[Federal Register: December 20, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 243)]
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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: Postponement of Preliminary 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

ACTION: Extension of time limit, for preliminary review results of 
antidumping duty administrative review.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is extending 
the time limit for the preliminary review results of the administrative 
review of the antidumping duty order on dynamic random access memory 
semiconductors of one megabit or above (``DRAMs'') from the Republic of 
Korea, covering the period May 1, 1998, through April 30, 1999, since 
it is not practicable to complete the review within the time limit 
mandated by section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(``the Act'').

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 20, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: John Conniff, Antidumping Duty and 
Countervailing Duty Enforcement, Group II, Office Four, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington DC 20230, 
telephone 202/482-1009.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Applicable Statute

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are 
references to the provisions as of January 1, 1995, the effective date 
of the amendments made to the Act by the Uruguay Rounds Agreements Act. 
In addition, unless stated otherwise, all citations to the Department's 
regulations are to the current regulations codified at 19 CFR 351 
(1998).

Background

    On June 30, 1999 (64 FR 35124), the Department initiated an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on DRAMs from the 
Republic of Korea, covering the period May 1, 1998 through April 30, 
1999. On November 17, 1999, Micron Technology, Inc. (``Micron''), the 
petitioner, submitted a request for postponement of the preliminary 
determination on DRAMs from Korea, citing the number and the complexity 
of the issues involved in the administrative review, including many 
complex accounting issues.

Postponement of Preliminary Result of Review

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of 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 the time period, section 
751(a)(3)(A) allows the Department to extend this time period to 365 
days and 180 days, respectively.
    We determine that it is not practicable to complete the preliminary 
review results within the original time frame (January 30, 2000 ) 
because of the complex legal and methodological issues involved in this 
review segment (see December 10, 1999, Memorandum from Holly Kuga, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary to Robert LaRussa, Assistant Secretary). 
Accordingly, the deadline for issuing the preliminary results of this 
review is now no later than May 30, 2000. The final determination will 
occur within 120 days of the publication of the preliminary results.
    These extensions are in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 
Act (19 U.S.C. 1675 (a)(3)(A)).

    Dated: December 13, 1999.
Holly A. Kuga,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Import Administration, Group II.
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