[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 13032]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6898]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[A-428-824]


Postponement of Final Antidumping Determination: Stainless Steel 
Wire Rod From Germany

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sunkyu Kim or Everett Kelly, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington D.C. 
20230; telephone (202) 482-2613 or (202) 482-4194, respectively.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 17, 1998.

The Applicable Statute

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (``the Act''), are references to the provisions 
effective January 1, 1995, the effective date of the amendments made to 
the Act by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (``URAA''). In addition, 
unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department's 
regulations are to the regulations at 19 CFR Part 351 (62 FR 27296, May 
19, 1997).

Postponement of Final Determination

    Pursuant to section 735(a)(2) of the Act, on March 2, 1998, Krupp 
Edelstahlprofile GmbH and Krupp Hoesch Steel Products Inc. 
(collectively ``Krupp''), producers/exporters of the subject 
merchandise, requested that the Department postpone its final 
determination to 135 days after publication of the Department's 
preliminary determination. In addition, Krupp requested that the 
Department extend the period for provisional measures to not more than 
six months. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2), because (1) our 
preliminary determination is affirmative, (2) Krupp accounts for a 
significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise, and (3) 
no compelling reasons for denial exist, we are granting the 
respondent's request and are postponing the final determination until 
no later than July 20, 1998, which is 135 days after the publication of 
the preliminary determination (see Notice of Preliminary Determination 
of Sales at Less than Fair Value: Stainless Steel Wire Rod from Germany 
(63 FR 10847 March 5, 1998)). Suspension of liquidation will be 
extended accordingly.
    Case briefs or other written comments in at least 10 copies must be 
submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Import Administration no later 
than June 1, 1998, and rebuttal briefs no later than June 8, 1998. A 
list of authorities used and an executive summary of issues should 
accompany any briefs submitted to the Department. Such summary should 
be limited to five pages total, including footnotes. In accordance with 
section 774 of the Act, we will hold a public hearing, if requested, to 
afford interested parties an opportunity to comment on arguments raised 
in case or rebuttal briefs. Tentatively, the hearing will be held on 
June 15, 1998, time and room to be determined, at the U.S. Department 
of Commerce, 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.
    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 thirty days of the publication of this notice. Requests 
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. Oral presentations will be limited to issues raised in the 
briefs.
    This notice of postponement is published pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.210(g).

    Dated: March 10, 1998.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-6898 Filed 3-16-98; 8:45 am]
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