Postponement of Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determinations: Silicomanganese From Brazil and Venezuela

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[A-351-824, A-307-811]

Postponement of Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determinations:

Silicomanganese From Brazil and Venezuela

Agency: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 6, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Ready (Brazil) or Edward

Easton (Venezuela), 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 482-1777, respectively.

Postponement

On December 2, 1993, the Department of Commerce (Department)

initiated antidumping duty investigations of silicomanganese from

Brazil and Venezuela. On March 25, 1994, Elkem Metals Company and the

Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers Local 3-639 (petitioners), requested

that the Department postpone its preliminary determinations until June

10, 1994, in order to allow the Department to consider and act upon the

sales-below-cost allegations submitted by petitioners, and to further

evaluate the deficiencies in respondents' questionnaire responses.

In accordance with section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930

(the Act), as amended and 19 CFR 353.15(c), we find no compelling

reasons to deny petitioners' request and are, accordingly, postponing

the dates of these preliminary determinations until no 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 30, 1994.

Susan G. Esserman,

Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 94-8260 Filed 4-5-94; 8:45 am]

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