[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 8198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2528]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-812]


Dynamic Random Access Memory Semiconductors of One Megabit or 
Above (``DRAMs'') From the Republic of Korea: Extension of Time Limit 
for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 30, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paige Rivas at (202) 482-0651, AD/CVD 
Enforcement, Office IV, 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 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 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 7, 2000, the Department published a notice of initiation of 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on DRAMs from 
Korea, covering the period May 1, 1999, through April 30, 2000 (65 FR 
131).
    The antidumping dumping duty order for DRAMs from Korea was 
revoked, pursuant to the sunset procedures established by statute, 
effective January 1, 2000. See Dynamic Random Access Memory 
Semiconductors (``DRAMs'') of One Megabit and Above From the Republic 
of Korea; Final Results of Full Sunset Review and Revocation of Order, 
65 FR 1471366 (October 5, 2000). However, we are conducting this review 
to cover sales of the subject merchandise made in the United States by 
Hyundai and LG during the 8-month period from May 1, 1999, until the 
effective date of the revocation, December 31, 1999. The preliminary 
results are currently due no later than January 30, 2001.

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 May 30, 2001. See Decision 
Memorandum from Thomas Futtner to Holly A. Kuga, dated January 10, 
2001, 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 and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2).

    Dated: January 22, 2001.
Melissa G. Skinner,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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