Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Determination for Countervailing Duty Investigations: Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils From France, Italy, and the Republic of Korea

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-427-815, C-475-825, and C-580-835]

Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Determination for

Countervailing Duty Investigations: Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in

Coils From France, Italy, and the Republic of Korea

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Import Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 12, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marian Wells (France), at (202) 482-

6309; Cynthia Thirumalai (Italy), at (202) 482-4087; and Eva Temkin

(the Republic of Korea), at (202) 482-1767, Import Administration,

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

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

Postponement

On June 30, 1998, the Department of Commerce (the Department)

initiated countervailing duty investigations of stainless steel sheet

and strip in coils from France, Italy, and the Republic of Korea. On

July 22, 1998, in accordance with 19 CFR 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 November 9,

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: August 6, 1998.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 98-21634 Filed 8-11-98; 8:45 am]

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