Viscose Rayon Staple Fiber From Finland: Postponement of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-405-071]

Viscose Rayon Staple Fiber From Finland: Postponement of Final

Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: 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 of the final results of the antidumping duty administrative

review of the antidumping finding on viscose rayon staple fiber from

Finland, covering the period March 1, 1996, through February 28, 1997,

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

limit mandated by section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended (the Act).

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 26, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurel LaCivita or Alexander Amdur,

Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Enforcement Office Four,

Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S.

Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-4740 or 482-5346.

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 April 24, 1997 (62 FR 19988), the Department initiated an

administrative review of the antidumping duty finding on viscose rayon

staple fiber from Finland, covering the period March 1, 1996 through

February 28, 1997. On December 10, 1997 (62 FR 65063), the Department

published the preliminary determination in this review.

Postponement of Final Results of Review

Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act requires the Department to make 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 180

days after the date on which the preliminary determination is

published.

Because of the complexity of the scope issues involved in this

review, we determine that it is not practicable to complete this review

within the original time frame.

Accordingly, the deadline for issuing the final results of this

review will be no later than 180 days from the publication of the

preliminary determination (June 8, 1998).

These extensions are in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the

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

Dated: March 20, 1998.

Richard Moreland,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 98-7964 Filed 3-25-98; 8:45 am]

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