Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Sulfanilic Acid From the People's Republic of China

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-815]

Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review of Sulfanilic Acid From the People's Republic of

China

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 24, 1999.

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

time limit for the preliminary results of the antidumping duty

administrative review of the antidumping order on sulfanilic acid from

the People's Republic of China, covering the period August 1, 1997

through July 31, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Lyons, Linda Smiroldo, or

Nithya Nagarajan, AD/CVD Enforcement Office 7, Import Administration,

International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230, telephone

(202) 482-0374, (202) 482-6412, or (202) 482-4243, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff

Act, as amended (the Act), the Department may extend the deadline for

completion of an administrative review if it determines that it is not

practicable to complete the review within the statutory time limit of

245 days after the last day of the anniversary month for the relevant

order. In the instant case, the Department has determined that it is

not practicable to complete the review within that statutory time

limit. See Memorandum from Joseph A. Spetrini to Robert S. LaRussa,

dated June 17, 1999. Therefore, in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A)

of the Act, the Department is extending the time limit for the

preliminary results until August 31, 1999. This extension fully extends

the statutory deadline to 365 days after the last day of the

anniversary month for the relevant order. The Department previously

extended the time period for the preliminary results from May 3, 1999

to July 2, 1999. 64 FR 7168 (February 12, 1999).

Dated: June 17, 1999.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Enforcement Group III.

[FR Doc. 99-16126 Filed 6-23-99; 8:45 am]

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