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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[A-570-827]

 

Postponement of Final Antidumping Duty Determination: Certain 
Cased Pencils From the People's Republic of China (PRC)

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: August 10, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristin M. Heim, Office of 
Countervailing Investigations, Import Administration, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
3798.
Postponement of Final Determination: On June 8, 1994, (59 FR 30911, 
June 16, 1994), the Department of Commerce (the Department) issued its 
preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation of 
certain cased pencils from the PRC.
    On July 21, 1994, in accordance with section 735(a)(2)(A) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, (the Act) respondents requested that 
the Department postpone its final determination in this investigation 
until 135 days after the date of publication of the preliminary 
determination. Under section 735(a)(2) of the Act and section 353.20(b) 
of the Department's regulations (19 CFR 353.20(b)) if, subsequent to an 
affirmative preliminary determination, the Department receives a 
written, substantiated request for postponement of the final 
determination from producers or resellers of a significant proportion 
of the merchandise, the Department will, absent compelling reasons for 
denial, grant the request. Accordingly, we are postponing our final 
determination in this investigation until October 21, 1994.

Public Comment

    In accordance with 19 CFR 353.38, case briefs or other written 
comments in at least ten copies must now be submitted to the Assistant 
Secretary for Import Administration no later than September 19, 1994, 
and rebuttal briefs, no later than September 26, 1994. We have received 
requests for a hearing by the petitioner and respondents and, 
therefore, under 19 CFR 353.38(f), we will hold a public hearing to 
allow parties to comment on arguments raised in the case or rebuttal 
briefs. Tentatively, the hearing will be held on October 5, 1994, at 
1:00 p.m. at the U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 3708, 14th Street 
and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230. Parties should 
confirm by telephone the time, date, and place of the hearing 48 hours 
before the scheduled time. This notice is published pursuant to section 
735(d) of the Act and 19 CFR 353.20(b)(2).

    Dated: August 4, 1994.
Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-19537 Filed 8-9-94; 8:45 am]
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