[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 39868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16379]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-475-818, A-489-805]


Certain Pasta From Italy and Turkey: Extension of Time Limit for 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 28, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Russell Morris at (202) 482-1775, 
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 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 August 30, 1999, the Department published a notice of initiation 
of administrative reviews of the antidumping duty orders on certain 
pasta from Italy and Turkey, covering the period July 1, 1998, through 
June 30, 1999 (64 FR 47167). On February 4, 2000, the Department 
extended the time limit for completion of the preliminary results of 
these administrative reviews by 90 days (65 FR 5591). The preliminary 
results are currently due no later than June 30, 2000.

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Review

    We determine that it is not practicable to complete the preliminary 
results of these reviews within the extended 90 day time limit. 
Therefore the Department is extending the time limit for completion of 
these preliminary results for the full 120 days, until no later than 
July 31, 2000. See Decision Memorandum from Melissa Skinner to Holly 
Kuga, dated June 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: June 16, 2000.
Holly A. Kuga,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Import Administration, Group II.
[FR Doc. 00-16379 Filed 6-27-00; 8:45 am]
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