Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties; Article 1904 of the North American Free Trade Agreement

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

19 CFR Part 353, 355, and 356

[Docket No. 941264-4364]

RIN 0625-AA45

Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties; Article 1904 of the

North American Free Trade Agreement

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Extension of Comment

Period.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce issued an advance notice of

proposed rulemaking and request for comments as the first step in the

process of conforming the existing antidumping, countervailing duty,

and NAFTA Article 1904 regulations to the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.

In an effort to accommodate parties interested in submitting comments

in this rulemaking proceeding, the Department is extending the comment

period announced in the advanced notice of proposed rulemaking.

DATES: Final comments should be received on or before April 3, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Address written comments to Susan G. Esserman, Assistant

Secretary for Import Administration, Central Records Unit, Room B-099,

U.S. Department of Commerce, Pennsylvania Avenue and 14th Street, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20230. Comments should be addressed: Attention: Advance

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking/Uruguay Round Agreements Act. Each person

submitting a comment should include his or her name and address, and

give reasons for any recommendation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William D. Hunter, (202) 482-4412, or

David Mason Jr., (202) 482-4969.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 3, 1995, the Department of

Commerce (the Department) published an Advance Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking and Request for Comments in the Federal Register

(Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties; Article 1904 of the North

American Free Trade Agreement (``Advance Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking'') (60 FR 80) as the first step in the process of conforming

the Department's existing antidumping duty, countervailing duty, and

NAFTA Article 1904 regulations to the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. In

its notification, the Department requested initial comments by February

3, 1995 and final comments by February 24, 1995. In an effort to

accommodate parties interested in submitting comments in this

rulemaking proceeding, the Department now extends the time in which to

file final comments pursuant to the Advance Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking. The new due date for final comments is April 3, 1995.

FORMAT AND NUMBER OF COPIES: Parties should submit comments in the

following format: (1) Number each comment in accordance with the number

designated for that issue as indicated in the list of issues set forth

in the Department's Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (60 FR 80;

January 3, 1995)); (2) begin each comment on a separate page; (3)

concisely state the issue identified and discussed in the comment; and

(4) provide a brief summary of the comment (a maximum of 3 sentences)

and label this section ``summary of the comment.''

To simplify the processing and distribution of these comments,

parties are encouraged to submit documents in electronic form

accompanied by an original and one paper copy. All documents filed in

electronic form must be on DOS formatted 3.5'' diskettes, and must be

prepared in either WordPerfect format or a format that the WordPerfect

program can convert and import into WordPerfect. Each comment submitted

should be on a separate file on the diskette and labeled by the number

designated for that issue based upon the list of issues outlined below.

Comments received on diskette will continue to be made available to

the public on Internet under the following address: FTP://

FWUX.FEDWORLD.GOV/PUB/IMPORT

In addition, the Department will continue to make comments

available to the public on 3.5'' diskettes, with specific instructions

on accessing compressed data, at cost, and paper copies available for

reading and photocopying in Room B-099 of the Central Records Unit. Any

questions concerning file formatting, document conversion, access on

Internet, or other file requirements should be addressed to Andrew Lee

Beller, Director of Central Records, (202) 482-1248.

List of Subjects in 19 CFR Parts 353, 355, and 356

Business and industry, Foreign trade, Imports, Trade Practices.

Dated: February 16, 1995.

Barbara R. Stafford,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 95-4453 Filed 2-21-95; 8:45 am]

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