[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 109 (Monday, June 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 31201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15182]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[C-423-809, C-475-823, C-580-832, and C-791-806]


Notice of Postponement of Time Limit for Countervailing Duty 
Investigations: Stainless Steel Plate in Coils From Belgium, Italy, the 
Republic of Korea, and the Republic of South Africa

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 8, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zak Smith (Belgium), at (202) 482-
1279; Cynthia Thirumalai (Italy), at (202) 482-4087; Christopher Cassel 
(the Republic of Korea), at (202) 482-4847; and Dana Mermelstein (the 
Republic of South Africa), at (202) 482-0984, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.

Postponement

    On April 20, 1998, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
initiated countervailing duty investigations of stainless steel plate 
in coils from Belgium, Italy, the Republic of Korea, and the Republic 
of South Africa. On May 27, 1998, in accordance with section 351.205(e) 
of the Department's regulations, petitioners made a timely request that 
the Department postpone its preliminary determinations. As we find no 
compelling reasons to deny this request, we are postponing the 
preliminary determinations in these investigations to no later than 
August 28, 1998, pursuant to section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended.
    This notice is published pursuant to section 703(c)(2) of the Act.

    Dated: June 1, 1998.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-15182 Filed 6-5-98; 8:45 am]
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