[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 198 (Wednesday, October 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55090-55091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27569]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Roller Chain, Other Than Bicycle, From Japan: Postponement of
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review (A-588-
028)
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 the time limits of the
preliminary results of the antidumping duty administrative review of
the antidumping finding on roller chain, other than bicycle, from
Japan, covering the period April 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998, since
it is not practicable to complete the review within the time limits
mandated by Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act),
as amended.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 14, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ron Trentham or Cameron Werker, Antidumping Duty and Countervailing
Duty Enforcement, Office Four, Import Administration, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-
6320 and 482-3874, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Applicable Statute
Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are
references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective
date of the amendments made to the Act by the Uruguay Rounds Agreements
Act.
Background
On May 22, 1998 (63 FR 29370, May 29, 1998) the Department of
Commerce (the Department) initiated an administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on roller chain, other than bicycle, from Japan,
covering the period April 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998. In our
notice of initiation, we stated that we intended to issue the final
results of this review no later than April 30, 1999. On August 6, 1998,
Kaga Industries Co. Ltd., Sugiyama Chain, and Izumi Chain Manufacturing
Co. Ltd., respectively, submitted requests for postponement of the
preliminary results on roller chain, other than bicycle from Japan, due
to the complexity of issues presented by the review, including model
match issues stemming from the 1996-1997 administrative review and the
limited resources of both respondents and the Department.
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 and a
final determination within 120 days after the date on which the
preliminary determination is published. 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 365
days and 180 days, respectively.
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We determine that it is not practicable to complete the preliminary
results of this review within the original time frame because of the
large number of respondents and the complexity of the legal and
methodological issues in this review (see Decision Memorandum from
Holly Kuga, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary to Robert LaRussa,
Assistant Secretary).
Accordingly, the deadline for issuing the preliminary results of
this review is now due no later than April 29, 1999. The deadline for
issuing the final results of this review will be no later than 120 days
from the publication of the preliminary results.
This extension is in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the
Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(3)(A)).
Dated: October 7, 1998.
Holly Kuga,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Group II.
[FR Doc. 98-27569 Filed 10-13-98; 8:45 am]
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