94-5455. Postponement of Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determination: Certain Paper Clips From the People's Republic of China (PRC)

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-826]

 

Postponement of Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determination: 
Certain Paper Clips From the People's Republic of China (PRC)

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

effective date: March 10, 1994.

for further information contact: Erik Warga, Office of Antidumping 
Investigations, Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; 
telephone [phone].

Postponement

    On November 2, 1993, the Department initiated an antidumping duty 
investigation of certain paper clips from the PRC. The notice of 
initiation stated that we would issue our preliminary determination on 
or before March 22, 1994 (58 FR 59239, November 8, 1993).
    This investigation is rendered extraordinarily complicated by the 
novel issue of government ownership of exporters of subject 
merchandise. Furthermore, information available to the Department 
indicates that there are many producer/exporters of the subject 
merchandise. The process of identifying all exporters who sold subject 
merchandise to the United States during the period of investigation 
caused significant delays in issuing our questionnaire. In addition, we 
determine at this time that respondent parties in this investigation 
appear to be cooperating.
    For these reasons, pursuant to sections 733(c)(1)(B)(i)(II) and 
(III) of Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), we determine that 
this investigation is extraordinarily complicated and that additional 
time is necessary to make the preliminary determination in accordance 
with 733(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act. Therefore, we are postponing our 
preliminary determination in this case. We will make our preliminary 
determination no later than May 11, 1994.
    This notice is published pursuant to section 733(c)(2) of the Act 
and 19 CFR 353.15(d).

    Dated: March 2, 1994.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-5455 Filed 3-9-94; 8:45 am]
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