[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 224 (Thursday, November 20, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 65437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-29048]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-887]


Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Antidumping Duty 
Determination: Tetrahydrofurfuryl Alcohol from the People's Republic of 
China

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

ACTION: Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Determination of 
Antidumping Duty Investigation.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: November 20, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Bertrand or Peter Mueller, 
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3207, (202) 482-5811, 
respectively.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``Department'') is postponing the 
preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation of 
tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol (``THFA'') from the People's Republic of 
China (``PRC'') from November 30, 2003, until no later than January 19, 
2004. This postponement is made pursuant to section 733(c)(1)(A) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act'').

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Postponement of Determination Results

    On July 18, 2003, the Department published the initiation of the 
antidumping duty investigations of imports of THFA from the PRC. See 
Notice of Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations: Notice of 
Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation: Tetrahydrofurfuryl 
Alcohol from the People's Republic of China, 68 FR 42686 (July 18, 
2003). The notice of initiation stated that we would make our 
preliminary determinations for this antidumping duty investigation no 
later than 140 days after the date of issuance of the initiation (i.e., 
November 30, 2003).
    On October 29, 2003, Petitioner made a timely request pursuant to 
19 CFR Sec. 351.205(e) for a fifty day postponement of the preliminary 
determination, or until January 19, 2004. The Petitioner requested 
postponement of the preliminary determination because it believes 
additional time is necessary to allow Petitioner to review responses to 
the supplemental questionnaire, gather and submit publically available 
information to value the factors of production based on respondent's 
supplemental questionnaires, and to allow Petitioner to fully 
participate in the preliminary determination.
    For the reasons identified by the Petitioner, and because there are 
no compelling reasons to deny the request, we are postponing the 
preliminary determination under section 733(c)(1) of the Act. 
Therefore, the preliminary determination is now due on January 19, 
2004. The deadline for the final determination will continue to be 75 
days after the date of the preliminary determination.
    This notice is published pursuant to sections 733(f) and 777(i) of 
the Act.

    Dated: November 14, 2003.
James J. Jochum,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-29048 Filed 11-19-03; 8:45 am]
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