[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 111 (Thursday, June 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 31179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14781]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-821-809]
Postponement of Final Determination of Antidumping Duty
Investigation of Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel From the
Russian Federation
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of extension of time limit for final determination of
antidumping duty investigation.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is extending the
time limit for the final determination in the antidumping duty
investigation of hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel (Hot-
Rolled Steel) from the Russian Federation (Russia).
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 10, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lyn Baranowski or Rick Johnson at
(202) 482-3208 or 482-3818, respectively; Office of AD/CVD Enforcement,
Group III, Office 9, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20230.
The Applicable Statute
Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of 1930
(the Act), as amended, 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 Determination and Extension of Provisional
Measures
On February 25, 1999, the affirmative preliminary determination was
published in this proceeding (see Notice of Preliminary Determination
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality
Steel Products From the Russian Federation, 64 FR 9312). Pursuant to
section 735(a)(2) of the Act, on March 4, 1999, respondent JSC
Severstal (Severstal) requested that the Department extend the final
determination in this case for the full sixty days permitted by
statute. Severstal also requested an extension of the provisional
measures (i.e., suspension of liquidation) period from four to six
months in accordance with the Department's regulations (19 CFR
351.210(e)(2)). Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii),
on May 6, 1999, we partially extended this final determination until
June 10, 1999 (see Postponement of Final Determination of Antidumping
Duty Investigation of Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel From
the Russian Federation, 64 FR 24329). Due to complex and contentious
issues associated with this final determination, this notice serves to
fully extend this final determination until no later than 135 days
after the date of publication of the preliminary determination as
originally requested by the respondents, i.e., until July 10, 1999.
Suspension of liquidation will be extended accordingly.
This notice of postponement is published pursuant to 19 CFR
351.210(g).
Dated: June 4, 1999.
Richard W. Moreland,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-14781 Filed 6-9-99; 8:45 am]
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