[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 17, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-20201]
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[Federal Register: August 17, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-832, A-570-833, A-821-805, A-821-806, A-823-806]
Postponement of Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determinations: Pure
and Alloy Magnesium From the People's Republic of China and the Russian
Federation; and Pure Magnesium from Ukraine
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 17, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Erik Warga (202-482-0922) or David Golberger (202-482-4136), Office of
Antidumping Investigations, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20230.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is postponing
its preliminary determinations in the antidumping duty investigations
of pure and alloy magnesium from the People's Republic of China (PRC)
and the Russian Federation (Russia), and pure magnesium from Ukraine.
The deadline for issuing these preliminary determinations is now no
later than October 27, 1994.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 20, 1994, the Department initiated
antidumping duty investigations of pure and alloy magnesium from the
PRC, Russia, and Ukraine (59 FR 21748, April 26, 1994). The notice
stated that we would issue our preliminary determinations on September
7, 1994.
On May 16, 1994, the U.S. International Trade Commission determined
that there was not a likelihood that a U.S. domestic industry was
materially injured, nor threatened with material injury, by reason of
imports of alloy magnesium from Ukraine, thereby terminating the
investigation of alloy magnesium from Ukraine. With regard to pure and
alloy magnesium from the People's Republic of China and the Russian
Federation and pure magnesium from Ukraine, the ITC found that there
was a reasonable indication that an industry in the U.S. is materially
injured, or threatened with material injury, by reason of imports of
pure and alloy magnesium from the People's Republic of China and the
Russian Federation and pure magnesium from Ukraine.
We have determined that the remaining investigations are
extraordinarily complicated within the meaning of section
733(c)(1)(B)(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''),
and 19 CFR 353.15(b)(2). Given the non-market economy status of all
countries subject to these investigations, the nature of government
ownership of the participating companies must be clarified for each
country. Additionally, these investigations involve unusually complex
foreign trading channels as well as possible sales from foreign
government stockpiles. Furthermore, we have determined that the parties
concerned are cooperating, as required by section 733(c)(1)(B) of the
Act and 19 CFR 353.15(b)(1), and that additional time is necessary to
make these preliminary determinations in accordance with section
733(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act and 19 CFR 353.15(b)(3).
For these reasons, the deadline for issuing these determinations is
now no later than October 27, 1994.
This notice is published pursuant to section 733(c)(2) of the Act
and 19 CFR 353.15(d).
Dated: August 8, 1994.
Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-20201 Filed 8-16-94; 8:45 am]
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