Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determinations: Certain Pasta From Italy and Turkey

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[A-475-818, A-489-805]

Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Antidumping Duty

Determinations: Certain Pasta From Italy and Turkey

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 30, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna Berg (202-482-0114) or Michelle

Frederick (202-482-0186), Office of Antidumping Investigations, U.S.

Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20230.

POSTPONEMENT OF PRELIMINARY DETERMINATIONS: On June 1, 1995, the

Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated antidumping duty

investigations of certain pasta from Italy and Turkey (60 FR 30268,

June 8, 1995). The notice of initiation stated that if these

investigations proceed normally, the Department would issue its

preliminary determinations by October 19, 1995.

On June 26, 1995, the U.S. International Trade Commission

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determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. domestic

industry is threatened with material injury by reason of imports of

pasta from Italy and Turkey (60 FR 35563, July 10, 1995).

Pursuant to section 733(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended

(the Act), the Department is postponing the preliminary determinations

in these investigations until no later than December 8, 1995. In

accordance with section 773(c)(1)(B) of the Act, the Department has

determined that all parties concerned in these investigations are

cooperating. Further, we find these cases to be extraordinarily

complicated for the following reasons. Due to the large combined number

of exporters of pasta in Italy and Turkey, the Department devoted a

considerable amount of time developing and implementing respondent

selection procedures. This caused a delay in the issuance of the

questionnaire. In addition, due to the large number of companies

selected for investigation, the Department will be examining an

extremely large number of complex transactions. Further, many of the

issues in these investigations are novel given these are among the

first cases conducted since the implementation of the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act. For these reasons, we have determined that additional

time is necessary to make the preliminary determinations. Accordingly,

we are postponing our preliminary determinations in these

investigations until no later than December 8, 1995.

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

as amended, and 19 CFR 353.15(d).

Dated: August 25, 1995.

Gary Taverman,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Investigations.

[FR Doc. 95-21555 Filed 8-29-95; 8:45 am]

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