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(in this case the home market), but not

in the other, we make an allowance for

indirect selling expenses in the other

market up to the amount of the

commissions granted. In this case,

because commissions were paid in the

home market, but not in the United

States, and thus were deducted from the

home market price, we made an

adjustment for U.S. indirect selling

expenses incurred in Mexico which

were associated with sales of the subject

merchandise. We made such an

adjustment by adding the U.S. indirect

selling expenses, up to the amount of

the home market commissions, to home

market price rather than subtracting

them from the CEP.

Currency Conversion

We made currency conversions into

U.S. dollars, in accordance with section

773(A) of the Act, based on the

exchange rates in effect on the dates of

the U.S. sales as certified by the Federal

Reserve Bank.

Verification

In accordance with section 782(i) of

the Act, we intend to verify all

information relied upon in making our

final determination.

Suspension of Liquidation

In accordance with section 733(d) of

the Act, we are directing Customs to

suspend liquidation of all entries of

large diameter seamless pipe products

from Mexico, that are entered, or

withdrawn from warehouse, for

consumption on or after the date of

publication of this notice in the Federal

Register. We are also instructing

Customs to require a cash deposit or the

posting of a bond equal to the weightedaverage amount by which the NV

exceeds the CEP, as indicated in the

chart below. These instructions

suspending liquidation will remain in

effect until further notice. The

weighted-average dumping margins are

provided below.

Manufacturer/exporter Margin

(percent)

TAMSA ..................................... 4.60

All others ................................... 4.60

ITC Notification

In accordance with section 733(f) of

the Act, we have notified the ITC of our

determination. If our final antidumping

determination is affirmative, the ITC

will determine whether the imports

covered by this determination are

materially injuring, or threaten material

injury to, the United States industry.

The deadline for that ITC determination

would be the later of 120 days after the

date of this preliminary determination

or 45 days after the date of our final

determination.

Public Comment

Case briefs for this investigation must

be submitted no later than March 16,

2000. Rebuttal briefs must be filed

within five days after the deadline for

submission of case briefs. A list of

authorities used, a table of contents, and

an executive summary of issues should

accompany any briefs submitted to the

Department. Executive summaries

should be limited to five pages total,

including footnotes.

Section 774 of the Act provides that

the Department will hold a hearing to

afford interested parties an opportunity

to comment on arguments raised in case

or rebuttal briefs, provided that such a

hearing is requested by any interested

party. If a request for a hearing is made

in an investigation, the hearing will

tentatively be held two days after the

deadline for submission of the rebuttal

briefs, at the U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

Parties should confirm by telephone the

time, date, and place of the hearing 48

hours before the scheduled time.

Interested parties who wish to request

a hearing, or to participate if one is

requested, must submit a written

request within 30 days of the

publication of this notice. Requests

should specify the number of

participants and provide a list of the

issues to be discussed. Oral

presentations will be limited to issues

raised in the briefs.

If this investigation proceeds

normally, we will make our final

determination no later than 135 days

after the date of publication of this

notice in the Federal Register.

This determination is issued and

published pursuant to sections 733(f)

and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

Dated: January 28, 2000.

Holly A. Kuga,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–2580 Filed 2–3–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–475–818, A–489–805]

Certain Pasta From Italy and Turkey:

Extension of Preliminary Results of

Antidumping Duty Administrative

Reviews

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 4, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jarrod Goldfeder at (202) 482–2305,

Office of AD/CVD Enforcement VI,

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 issue the preliminary

results within 245 days after the last day

of the anniversary month of an order/

finding for which a review is requested

and the final results 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 the time limit for

the preliminary results to a maximum of

365 days and for the final results to 180

days (or 300 days if the Department

does not extend the time limit for the

preliminary results) from the date of the

publication of the preliminary results.

Background

On August 30, 1999, the Department

published a notice of initiation of the

administrative reviews of the

antidumping duty orders on certain

pasta from Italy and Turkey, covering

the period July 1, 1998 to June 30, 1999

(64 FR 47167). The preliminary results

are currently due no later than April 3,

2000.

Extension of Preliminary Results of

Reviews

We determine that it is not practicable

to complete the preliminary results of

these reviews within the original time

limits. Therefore, we are extending the

time limits for completion of the

preliminary results until no later than

June 30, 2000. See Decision

Memorandum from John Brinkmann to

Holly A. Kuga, dated January 31, 2000,

which is on file in the Central Records

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1See 1.a. Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet,

and Strip From the Republic of Korea; Final Results

of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 60 FR

42835 (August 17, 1995), as amended Polyethylene

Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From the

Republic of Korea; Amended Final Results of

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 61 FR

53997 (February 12, 1996).

2.b. Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and

Strip From the Republic of Korea; Final Results of

Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews and

Notice of Revocation in Part, 61 FR 35177 (July 5,

1996).

3.c. Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and

Strip From the Republic of Korea; Final Results of

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and

Notice of Revocation in Part, 61 FR 58374

(November 14, 1996), as amended 62 FR 1735

(January 13, 1997).

4.d. Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and

Strip From the Republic of Korea; Final Results of

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 62 FR

38064 (July 16, 1997), as amended 62 FR 45222

(August 26, 1997).

5.e. Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and

Strip From the Republic of Korea; Final Results of

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 63 FR

37334 (July 10, 1998), and Polyethylene

Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From the

Republic of Korea; Notice of Final Court Decision

and Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review, 63 FR 52241 (September 30,

1998).

6.f. Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and

Strip From the Republic of Korea; Final Results of

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Final

Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review and Notice of Intent Not To Revoke in Part;

64 FR 62648 (November 17, 1999).

2See Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and

Strip from the Republic of Korea; Final Results of

Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews and

Notice of Revocation in Part, 61 FR 35177 (July 5,

1996), and Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet,

and Strip from the Republic of Korea; Final Results

of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and

Notice of Revocation in Part, 61 FR 58374

(November 14, 1996).

Unit, B–099 of the main Commerce

Building. We intend to issue the final

results no later than 120 days after the

publication of the notice of preliminary

results of these reviews.

This extension is in accordance with

section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.

Dated: January 31, 2000.

Holly A. Kuga,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–2586 Filed 2–3–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–580–807]

Final Results of Expedited Sunset

Review: Polyethylene Terephthalate

Film From Korea

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Final Result of

Expedited Sunset Review: Polyethylene

Terephthalate Film from Korea.

SUMMARY: On July 1, 1999, the

Department of Commerce (‘‘the

Department’’) initiated a sunset review

of the antidumping duty order on

polethylene terephthalate (‘‘PET’’) film

from Korea pursuant to section 751(c) of

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the

Act’’). On the basis of a notice of intent

to participate and adequate substantive

response filed on behalf of a domestic

interested party, and inadequate

response from respondent interested

parties, the Department determined to

conduct an expedited sunset review. As

a result of this review, the Department

finds that revocation of the antidumping

duty order would be likely to lead to

continuation or recurrence of dumping

at the levels indicated in the Final

Results of Review section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Martha V. Douthit or Melissa G.

Skinner, Office of Policy for Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th St. & Constitution Ave.,

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone

(202) 482–5050 or (202) 482–1560,

respectively.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 4, 2000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Statute and Regulations

This review was conducted pursuant

to sections 751(c) and 752 of the Act.

The Department’s procedures for the

conduct of sunset reviews are set forth

in Procedures for Conducting Five-year

(‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews of Antidumping and

Countervailing Duty Orders, 63 FR

13516 (March 20, 1998) (‘‘Sunset

Regulations’’) and 19 CFR part 351

(1999) in general. Guidance on

methodological or analytical issues

relevant to the Department’s conduct of

sunset reviews is set forth in the

Department’s Policy Bulletin 98:3—

Policies Regarding the Conduct of Fiveyear (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews of

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty

Orders; Policy Bulletin, 63 FR 18871

(April 16, 1998) (‘‘Sunset Policy

Bulletin’’).

Scope

The merchandise covered by this

antidumping duty order includes all

gauges of raw pre-treated, or primed

polythylene terephthalate film, sheet,

and strip, whether extruded or coextruded. The films excluded from this

antidumping duty order are metallized

films and other finished films that have

had at least one of their surfaces

modified by the application of a

performance-enhancing resinous or

inorganic layer of more than 0.00001

inches (0.254 micrometers) thick. Roller

transport cleaning film which has at

least one of its surfaces modified by the

application of 0.5 micrometers of SBR

latex has also been ruled as not within

the scope of the order. PET film is

currently classifiable under Harmonized

Tariff Schedule (‘‘HTS’’) item number

3920.62.00.00. The HTS item number is

provided for convenience and U.S.

Customs purposes. The written

description remains dispositive.

History of the Order

On June 5, 1991, the Department

published the antidumping duty order

and amended final determination of

sales at less than fair value (‘‘LTFV’’) on

PET film from Korea. See Antidumping

Duty Order and Amendment to Final

Determination of Sales at Less Than

Fair Value: Polyethylene Terephthalate

Film, Sheet, and Strip from the Republic

of Korea as amended (56 FR 25669, June

5, 1991). On September 26, 1997 (62 FR

50557) the Department published

Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet,

and Strip from the Republic of Korea;

Notice of Final Court Decision and

Amended Final Determination of

Antidumping Duty Investigation. In the

notice of final court decision and

amended final determination of the

antidumping duty LTFV investigation,

based on our determination on remand,

SKC Limited and SKC America, Inc.

(collectively ‘‘SKC’’) was assigned a

margin of 13.92 percent ad valorem,

Cheil Synthetics Incorporated (‘‘Cheil’’),

a margin of 36.33 percent ad valorem,

and the ‘‘all others’’ margin was 21.5

percent.

The Department has completed six

administrative reviews of PET film since

the issuance of the antidumping duty

order.1 On September 26, 1997, the

Department issued the Final Results of

Changed Circumstances Antidumping

Duty Administration Review, 63 FR

3703 (January 26, 1998), in which the

Department determined that Saehan

Industries, Inc. (‘‘Saehan’’) was the

successor firm to Cheil. The Department

has not found duty absorption with

respect to this order.

The order remains in effect for all

producers and exporters of PET film

from Korea, except for Cheil and Kolon,

for which the Department revoked the

antidumping duty order.2

Background

On July 1, 1999, the Department

initiated a sunset review of the

antidumping duty order on PET film

from Korea (64 FR 35588) pursuant to

section 751(c) of the Act. On July 15,

1999, the Department received a Notice