[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 61 (Friday, March 29, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15177-15178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7654]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-853]


Bulk Aspirin from the People's Republic of China; Extension of 
Time Limit for the Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review.

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

ACTION: Notice of Extension of Time Limit.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is extending the time limit for the 
preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping 
duty order on bulk aspirin from the People's Republic of China 
(``PRC''). The period of review is July 6, 2000 through June 30, 2001. 
This extension is made pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.

DATES: March 29, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Blanche Ziv or Cole Kyle in Office 1, 
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington DC 20230; at telephone (202) 482-4207 and 482-1503, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Applicable Statute

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are 
references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective 
date of the amendments made to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act'') by 
the Uruguay Round Agreements Act and all citations to the regulations 
are to 19 CFR Part 351 (2001).

Statutory Time Limits

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act requires the Department to issue 
the preliminary results of an administrative review within 245 days 
after the last day

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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 results are 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 these deadlines to a maximum of 365 
days and 180 days, respectively.

Background

    On August 20, 2001, the Department published a notice of initiation 
of administrative review of the antidumping duty order on bulk aspirin 
from the PRC, covering the period July 6, 2000 through June 30, 2001 
(66 FR 43570). The preliminary results for the antidumping duty 
administrative review of bulk aspirin from the PRC are currently due no 
later than April 2, 2002.

Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results

    In order to consider various issues (e.g., factor values, changed 
circumstances review request) raised by the interested parties in this 
review, it is not practicable to complete this review within the 
originally anticipated time limit (i.e., by April 2, 2002). Therefore, 
the Department of Commerce is extending the time limit for completion 
of the preliminary results to no later than July 31, 2002, in 
accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
    This extension is in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 
Act.

    Dated: March 25, 2002
Richard W. Moreland,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 02-7654 Filed 3-28-02; 8:45 am]
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