[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 42 (Thursday, March 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-421-805]


Aramid Fiber Formed of Poly Para-Phenylene Terephthalamide From 
the Netherlands: 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 CONTACT: Russell Morris or Michael Grossman, at 
(202) 482-1775 or (202) 482-3146, respectively, AD/CVD Enforcement, 
Office VI, Group II, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Ave, 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 of Commerce (``the Department'') to make 
a preliminary determination within 245 days after the last day of the 
anniversary month of an order/finding 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 these time periods, 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 July 29, 1999, the Department published a notice of initiation 
of administrative review of the antidumping duty order on aramid fiber 
formed of poly para-phenylene terephthalamide from the Netherlands, 
covering the period June 1, 1998 through May 31, 1999 (64 FR 41075). 
The preliminary results are currently due no later than March 1, 2000.

Extension of Time Limit for 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 the 
Department is extending the time limit for completion of the 
preliminary results until no later than June 29, 2000. See Decision 
Memorandum from John Brinkmann, Acting Director, AD/CVD Enforcement, 
Office VI, to Holly Kuga, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 
Administration, Group II, dated February 14, 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 preliminary results notice.
    This extension is in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 
Act.

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