Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products From Japan: Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-588-824]

Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products From

Japan: Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results of Antidumping

Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of extension of time limits for preliminary results of

antidumping administrative review.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: August 6, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doreen Chen, Brandon Farlander, or

Rick Johnson, AD/CVD Enforcement, Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-

0408, (202) 482-0182 or (202) 482-3818, respectively.

The 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 Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act) by the

Uruguay Round Agreements Act. In addition, unless otherwise indicated,

all citations to the Departments's regulations are to the current

regulations, codified at 19 CFR part 351, 62 FR 27295 (May 19, 1997)

Background

On July 19, 1993, the Department published in the Federal Register

(58 FR 37154) the antidumping duty order on certain corrosion-resistant

carbon steel flat products from Japan. On September 29, 1998, the

Department published its initiation of this antidumping duty

administrative review covering the period of August 1, 1997 through

July 31, 1998 (63 FR 51893). On February 24, 1999, the Department

published a notice of extension of the time limit for the preliminary

results of this review to August 1, 1999. See Corrosion-Resistant

Carbon Steel Flat Products From Japan: Extension of Time Limit for

Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 64

FR 9127 (February 24, 1999).

Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results

Because of the complexities enumerated in the Memorandum from

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Joseph A. Spetrini to Robert S. LaRussa, Extension of Time Limit for

the Preliminary Results of Antidumping Administrative Reviews: Certain

Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products From Japan, dated August

2, 1999, it is not practicable to complete this review within the time

limits mandated by section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.

Therefore, in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the

Department is extending the time limits for the preliminary results 7

days to August 9, 1999. The final results continue to be due 120 days

after the publication of the preliminary results.

Dated: August 2, 1999.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 99-20332 Filed 8-5-99; 8:45 am]

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