[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 11, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48842-48843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-18395]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-841, A-560-817, A-583-840, A-549-823]


Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Antidumping Duty 
Determinations: Bottle-Grade Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Resin 
From India, Indonesia, Taiwan, and Thailand

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is postponing preliminary 
determinations in the antidumping duty investigations on bottle-grade 
polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin from India, Indonesia, Taiwan, 
and Thailand from August 31, 2004, until no later than October 20, 
2004. This extension is made pursuant to section 733(c)(1)(A) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act 
(``the Act'').

DATES: Effective August 11, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel O'Brien (India & Taiwan) at 
(202) 482-1376, Andrew McAllister (Indonesia) at (202) 482-1174, or 
Stephen Cho (Thailand) at (202) 482-3798, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.
    Postponement of Preliminary Determinations: On April 20, 2004, the 
Department of Commerce (``the Department'') published the initiation of 
the antidumping duty investigations of imports of PET resin from India, 
Indonesia, Taiwan, and Thailand. See Notice of Initiation of 
Antidumping Investigations: Bottle-Grade Polyethylene Terephthalate 
(PET) Resin from India, Indonesia, Taiwan, and Thailand, 69 FR 21082 
(April 20, 2004) (``Initiation Notice''). The Initiation Notice stated 
that we would make our preliminary determination for these antidumping 
duty investigations no later than August 31, 2004, 140 days after the 
date on which the Department initiated these investigations.
    On July 30, 2004, the United States PET Resin Producers Coalition 
(``the petitioner'') made a timely request pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.205(e) for a postponement of the preliminary determinations. The 
petitioner requested postponement of the preliminary determinations 
because of the need for additional time for the Department to conduct a 
full and complete antidumping analysis for all

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four countries, including analysis of sales below cost, prior to the 
issuance of the preliminary determinations.
    For the reasons identified by the petitioner, and because there are 
no compelling reasons to deny the request, we are postponing these 
preliminary determinations under section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act. We 
will make our preliminary determinations no later than October 20, 
2004.
    This notice is published pursuant to section 733(c)(2) of the Act.

    Dated: August 5, 2004.
Jeffrey A. May,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Group 1.
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