[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 42 (Thursday, March 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 11285]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5074]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-337-803]


Fresh Atlantic Salmon From Chile: Extension of Time Limit for 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 2, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Edward Easton at (202) 482-3003, Office of AD/
CVD Enforcement 5, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution 
Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20230.

Time Limits

Statutory Time Limits

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (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) of the Act allows the 
Department to extend the time limit for the preliminary determination 
to a maximum of 365 days and for the final determination to 180 days 
(or 300 days if the Department does not extend the time limit for the 
preliminary determination) from the Date of publication of the 
preliminary determination.

Background

    On August 30, 1999, the Department published a notice of initiation 
of administrative review of the antidumping order on Fresh Atlantic 
Salmon from Chile, covering the period July 28, 1998, through June 30, 
1999 (64 FR 47167). The preliminary results are currently due no later 
than March 31, 2000.

Extension of Preliminary Results of Review

    We determine that it is not practicable to complete the preliminary 
results of this review within the original time limit. Therefore, we 
are extending the time limit for completion of the preliminary results 
until no later than July 31, 2000. See Decision Memorandum from Gary 
Taverman to Holly Kuga, dated February 16, 2000, which is on file in 
the Central Records Unit, Room B-099 of the main Commerce building. We 
intend to issue the final results no later than 120 days after the 
publication of the notice of preliminary results.
    This extension is in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 
Act.

    Dated: February 24, 2000.
Holly Kuga,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Import Administration, Group II.
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