[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 149 (Monday, August 4, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 41927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20488]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-823-808]
Postponement of Final Determination; Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon
Steel Plate From Ukraine
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: August 4, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nithya Nagarajan, Eugenia Chu, or Yury Beyzarov, 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 other 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
Pursuant to section 735(a)(2) of the Act, on July 18, 1997,
Azovstal Iron and Steel Works (Azovstal), Ilyich Iron and Steel Works
(Ilyich) and Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works (Alchevsk), producers of
subject merchandise; requested a thirty-day extension of the final
determination.
Azovstal and Ilyich account for a significant proportion of exports
of the subject merchandise. In addition, we are not aware of any
compelling reasons for denying this request. However, due to the
complexity of the issues involved in the case, including surrogate
values, Ukraine's status as a market economy country, and scope of the
subject merchandise, we are postponing the final determination in this
investigation until 135 days after the publication of the preliminary
determination. Therefore, the final determination will be due no later
than October 24, 1997. Suspension of liquidation will be extended in
accordance with section 733(d) of the Act. See Notice of Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Pasta from
Italy, 61 Fed. Reg. 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. Request 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 19 CFR
353.20(b)(2).
Dated: July 29, 1997.
Jeffrey P. Bialos,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-20488 Filed 8-1-97; 8:45 am]
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