[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 243 (Friday, December 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 70101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33605]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[A-122-830, A-475-822, A-580-831, A-791-805, A-583-830]


Postponement of Final Antidumping Determinations: Stainless Steel 
Plate in Coils From Canada, Italy, Republic of Korea, South Africa and 
Taiwan

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Helen Kramer or Linda Ludwig, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20230; 
telephone (202) 482-0405 or (202) 482-3833, respectively.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 18, 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, 
all citations to the Department's regulations are to the regulations at 
19 CFR part 351 (1998).

Postponement of Final Determinations

    The Department received requests pursuant to section 735(a)(2) of 
the Act to postpone its final determination to 135 days after 
publication of the Department's preliminary determination from the 
following producers/exporters of the subject merchandise:
     September 30, 1998--Yieh United Steel Corp. (Taiwan)
     October 29, 1998--Pohang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. (Korea)
     November 2, 1998--Atlas Stainless Steels (Sammi Atlas) 
(Canada).
    In November 1998, these respondents amended their requests to 
include a concurrent extension of the provisional measures (i.e., 
suspension of liquidation) for the same period, in accordance with the 
Department's regulations (19 CFR 351.210(e)(2)). The following 
additional respondents also requested postponement and extension of the 
provisional measures:
     November 5, 1998--Columbus Stainless (South Africa)
     November 16, 1998--Acciai Speciali Terni S.p.A.; Acciai 
Speciali Terni USA, Inc. (Italy).
    In addition, on November 4, 1998, petitioners requested 
postponement of the final determination for 60 days if the preliminary 
determination with respect to Taiwan is amended and results in a 
negative determination. On November 27, 1998, the amended preliminary 
determination was signed but continued to be affirmative. Therefore, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because (1) our preliminary 
determinations are affirmative, (2) respondents requesting a 
postponement account for a significant proportion of exports from their 
respective countries of the subject merchandise, and (3) no compelling 
reasons for denial exist, we are granting the respondents' requests and 
are postponing the final determinations to no later than March 19, 
1999, which is 135 days after the publication of the preliminary 
determinations. See Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at 
Less than Fair Value: Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from Canada, 63 FR 
59527; Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less than Fair 
Value: Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from Italy, 63 FR 59530; Notice 
of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less than Fair Value: 
Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from the Republic of Korea, 63 FR 59535; 
Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less than Fair Value: 
Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from South Africa, 63 FR 59540; and 
Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less than Fair Value: 
Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from Taiwan, 63 FR 59524 (November 4, 
1998). Suspension of liquidation will be extended accordingly.
    This notice of postponement is published pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.210(g).

    Dated: December 11, 1998.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-33605 Filed 12-17-98; 8:45 am]
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