[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 160 (Friday, August 17, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 43183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-20834]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-001]


Potassium Permanganate From the People's Republic of China: 
Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Antidumping New 
Shipper Review

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

ACTION: Notice of extension of time limit for preliminary results of 
antidumping new shipper review.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: August 17, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Conniff at (202) 482-1009 or 
Chris Brady at (202) 482-4406, Office of AD/CVD Enforcement, Group II, 
Office 4, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Ave, NW., 
Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act), are references to the provisions effective 
January 1, 1995, the effective date of the amendments made to the Act 
by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. In addition, unless otherwise 
indicated, all citations to the Department of Commerce's (the 
Department's) regulations are to 19 CFR part 351 (2001).

Background

    On January 30, 2001, the Department received a request from 
Groupstars Chemical, Co., Ltd., to conduct a new shipper review of the 
antidumping order on potassium permanganate from the People's Republic 
of China. On March 8, 2001, the Department published its initiation of 
this new shipper review covering the period of January 1, 2000, through 
December 31, 2000 (66 FR 13895). The preliminary results are currently 
due no later than August 27, 2001.

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Review

    Section 351.214(i)(1) of the Department's regulations requires the 
Department to make a preliminary determination within 180 days after 
the date on which the new shipper review was initiated. However, if the 
Secretary concludes that a new shipper review is extraordinarily 
complicated, under Sec. 351.214(i)(2) of the Department's regulations 
the Secretary may extend the 180-day period to 300 days.
    Due to the issue discussed in the memorandum to Bernard T. Carreau, 
we have determined that this new shipper review is extraordinarily 
complicated. Therefore, the Department is extending the time limit for 
completion of the preliminary results until no later than December 25, 
2001. See Memorandum from Holly A. Kuga to Bernard T. Carreau, dated 
concurrently with this notice, which is on file in the Central Records 
Unit, Room B-099 of the main Commerce building.
    This extension is in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of 
the Act and Sec. 351.214(i)(2) of the Department's regulations.

    Dated: August 13, 2001.
Bernard T. Carreau,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-20834 Filed 8-16-01; 8:45 am]
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