Postponement of Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determination: Phthalic Anhydride From Venezuela

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[A-307-809]

Postponement of Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determination:

Phthalic Anhydride From Venezuela

AGENCIES: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 10, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cameron Werker, Office of Antidumping

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

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

telephone (202) 482-3874.

Postponement

On February 14, 1994, the petitioners in the above-referenced

investigation requested that the Department postpone its preliminary

determination until April 11, 1994, in order to permit further analysis

of the respondent's questionnaire responses. On February 22, 1994, the

respondent in this investigation objected to the aforementioned

extension based on its belief that the nature of the investigation is

not such that an extension is necessary. In a February 23, 1994,

letter, petitioners amended their request to ask that the preliminary

determination in this investigation be postponed until May 20, 1994,

stating that a postponement was necessary to permit them to determine

whether the record contained evidence to support an allegation that

home market sales were made at prices below the allegation that home

market sales were made at prices below the cost of production under

section 773(b) of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the

Act) (19 U.S.C. 1677b(b)). In accordance with section 733(c)(1)(A) of

the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b(c)(1)(A)) and 19 CFR 353.15(c), we find no

compelling reasons to deny the request and are, accordingly, postponing

the date of the preliminary determination until May 20, 1994.

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

and 19 CFR 353.15(d).

Dated: March 3, 1994.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 94-5616 Filed 3-9-94; 8:45 am]

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