Brass Sheet and Strip From The Netherlands: Notice of Extension of Time Limits for Sixth Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-421-701]

Brass Sheet and Strip From The Netherlands: Notice of Extension

of Time Limits for Sixth Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 5, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jarrod Goldfeder or John Brinkmann,

Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S.

Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-1784 and (202) 482-5288,

respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Postponement of Preliminary Results

On September 29, 1998, the Department initiated the sixth

administrative review of the antidumping duty order on brass sheet and

strip from The Netherlands, covering the period August 1, 1997 through

July 31, 1998 (63 FR 51893). The current deadline for the preliminary

results of this review is May 3, 1999. Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act

(``the Act''), requires the Department to make a preliminary

determination in an administrative review within 245 days after the

last day of the anniversary month of an order for which a review is

requested. However, if it is not practicable to complete the review

within the time period, section 751(a)(3)(A) allows the Department to

extend this time period to up to 365 days. Because of several complex

issues unique to this review, it is not practicable to complete the

review within the current time frame. Therefore, the Department is

extending the time limit for completion of the preliminary results of

this administrative review by 120 days, or until August 31, 1999. We

plan to issue the final results of this administrative review within

120 days after publication of the preliminary results.

Submission of New Factual Information

In response to OBV's request for revocation of this order, the

Department is allowing parties to submit information regarding the

likelihood of future dumping. Pursuant to section 351.222(b)(2) of the

Department's regulations (1998), the Department may revoke an order in

part ``if the Secretary concludes that: (1) One or more exporters or

producers covered by the order have sold the merchandise at not less

than normal value for a period of at least three consecutive years; (2)

It is not likely that those persons will in the future sell the subject

merchandise at less than normal value; and (3) The exporter or producer

agrees to immediate reinstatement of the order if the Secretary

concludes that dumping has resumed.

In past reviews the Department has established a process for the

submission of factual information on the issue of whether likelihood of

future dumping exists (see Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review and Notice of Intent Not to Revoke Order: Dynamic

Random Access Memory Semiconductors of One Megabit or Above from the

Republic of Korea, 62 FR 12794 (March 18, 1997)). Thus, at this time,

we are providing all interested parties the opportunity to submit any

such information which they believe the Department should consider when

determining the likelihood of future dumping.

The deadline for submission of this information for consideration

in the preliminary results is April 1, 1999. Additionally, parties will

be allowed until April 15, 1999, to submit rebuttal comments.

This extension is in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the

Act.

Dated: February 2, 1999.

Richard W. Moreland,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Import Administration.

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