[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 16 (Friday, January 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3660-3661]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1761]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-791-802]
Furfuryl Alcohol From the Republic of South Africa: Extension of
Time Limit of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is extending the
time limit for the preliminary results in the administrative review of
the antidumping duty order on furfuryl alcohol from the Republic of
South Africa (RSA), covering the period December 16, 1994, through May
31, 1996, since it is not practicable to complete the review within the
time limits mandated by the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act), as amended,
19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(3)(A).
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 24, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Oudkirk or William Crow, Office
of AD/CVD Enforcement II, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-2336
or 482-0116, respectively.
APPLICABLE STATUTE AND REGULATIONS: Unless otherwise indicated, all
citations to the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), are
references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective
date of the amendments made
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to the Act by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. In addition, unless
otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department's regulations are
to the current regulations, as amended by the interim regulations
published in the Federal Register on May 11, 1995 (60 FR 25130).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 8, 1996, the Department initiated an administrative
review of the antidumping duty order on furfuryl alcohol from the RSA,
covering the period December 16, 1994, through May 31, 1996 (61 FR
41374). In our notice of initiation, we stated that we intended to
issue the final results of this review no later than June 30, 1997.
Postponement of Preliminary Results of Review
Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act requires the Department to make a
preliminary determination 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 issue the preliminary results in 245 days,
section 751(a)(3)(A) allows the Department to extend this time period
to 365 days.
We determine that it is not practicable to issue the preliminary
results within 245 days because there are complex legal and
methodological issues to address, such as duty reimbursement and
fictitious market allegations, in this first review of this antidumping
duty order under the new law.
Accordingly, the deadline for issuing the preliminary results of
this review is now no later than June 30, 1997. The deadline for
issuing the final results of this review will be 120 days from the
publication of the preliminary results.
This extension is in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the
Act.
Dated: January 14, 1997.
Barbara R. Stafford,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Import Administration
[FR Doc. 97-1761 Filed 1-23-97; 8:45 am]
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