[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39416-39417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14855]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-588-865]


Postponement of Preliminary Determination of Antidumping Duty 
Investigation: Outboard Engines From Japan

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is postponing the 
preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation of 
outboard engines from Japan until no later than August 5, 2004. This 
postponement is made pursuant to section 733(c)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act 
of 1930, as amended (the Act).

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 30, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Kemp at (202) 482-5346 or Shane 
Subler at (202) 482-0189, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Postponement of Due Date for Preliminary Determination

    On January 28, 2004, the Department initiated an antidumping duty 
investigation of outboard engines from Japan. See Notice of Initiation 
of Antidumping Duty Investigation: Outboard Engines from Japan, 69 FR 
5316 (February 4, 2004). Section 733(b) of the Act requires the 
Department to make a preliminary determination no later than 140 days 
after the date of initiation. On April 30, 2004, the petitioner \1\ 
made a timely request pursuant to 19 CFR 351.205(e) for a 30-day 
postponement of the preliminary determination until July 16, 2004. The

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Department granted this request in full. See Postponement of 
Preliminary Determination of Antidumping Duty Investigation: Outboard 
Engines from Japan, 69 FR 29922 (May 26, 2004).
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    \1\ The petitioner in this investigation is Mercury Marine, a 
division of Brunswick Corporation.
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    On June 22, 2004, the petitioner made an additional request to 
extend the preliminary deadline 20 days beyond the July 16 deadline. 
The petitioner requested this postponement of the preliminary 
determination because it believes additional time is necessary to allow 
it and the Department to analyze fully the respondent's \2\ 
supplemental questionnaire responses and other materials submitted in 
this investigation. The respondent's supplemental questionnaire 
responses are due on July 6, 2004. The 20-day extension will provide 
the petitioner and the Department with this additional time.
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    \2\ The respondent in this investigation is Yamaha Motor 
Company, Ltd., Yamaha Marine Company, Ltd., and Yamaha Motor 
Corporation, U.S.A. (collectively Yamaha).
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    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)(A) of the Act. 
Therefore, the preliminary determination is now due no later than 
August 5, 2004. The deadline for the final determination will continue 
to be 75 days after the date of the preliminary determination. This 
notice is issued and published pursuant to sections 733(f) and 777(i) 
of the Act.

    Dated: June 24, 2004.
Jeffrey May,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Group I.
[FR Doc. 04-14855 Filed 6-29-04; 8:45 am]
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