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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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