[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 145 (Tuesday, July 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40500-40501]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19950]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-849]
Postponement of Final Determination; Antidumping Investigation of
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From the People's Republic of
China
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of postponement of final determination of sales at less
than fair value.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: July 29, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Weber or Stephen Jacques, Import
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20230; telephone: (202) 482-3793.
The Applicable Statute and Regulations
Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are
references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective
date of the amendments made to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act) by the
Uruguay Rounds Agreements Act (URAA). In addition, unless otherwise
indicated, all citations to the Department's regulations are in
reference to the regulations, codified at 19 CFR part 353, as they
existed on April 1, 1996.
Postponement of Final Determination
On July 8, 1997, Anshan Iron and Steel Complex (AISCO), a producer
of subject merchandise, Angang International Trade Corporation (Anshan
International), a wholly-owned AISCO subsidiary in China with its own
business licence to import and export
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merchandise, and Sincerely Asia, Limited (SAL), a partially owned Hong
Kong affiliate of AISCO involved in sales of subject merchandise to the
United States (collectively, Anshan); Baoshan Iron & Steel Corporation
(Bao), a producer of subject merchandise, Bao Steel Group International
Trade Corporation (Bao Steel ITC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bao
responsible for selling Bao material domestically and abroad and B.M.
International, a partially-owned U.S. subsidiary involved in U.S. sales
(collectively, Baoshan); Shanghai Pudong Iron & Steel (Group) Co. Ltd.
(Shanghai Pudong); Wuhan Iron & Steel Company (Wuhan), a producer of
subject merchandise, International Economic and Trading Corporation
(IETC), a wholly owned subsidiary responsible for exporting WISCO
merchandise and Cheerwu Trader Ltd. (Cheerwu), a partially-owned Hong
Kong affiliate of Wuhan involved in sales of the subject merchandise
(collectively WISCO) requested a thirty-day extension of the final
determination.
Pursuant to section 735(a)(2) of the Act, on July 10, 1997, China
Metallurgical Import & Export Liaoning Company (Liaoning), an exporter
of subject merchandise, and Wuyang Iron and Steel Company (Wuyang),
which produced the merchandise sold by Liaoning, requested that the
Department postpone the final determination until 135 days after the
date of publication of the preliminary determination.
Liaoning accounts for a significant proportion of exports of the
subject merchandise. In addition, we are not aware of any compelling
reasons for denying this request. As a result, we are granting
Liaoning's request that the final determination in this investigation
be postponed until 135 days after the publication of the preliminary
determination. Therefore, the final determination will be due no later
than October 24, 1997. Pursuant to section 733(d) of the Act,
suspension of liquidation will be extended accordingly. See Notice of
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Pasta
from Italy, 61 FR 30326, 30326 (June 14, 1996).
In accordance with 19 CFR 353.38, case briefs must be submitted to
the Assistant Secretary for Import Administration no later than Friday,
August 29, 1997, and rebuttal briefs, no later than Friday, September
5, 1997. A list of authorities used and a summary of the arguments made
in the briefs should accompany these briefs. Such summary should be
limited to five pages total, including footnotes. We will hold a public
hearing, if requested, to afford interested parties an opportunity to
comment on arguments made in case or rebuttal briefs.
Interested parties who wish to request a hearing, or to participate
if one is requested, must submit a written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room
1870, within ten days of the publication of this notice. Requests
should contain: (1) The party's name, address, and telephone number;
(2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of the issues to be
discussed. In accordance with 19 CFR 353.38(b) oral presentations will
be limited to issues raised in the briefs.
This notice of postponement is published pursuant to section
735(a)(2)(A) of the Act.
Dated: July 22, 1997.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-19950 Filed 7-28-97; 8:45 am]
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