Notice of Postponement of Time Limit for Countervailing Duty Investigation: Certain Stainless Steel Wire Rod From Italy

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-475-821]

Notice of Postponement of Time Limit for Countervailing Duty

Investigation: Certain Stainless Steel Wire Rod From Italy

AGENCY: International Trade Administration/Import Administration/

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 6, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Lockard or Kelly Parkhill,

Office of CVD/AD Enforcement VI, Import Administration, International

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

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482-

1168 or 482-4126, respectively.

Postponement

On August 19, 1997, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'')

initiated the countervailing duty investigation of stainless steel wire

rod from Italy. See Notice of Initiation of Countervailing Duty

Investigation: Certain Stainless Steel Wire Rod (``SSWR'') from Italy,

62 FR 45229 (Aug.

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26, 1997). Respondents have indicated that they will be cooperating in

the investigation. In addition, we are investigating a large number of

potentially complex alleged countervailable subsidy practices.

Accordingly, as detailed in our September 23, 1997, Memorandum to

Robert S. LaRussa, Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, (on

file in the public file of the Central Records Unit, Room B-099 of the

Department of Commerce) we deem this investigation to be

extraordinarily complicated, and determine that additional time is

necessary to make the preliminary determination. Therefore, pursuant to

section 703(c)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''),

we are postponing the preliminary determination in this investigation

to no later than December 29, 1997.

This notice is published pursuant to section 703(c)(2) of the Act.

Dated: September 30, 1997.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 97-26455 Filed 10-3-97; 8:45 am]

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