[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 9050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-4653]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-847]


Persulfates from the People's Republic of China: Extension of 
Time Limit for Preliminary Results in Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review

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

ACTION: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: February 27, 2003.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Strollo at (202) 482-0629, 
Office of AD/CVD Enforcement, Import Administration, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington D.C. 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 27, 2002, the Department published 
in the Federal Register a notice of initiation of administrative review 
of the antidumping duty order on persulfates from the People's Republic 
of China. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocation in Part, 67 FR 55000 
(Aug. 27, 2002). The period of review is July 1, 2001 through June 30, 
2002. The review covers one exporter of the subject merchandise to the 
United States.
    In accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tarriff Act of 1930, 
as amended (the Act), the Department shall make a preliminary 
determination in an administrative review of an antidumping duty order 
within 245 days after the last day of the anniversary month of the date 
of publication of the order. The Act further provides, however, that 
the Department may extend the 245-day period to 365 days if it 
determines it is not practicable to complete the review within the 
foregoing time period. Due to the respondent's request for a partial 
revocation of the antidumping duty order, and the fact that the 
Department needs sufficient time to conduct a verification in this 
proceeding, it is not practicable to complete this review within the 
time limit mandated by section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. Therefore, in 
accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, we have fully extended 
the deadline until July 31, 2003.

    Dated: February 21, 2003.
Susan Kuhbach,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-4653 Filed 2-26-03; 8:45 am]
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