Countervailing Duty Investigations of Stainless Steel Plate in Coils From Belgium, Italy, the Republic of Korea, and the Republic of South Africa; Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Final Determinations

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

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

Countervailing Duty Investigations of Stainless Steel Plate in

Coils From Belgium, Italy, the Republic of Korea, and the Republic of

South Africa; Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Final

Determinations

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of extension of time limit.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is extending the time limit for the

final determinations of the investigations of stainless steel plate in

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

South Africa. This extension is made pursuant to section 705(a)(1) of

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 13, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zak Smith (Belgium), Craig Matney

(Italy), Chris Cassel (Republic of Korea), or Dana Mermelstein

(Republic of South Africa), Import Administration, International Trade

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

Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington D.C. 20230; telephone (202) 482-

0189, (202) 482-1778, (202) 482-4847, or (202) 482-0984, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Because these investigations have been

aligned with the concurrent antidumping duty investigations of

stainless steel plate in coils from Belgium, Italy, the Republic of

Korea, and the Republic of South Africa, and the final determinations

in those investigations were extended (November 4, 1998, 63 FR 59532

(Belgium), 63 FR 59530 (Italy), 63 FR 59535 (Republic of South Korea),

63 FR 59540 (Republic of South Africa)), the Department of Commerce is

extending the time limit for completion of the final determinations in

the above-mentioned countervailing duty cases to not later than March

19, 1999. This notice is in accordance with section 705(a)(i) of the

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4).

Dated: January 5, 1999.

Richard W. Moreland,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD Enforcement.

[FR Doc. 99-698 Filed 1-12-99; 8:45 am]

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