Countervailing Duties; Extension of Deadline To File Public Comments on Proposed Countervailing Duty Regulations

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

19 CFR Part 351

Countervailing Duties; Extension of Deadline To File Public

Comments on Proposed Countervailing Duty Regulations

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Extension of deadline to file public comments on proposed

countervailing duty regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is extending

the deadline to file public comments on the proposed countervailing

duty regulations containing changes resulting from the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act (the URAA). The deadline for filing comments on the

proposed regulations is now May 12, 1997.

DATES: The comment deadline has been extended to May 12, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Address written comments to the following: Robert S.

LaRussa, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Central

Records Unit, Room 1870, U.S. Department of Commerce, Pennsylvania

Avenue and 14th Street NW., Washington, D.C. 20230. The address should

also include the following: Attention: Proposed Regulations/Uruguay

Round Agreements Act--Countervailing Duties. Each person submitting a

comment is requested to include his or her name and address, and give

reasons for any recommendation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer A. Yeske at (202) 482-0189.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 26, 1997, the Department

published proposed countervailing duty regulations (62 FR 8818). We

requested written comments from the public to be submitted by April 28,

1997. We have now extended the deadline for filing written comments to

May 12, 1997.

Proposed Regulations

The proposed regulations are available on the Internet at the

following address: Http://www.ita.doc.gov/import__admin/records/

In addition, the proposed regulations are available to the public

on 3.5'' diskettes, with specific instructions for 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) 482-0866.

Format and Number of Copies

To simplify the processing and distribution of the public comments

pertaining to the Department's proposed regulations, parties are

encouraged to submit documents in electronic form accompanied by an

original and three paper copies. 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. If possible, the Department would

appreciate the documents being filed in either ASCII format or

WordPerfect, and containing generic codes. The Department would also

appreciate the use of descriptive file names.

Dated: April 17, 1997.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 97-10529 Filed 4-22-97; 8:45 am]

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