Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determinations: Furfuryl Alcohol From the People's Republic of China, the Republic of South Africa and Thailand

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-835, A-549-812, A-791-802]

Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Antidumping Duty

Determinations: Furfuryl Alcohol From the People's Republic of China,

the Republic of South Africa and Thailand

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 25, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Brinkmann (202-482-5288) or Cindy

Robinson (202-482-4087), Office of Antidumping Investigations, Import

Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.

20230.

POSTPONEMENT OF PRELIMINARY DETERMINATIONS: The Department of Commerce

(``the Department'') is postponing the preliminary determinations in

the antidumping duty investigations of furfuryl alcohol from the

People's Republic of China (PRC), the Republic of South Africa (South

Africa) and Thailand. The deadline for issuing these preliminary

determinations is now no later than December 9, 1994.

On June 20, 1994, the Department initiated antidumping duty

investigations of furfuryl alcohol from the PRC, South Africa and

Thailand (59 FR 32953, June 27, 1994). The notice stated that we would

issue our preliminary determinations on November 7, 1994.

On July 15, 1994, the U.S. International Trade Commission

determined that there was a likelihood that a U.S. domestic industry

was materially injured, or threatened with material injury, by reason

of imports of furfuryl alcohol from the PRC, South Africa and Thailand.

On October 7, 1994, pursuant to 19 CFR 353.15(c), QO Chemicals,

Inc., the petitioner, requested that the Department postpone until

December 9, 1994, the issuance of its preliminary determination in each

of the above investigations in order to ensure that adequate time is

available for the Department and petitioner to fully address the issues

in these investigations. Petitioner's request for postponement was

timely, and the Department finds no compelling reasons to deny the

request. Therefore, we are postponing the deadline for issuing these

determinations until no later than December 9, 1994.

This notice is published pursuant to section 733(c)(2) of the

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 353.15(d).

Dated: October 18, 1994.

Susan G. Esserman,

Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 94-26443 Filed 10-24-94; 8:45 am]

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