Persulfates From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-847]

Persulfates From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of

Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce

ACTION: Extension of time limits for preliminary results of antidumping

duty administrative review.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is extending by 120 days the time

limit of the preliminary results of the antidumping duty administrative

review of the antidumping duty order on persulfates from the People's

Republic of China (PRC) covering the period December 27, 1996, through

June 30, 1998, since it is not practicable to complete this review

within the time limits mandated by the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 4, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sunkyu Kim, at (202) 482-2613; or

James M. Nunno II, at (202) 482-0783, Import Administration,

International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.

POSTPONEMENT OF PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF REVIEW: Section 751(a)(3)(A) of

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 and a

final determination within 120 days after the date on which the

preliminary determination is published. However, section 751(a)(3)(A)

of the Act provides that when it is not practicable to complete the

review within the specified time period, the Department may extend this

time period by 120 days. We determine that it is not practicable to

complete the preliminary results of this review within the original

time frame. See Decision Memorandum from Holly A. Kuga,

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Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, to Robert S. LaRussa, Assistant

Secretary. Accordingly, the deadline for issuing the preliminary

results of this review is now due no later than July 31, 1999. In

accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, we plan to issue the

final results of this administrative review within 120 days after

publication of the preliminary results.

Dated: February 26, 1999.

Holly A. Kuga,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 99-5397 Filed 3-3-99; 8:45 am]

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