Notice of Postponement of Time Limit for Countervailing Duty Investigation: Elastic Rubber Tape From India

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-816]

Notice of Postponement of Time Limit for Countervailing Duty

Investigation: Elastic Rubber Tape From India

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 29, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vincent Kane or Sally Hastings, Import

Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, Room 3099, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2815 or 482-3464,

respectively.

Postponement

On September 8, 1998, the Department of Commerce (``the

Department'') initiated a countervailing duty investigation of elastic

rubber tape from India. On October 16, 1998, in accordance with section

351.205(e) of the Department's regulations (62 FR 27295, May 19, 1997),

the petitioners made a timely request that the Department postpone its

preliminary determination. As we find no compelling reasons to deny the

petitioners' request, we are postponing the preliminary determination

in this investigation to no later than November 30, 1998, pursuant to

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

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

Dated: October 23, 1998.

Laurie Parkhill,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 98-29048 Filed 10-28-98; 8:45 am]

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