Postponement of Final Antidumping Duty Determination: Certain Cased Pencils From the People's Republic of China (PRC)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-827]

Postponement of Final Antidumping Duty Determination: Certain

Cased Pencils From the People's Republic of China (PRC)

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S.

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: August 10, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristin M. Heim, Office of

Countervailing Investigations, Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-

3798.

Postponement of Final Determination: On June 8, 1994, (59 FR 30911,

June 16, 1994), the Department of Commerce (the Department) issued its

preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation of

certain cased pencils from the PRC.

On July 21, 1994, in accordance with section 735(a)(2)(A) of the

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, (the Act) respondents requested that

the Department postpone its final determination in this investigation

until 135 days after the date of publication of the preliminary

determination. Under section 735(a)(2) of the Act and section 353.20(b)

of the Department's regulations (19 CFR 353.20(b)) if, subsequent to an

affirmative preliminary determination, the Department receives a

written, substantiated request for postponement of the final

determination from producers or resellers of a significant proportion

of the merchandise, the Department will, absent compelling reasons for

denial, grant the request. Accordingly, we are postponing our final

determination in this investigation until October 21, 1994.

Public Comment

In accordance with 19 CFR 353.38, case briefs or other written

comments in at least ten copies must now be submitted to the Assistant

Secretary for Import Administration no later than September 19, 1994,

and rebuttal briefs, no later than September 26, 1994. We have received

requests for a hearing by the petitioner and respondents and,

therefore, under 19 CFR 353.38(f), we will hold a public hearing to

allow parties to comment on arguments raised in the case or rebuttal

briefs. Tentatively, the hearing will be held on October 5, 1994, at

1:00 p.m. at the U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 3708, 14th Street

and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230. Parties should

confirm by telephone the time, date, and place of the hearing 48 hours

before the scheduled time. This notice is published pursuant to section

735(d) of the Act and 19 CFR 353.20(b)(2).

Dated: August 4, 1994.

Susan G. Esserman,

Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 94-19537 Filed 8-9-94; 8:45 am]

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