Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determination: Engineered Process Gas Turbo-Compressor Systems, Whether Assembled or Unassembled, and Whether Complete or Incomplete From Japan

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-588-840]

Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Antidumping Duty

Determination: Engineered Process Gas Turbo-Compressor Systems, Whether

Assembled or Unassembled, and Whether Complete or Incomplete From Japan

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 25, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

V. Irene Darzenta (202-482-6320) or Howard Smith (202-482-5193), Office

of AD/CVD Enforcement, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.

POSTPONEMENT OF PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION: On May 28, 1996, the

Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated this antidumping duty

investigation (61 FR 28164, June 4, 1996). The notice of initiation

stated that if this investigation proceeds normally, the Department

would issue its preliminary determination by October 15, 1996.

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

as amended (the Act), on August 27 and 29, 1996, the petitioner,

Dresser-Rand Company, made a timely request for an extension of no more

than 50 days of the period within which the preliminary determination

must be made. Under section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act and section

353.15(c) of the Department's regulations, if the Department receives a

request for postponement of the preliminary determination from the

petitioners not later than 25 days before the scheduled date for the

preliminary determination the Department will, absent compelling

reasons for denial, grant the request. Given that there are no

compelling reasons to deny this request, we are postponing our

preliminary determination in this investigation until no later than

December 4, 1996.

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

and 19 CFR 353.15(d).

Dated: September 12, 1996.

Jeffrey P. Bialos,

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 96-24604 Filed 9-24-96; 8:45 am]

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