[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 91 (Monday, May 12, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 25874-25875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-12490]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

19 CFR Part 351


Countervailing Duties; Extension of Deadline To File Public 
Comments on Proposed Countervailing Duty Regulations

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

ACTION: Extension of deadline to file public comments on proposed 
countervailing duty regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is extending 
the deadline to file public comments on the proposed countervailing 
duty regulations containing changes resulting from the Uruguay Round 
Agreements Act (the URAA). The deadline for filing comments on the 
proposed regulations is now May 27, 1997.

DATES: The comment deadline has been extended to May 27, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Address written comments to the following: Robert S. 
LaRussa, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Central 
Records Unit, Room 1870, U.S. Department of Commerce, Pennsylvania 
Avenue and 14th Street NW., Washington, DC 20230. The address should 
also include the following: Attention: Proposed Regulations/Uruguay 
Round Agreements Act--Countervailing Duties. Each person submitting a 
comment is requested to include his or her name

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and address, and give reasons for any recommendation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer A. Yeske at (202) 482-0189.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 26, 1997, the Department 
published proposed countervailing duty regulations (62 FR 8818). We 
requested written comments from the public to be submitted by April 28, 
1997. On April 23, 1997, we published a notification of extension of 
the deadline for filing comments to May 12, 1997 (62 FR 19719). We have 
further extended the deadline to May 27, 1997.

Proposed Regulations

    The proposed regulations are available on the Internet at the 
following address: http://www.ita.doc.gov/import__admin/records/
 In addition, the proposed regulations are available to the public 
on 3.5'' diskettes, with specific instructions for accessing compressed 
data, at cost, and paper copies available for reading and photocopying 
in Room B-099 of the Central Records Unit. Any questions concerning 
file formatting, document conversion, access on the Internet, or other 
file requirements should be addressed to Andrew Lee Beller, Director of 
Central Records, (202) 482-0866.

Format and Number of Copies

    To simplify the processing and distribution of the public comments 
pertaining to the Department's proposed regulations, parties are 
encouraged to submit documents in electronic form accompanied by an 
original and three paper copies. All documents filed in electronic form 
must be on DOS formatted 3.5'' diskettes, and must be prepared in 
either WordPerfect format or a format that the WordPerfect program can 
convert and import into WordPerfect. If possible, the Department would 
appreciate the documents being filed in either ASCII format or 
WordPerfect, and containing generic codes. The Department would also 
appreciate the use of descriptive filenames.

    Dated: May 8, 1997.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-12490 Filed 5-9-97; 8:45 am]
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