Tapered Roller Bearings From the People's Republic of China: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Five-Year Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-601]

Tapered Roller Bearings From the People's Republic of China:

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Five-Year Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of extension of time limit for final result of five-year

(``sunset'') review.

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

the time limit for the preliminary results of the sunset review on the

antidumping duty order on tapered roller bearings from the People's

Republic of China. Based on adequate responses from domestic and

respondent interested parties, the Department is conducting a full

sunset review to determine whether revocation of the order would be

likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping. As a result of

this extension, the Department intends to issue its preliminary results

not later than October 18, 1999.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 26, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott E. Smith, Martha V. Douthit or

Melissa G. Skinner, Import Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Pennsylvania Avenue and

14th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone (202) 482-6397,

(202) 482-3207 or (202) 482-1560 respectively.

Extension of Final Results

The Department has determined that the sunset review of the

antidumping duty order on tapered roller bearings from the People's

Republic of China is extraordinarily complicated. In accordance with

section 751(c)(5)(C)(v) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the

Act''), the Department may treat a review as extraordinarily

complicated if it is a review of a transition order (i.e, an order in

effect on January 1, 1995). See section 751(c)(6)(C) of the Act. The

antidumping duty order on tapered roller bearings from the People's

Republic of China was issued on June 15, 1987 (52 FR 22667) and, as

such, is a transition order. Accordingly, the Department is extending

the time limit for completion of the preliminary results of this review

until not later than October 18, 1999, in accordance with section

751(c)(5)(B) of the Act. The Department will, therefore, issue the

final results of this review not later than February 25, 2000.

Dated: July 20, 1999.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 99-19020 Filed 7-23-99; 8:45 am]

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