Heavy Forged Hand Tools From the People's Republic of China

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-803]

Heavy Forged Hand Tools From the People's Republic of China

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

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

reviews, heavy forged hand tools from the People's Republic of China.

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

time limit of the preliminary results of the administrative review of

the antidumping duty orders on Heavy Forged Hand Tools from the

People's Republic of China. These reviews cover five manufacturers/

exporters of the subject merchandise to the United States for the

period February 1, 1998 to January 31, 1999.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 28, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lyman Armstrong or James Terpstra, AD/

CVD Enforcement, Office 4, Group II, Import Administration, U.S.

Department of Commerce, 14th St. and Constitution Ave., NW, Washington,

DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-3601, or (202)-482-3965, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Because it is not practicable to complete

the final results of these reviews within the initial time limit

established by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (245 days after the

last day of the anniversary month), pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the Department is

extending the time limit for completion of the preliminary results

until February 28, 2000. See Memorandum from Bernard T. Carreau to

Robert LaRussa, on file in the Central Records Unit located in room B-

099 of the main Department of Commerce building (October 21, 1999).

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

Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(3)(A).

Dated: October 22, 1999.

Bernard T. Carreau,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 99-28239 Filed 10-27-99; 8:45 am]

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