Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Oil Country Tubular Goods from Korea

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-825]

Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review of Oil Country Tubular Goods from Korea

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 20, 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 oil country

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tubular goods from Korea, covering the period August 1, 1997 through

July 31, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Lyons or Steve Bezirganian,

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 or (202) 482-0162, 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 the statutory time limit.

See Memorandum from Joseph A. Spetrini to Robert S. LaRussa. 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 August 13, 1999. 64 FR 7855 (February 17,

1999).

Dated: July 14, 1999.

Edward C. Yang,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Enforcement Group III.

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