Postponement of Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determinations: Silicomanganese From the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Ukraine

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-828, A-823-805]

Postponement of Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determinations:

Silicomanganese From the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Ukraine

AGENCIES: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 10, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Ready (PRC) or Edward Easton (Ukraine), Office of Antidumping

Investigations, Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce,

14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230;

telephone (202) 482-2613 or (202) 482-1777, respectively.

Postponement

On December 2, 1993, the Department initiated antidumping duty

investigations of silicomanganese from the RPC and Ukraine. The notice

of initiation stated that we would issue our preliminary determinations

on or before April 21, 1994 (58 FR 64553, December 8, 1993).

We determine that these cases are extraordinarily complicated

because of the novel issues presented in each. In the case of the PRC,

information available to the Department indicates that there are many

producer/exporters of the subject merchandise. To date, however, we

have not been able to identify or contact large numbers of these

companies. In the case of Ukraine, the dramatic changes occurring in

the domestic economy have complicated the assessment necessary for

selection of surrogate countries for the investigation. The inability

at this time to select surrogate countries prevents our valuation of

the factors of production in Ukraine. In addition, we determine that

the parties in these investigations are cooperating and that additional

time is necessary to make the preliminary determinations.

For these reasons, we determine that these investigations are

extraordinarily complicated in accordance with section

733(c)(1)(B)(i)(II) of Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and

that additional time is necessary to make these preliminary

determinations in accordance with section 733(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act.

The statutory deadline for issuing these determinations will now be not

later than June 10, 1994.

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

and 19 CFR 353.15(d).

Dated: March 2, 1994.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 94-5454 Filed 3-9-94; 8:45 am]

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