Bars and Wedges and Hammers and Sledges From the People's Republic of China: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Five-Year Reviews

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-803]

Bars and Wedges and Hammers and Sledges From the People's

Republic of China: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of

Five-Year Reviews

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

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

five-year (``sunset'') reviews.

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

the time limit for the preliminary results of the reviews initiated on

the antidumping duty orders on bars and wedges and hammers and sledges

from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''). Based on adequate

responses from domestic interested parties and adequate responses from

respondent interested parties, the Department is conducting full sunset

reviews to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders

would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping. As a

result of these extension, the Department intends to issue its

preliminary results not later than January 18, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 26, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott E. Smith or Melissa G. Skinner,

Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S.

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

Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-6397 or (202) 482-1560

respectively.

Extension of Preliminary Results

In accordance with section 751(c)(5)(C)(v) of the Tariff Act of

1930, as amended (``the Act''), the Department may treat a sunset

review as extraordinary complicated if it is a review of a transition

order (i.e., an order in effect on January 1, 1995). The Department has

determined that the sunset reviews of antidumping duty orders on bars

and wedges and on hammers and sledges from the PRC are extraordinary

complicated. Therefore, the Department is extending the time limit for

completion of the preliminary results of these reviews until not later

than January 18,2000, in accordance with section 751(a)(5)(B) of the

Act.

Dated: October 19, 1999.

Richard W. Moreland,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 99-27833 Filed 10-25-99; 8:45 am]

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