Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Determination: Antidumping Duty Investigation of Sodium Azide From Japan

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[A-588-839]

Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Determination: Antidumping

Duty Investigation of Sodium Azide From Japan

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 29, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Magd Zalok or John Beck, Office of Antidumping Investigations, Import

Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone (202) 482-

4162 or (202) 482-3464, respectively.

The Applicable Statute

Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of 1930

(the Act) are references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995,

the effective date of the amendments made to the Act by the Uruguay

Rounds Agreements Act.

Postponement of Preliminary Determination

On May 13, 1996, the American Azide Corporation, the petitioner in

this investigation, requested that the Department postpone the

preliminary determination of this investigation. We see no reason to

deny this request. Therefore, pursuant to section 733 (c)(1)(A) of the

Act, we are postponing the date of the preliminary determination as to

whether sales of sodium azide from Japan have been made at less then

fair value until no later than August 13, 1996.

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

Dated: May 20, 1996.

Barbara R. Stafford,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Investigations, Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 96-13322 Filed 5-28-96; 8:45 am]

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