Certain Fresh Cut Flowers From Colombia: Extension of Time Limit of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-301-602]

Certain Fresh Cut Flowers From Colombia: Extension of Time Limit

of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is extending the time limit for the

final results in the 11th administrative review of the antidumping duty

order on certain fresh cut flowers from Colombia. The period of review

is March 1, 1997, through February 28, 1998. This extension is made

pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended

by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 26, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosa Jeong or Marian Wells, Import

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

Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone (202) 482-

3853 or 482-6309, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Commerce (the Department)

initiated the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on

certain fresh cut flowers from Colombia on April 21, 1998 (63 FR

19709). On December 7, 1998, we extended the deadline for these

preliminary results until February 10, 1999 (63 FR 6754). On February

18, 1999, we published in the Federal Register the preliminary results

of this administrative review (64 FR 8059).

Due to the complexity of the issues present in this case, the

Department has determined that it is not practicable to complete this

review within the original time limit set forth in section 751(a)(3)(A)

of the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act), as amended by the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act. Therefore, the Department is extending the time limit

for completion of the final results until August 17, 1999.

As a result of the extension of the final results, the Department

is also postponing the briefing schedule. Case briefs will be due on

June 3, 1999, rebuttal briefs will be due on June 10, 1999.

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

the Act.

Dated: March 19, 1999.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary, Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 99-7368 Filed 3-25-99; 8:45 am]

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