Titanium Sponge From the Republic of Kazakhstan: Postponement of Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-834-803]

Titanium Sponge From the Republic of Kazakhstan: Postponement of

Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: 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

by 120 days the time limit for the preliminary results of the

antidumping duty administrative review of the antidumping finding on

titanium sponge from the Republic of Kazakhstan (``Kazakhstan'') (A-

834-803), covering the period August 1, 1997, through July 31, 1998,

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

limits mandated by the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act'') (19

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 10, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Manning or Wendy Frankel,

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Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Enforcement, Office Four,

Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S.

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

Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-3936 and 482-5849,

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 Act by the Uruguay Round Agreements

Act. In addition, unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the

Department of Commerce's regulations are to the current regulations as

codified at 19 CFR 351 (1998).

Background

On September 29, 1998 (63 FR 51893), the Department initiated an

administrative review of the antidumping finding on titanium sponge

from Kazakhstan, covering the period August 1, 1997, through July 31,

1998. In our notice of initiation, we stated our intention to issue the

final results of these reviews no later than August 31, 1999.

Postponement of Preliminary Results of Review

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

preliminary determination within 245 days after the last day of the

anniversary month of an order/finding for which a review is requested

and 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 foregoing time, section

751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and section 351.213(h)(2) of the Department's

regulations allows the Department to extend the time for making a

preliminary and final determination to a maximum of 365 days and 180

days, respectively.

Due to the complexity of the legal and methodological issues

presented by this review, the Department has determined that it is not

practicable to complete the preliminary determination on this review

within the time limit mandated by the Act (See Titanium Sponge from the

Republic of Kazakhstan (A-834-803); Extension of Preliminary Results

Review, dated April 29, 1999). Therefore, the Department is extending

the deadline for issuing the preliminary results of this review until

no later than August 31, 1999. The deadline for issuing the final

results of this review will be no later than 120 days from the

publication of the preliminary results.

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

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

Dated: April 30, 1999.

Bernard Carreau,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration

[FR Doc. 99-11721 Filed 5-7-99; 8:45 am]

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