[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 46 (Thursday, March 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13911-13912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5772]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-475-830]


Stainless Steel Bar From Italy: Postponement of Time Limit for 
Preliminary Determination of Countervailing Duty Investigation

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

ACTION: Notice of postponement of time limit.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is extending the time limit for the 
preliminary determination of the countervailing duty investigation of 
stainless steel bar from Italy. The period of investigation is January 
1, 2000 through December 31, 2000. This extension is made pursuant to 
section 703(c)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended by the Uruguay 
Round Agreements Act.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 8, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suresh Maniam or Greg Campbell, Office 
of CVD/AD Enforcement Group I, Import Administration, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone (202) 482-
0176 or (202) 482-2239, respectively.

Postponement of Preliminary Determination

The Applicable Statute and Regulations

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are 
references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective 
date of the amendments made to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act'') by 
the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. In addition, unless otherwise 
indicated, all citations to the Department of Commerce's 
(``Department'') regulations are

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references to the provisions codified at 19 CFR Part 351 (2000).

Postponement

    On January 17, 2001, the Department initiated the countervailing 
duty investigation of stainless steel bar from Italy. See Notice of 
Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation: Stainless Steel Bar 
from Italy, 66 FR 7739 (January 25, 2001). Currently, the preliminary 
determination must be issued by March 23, 2001.
    On February 23, 2001, the petitioners made a timely request 
pursuant to section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(e) of 
the Department's regulations for a postponement of the preliminary 
determination. The petitioners requested a postponement until May 29, 
2001 in order to allow time for the petitioners to submit comments 
regarding the respondents' questionnaire responses and to allow time 
for the Department to analyze these responses.
    The petitioners' request for the postponement was timely, and the 
Department finds no compelling reason to deny the request. Therefore, 
pursuant to 703(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(2), the Department 
is postponing the preliminary determination until no later than May 29, 
2001.
    We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with 
sections 703(c)(2) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: March 2, 2001.
Richard W. Moreland,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD Enforcement I.
[FR Doc. 01-5772 Filed 3-7-01; 8:45 am]
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