[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 243 (Friday, December 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 70101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33605]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-122-830, A-475-822, A-580-831, A-791-805, A-583-830]
Postponement of Final Antidumping Determinations: Stainless Steel
Plate in Coils From Canada, Italy, Republic of Korea, South Africa and
Taiwan
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Helen Kramer or Linda Ludwig, Import
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20230;
telephone (202) 482-0405 or (202) 482-3833, respectively.
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 18, 1998.
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 (``URAA''). In addition,
all citations to the Department's regulations are to the regulations at
19 CFR part 351 (1998).
Postponement of Final Determinations
The Department received requests pursuant to section 735(a)(2) of
the Act to postpone its final determination to 135 days after
publication of the Department's preliminary determination from the
following producers/exporters of the subject merchandise:
September 30, 1998--Yieh United Steel Corp. (Taiwan)
October 29, 1998--Pohang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. (Korea)
November 2, 1998--Atlas Stainless Steels (Sammi Atlas)
(Canada).
In November 1998, these respondents amended their requests to
include a concurrent extension of the provisional measures (i.e.,
suspension of liquidation) for the same period, in accordance with the
Department's regulations (19 CFR 351.210(e)(2)). The following
additional respondents also requested postponement and extension of the
provisional measures:
November 5, 1998--Columbus Stainless (South Africa)
November 16, 1998--Acciai Speciali Terni S.p.A.; Acciai
Speciali Terni USA, Inc. (Italy).
In addition, on November 4, 1998, petitioners requested
postponement of the final determination for 60 days if the preliminary
determination with respect to Taiwan is amended and results in a
negative determination. On November 27, 1998, the amended preliminary
determination was signed but continued to be affirmative. Therefore, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because (1) our preliminary
determinations are affirmative, (2) respondents requesting a
postponement account for a significant proportion of exports from their
respective countries of the subject merchandise, and (3) no compelling
reasons for denial exist, we are granting the respondents' requests and
are postponing the final determinations to no later than March 19,
1999, which is 135 days after the publication of the preliminary
determinations. See Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at
Less than Fair Value: Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from Canada, 63 FR
59527; Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less than Fair
Value: Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from Italy, 63 FR 59530; Notice
of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less than Fair Value:
Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from the Republic of Korea, 63 FR 59535;
Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less than Fair Value:
Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from South Africa, 63 FR 59540; and
Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less than Fair Value:
Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from Taiwan, 63 FR 59524 (November 4,
1998). Suspension of liquidation will be extended accordingly.
This notice of postponement is published pursuant to 19 CFR
351.210(g).
Dated: December 11, 1998.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-33605 Filed 12-17-98; 8:45 am]
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