Notice of Postponement of Time Limit for Countervailing Duty Investigations: Stainless Steel Plate in Coils From Belgium, Italy, the Republic of Korea, and the Republic of South Africa

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-423-809, C-475-823, C-580-832, and C-791-806]

Notice of Postponement of Time Limit for Countervailing Duty

Investigations: Stainless Steel Plate in Coils From Belgium, Italy, the

Republic of Korea, and the Republic of South Africa

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Import Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 8, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zak Smith (Belgium), at (202) 482-

1279; Cynthia Thirumalai (Italy), at (202) 482-4087; Christopher Cassel

(the Republic of Korea), at (202) 482-4847; and Dana Mermelstein (the

Republic of South Africa), at (202) 482-0984, Import Administration,

International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.

Postponement

On April 20, 1998, the Department of Commerce (the Department)

initiated countervailing duty investigations of stainless steel plate

in coils from Belgium, Italy, the Republic of Korea, and the Republic

of South Africa. On May 27, 1998, in accordance with section 351.205(e)

of the Department's regulations, petitioners made a timely request that

the Department postpone its preliminary determinations. As we find no

compelling reasons to deny this request, we are postponing the

preliminary determinations in these investigations to no later than

August 28, 1998, pursuant to section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of

1930, as amended.

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

Dated: June 1, 1998.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 98-15182 Filed 6-5-98; 8:45 am]

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