Postponement of Final Determination of Antidumping Duty Investigation of Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel From the Russian Federation

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-821-809]

Postponement of Final Determination of Antidumping Duty

Investigation of Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel From the

Russian Federation

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of extension of time limit for final determination of

antidumping duty investigation.

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

time limit of the final determination of the antidumping duty

investigation of hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel (Hot-

Rolled Steel) from the Russian Federation (Russia).

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 6, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lyn Baranowski or Rick Johnson at

(202) 482-3208 or 482-3818, respectively, Office of AD/CVD Enforcement,

Group III, Office 9, Import Administration, International Trade

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

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20230.

The Applicable Statute

Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of 1930

(the Act), as amended are references to the provisions effective

January 1, 1995, the effective date of the amendments made to the Act

by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA). In addition, all citations

to the Department's regulations are to the regulations at 19 CFR Part

351 (1998).

Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional

Measures

On February 25, 1999, the affirmative preliminary determination was

published in this proceeding (see Notice of Preliminary Determination

of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality

Steel Products from the Russian Federation, 64 FR 9312). Pursuant to

section 735(a)(2) of the Act, on March 4, 1999, respondent JSC

Severstal (Severstal) requested that the Department extend the final

determination in this case (19 U.S.C. 1673(a)(2)). Severstal also

requested an extension of the provisional measures (i.e., suspension of

liquidation) period from four to six months in accordance with the

Department's regulations (19 CFR 351.210(e)(2)). Therefore, in

accordance with 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2)(ii), because (1) our preliminary

determination is affirmative, (2) respondent requesting the

postponement represents a significant proportion of exports of the

subject merchandise from Russia, and (3) no compelling reasons for

denial exist, we are postponing this final determination for 31 days

until June 10, 1999 (see Memorandum from Joseph Spetrini to Richard

Moreland dated April 28, 1999). Suspension of liquidation will be

extended accordingly.

This notice of postponement is published pursuant to 19 CFR

351.210(g).

Dated: April 28, 1999.

Richard Moreland,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 99-11283 Filed 5-5-99; 8:45 am]

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