France: Extension of Time

Limit for Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of extension of time limit for preliminary 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 third review of

certain stainless steel wire rods from France. This review covers the

period January 1, 1996 through December 31, 1996.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 12, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Bolling or Stephen Jacques at 202-

482-3434 or 482-1391; 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 Preliminary Results

The Department previously extended the preliminary results of this

review by 90 days from October 3, 1997 to January 2, 1998. The

Department has determined that it is not practicable to issue its

preliminary results within the revised time limit. (See Decision

Memorandum from Joseph A. Spetrini, Deputy Assistant Secretary,

Enforcement Group III to Robert LaRussa, Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration, January 2, 1998). Therefore, the Department is

extending the time limit for completion of the preliminary results

until January 16, 1998 in accordance with Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the

Act.

The deadline for the final results of these reviews will continue

to be 90 days after publication of the preliminary results.

Dated: January 2, 1998.

Richard O. Weible,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement Group III.

[FR Doc. 98-608 Filed 1-9-98; 8:45 am]

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