Notice of Postponement of Final Antidumping Duty Determination; Disposable Pocket Lighters from Thailand

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[A-549-810]

Notice of Postponement of Final Antidumping Duty Determination;

Disposable Pocket Lighters from Thailand

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 16, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Boyland, Office of Countervailing Investigations, U.S. Department

of Commerce, room B099, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4198.

Postponement of Final Determination

On October 18, 1994, the Department of Commerce (the Department)

issued its preliminary determination in the antidumping duty

investigation of disposable pocket lighters from Thailand (59 FR 53414

October 24, 1994).

On November 3, 1994, in accordance with section 735(a)(2)(A) of the

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), respondent 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 March 8, 1995.

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 February 13, 1995,

and rebuttal briefs, no later than February 21, 1995. We have received

requests for a hearing by the petitioner 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 February 28, 1995, at 1:00 p.m. at the U.S.

Department of Commerce, room 3708, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC 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: November 9, 1994.

Susan G. Esserman,

Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 94-28316 Filed 11-15-94; 8:45 am]

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