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Termination

The Department has considered all

comments submitted by interested

parties and has determined that this

review should be terminated. Because

Wolverine was the only party to request

this review, and subsequently withdrew

its request, and because we find that

there are no other compelling reasons to

continue this review, we are terminating

this review.

The Department shall instruct the

Customs Service to liquidate all

appropriate entries. Shipments entered,

or withdrawn from warehouse, for

consumption during the January 1, 1993

through December 31, 1993, POR will be

liquidated at the cash deposit rate in

effect at the time of entry. Insofar as the

final results for the more current POR,

January 1, 1995, through December 31,

1995, were published prior to this

termination notice, the cash deposit

instructions contained in the notice

covering the January 1, 1995 through

December 31, 1995, POR will continue

to apply to all shipments to the United

States of subject merchandise entered,

or withdrawn from warehouse, for

consumption on or after April 8, 1997

(the date of publication of the final

results of review covering the 1995

POR).

This notice also serves as final

reminder to importers of their

responsibility under 19 CFR 353.26 to

file a certificate regarding the

reimbursement of antidumping duties

prior to liquidation of the relevant

entries during the review period. Failure

to comply with this requirement could

result in the Secretary’s presumption

that reimbursement of antidumping

duties occurred and the subsequent

assessment of double antidumping

duties.

This notice also serves as a reminder

to parties subject to administrative

protective orders (APOs) of thier

responsibility concerning disposition of

proprietary information disclosed under

APO in accordance with section

353.34(d) of the Department’s

regulations. Timely within notification

of the return or destruction of APO

materials is hereby requested. Failure to

comply with the regulations and terms

of an APO is a sanctionable violation.

This notice is published in

accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the

Act and 19 CFR 353.22(a)(5).

Dated: April 15, 1998.

Maria Harris Tildon,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 98–11277 Filed 4–27–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

(A–351–817)

Certain Cut-to-length Carbon Steel

Plate From Brazil; Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review; Extension of

Time Limit

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of extension of time

limit.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

(the Department) is extending the time

limit of the preliminary results of the

antidumping duty administrative review

of Certain Cut-to-length Carbon Steel

Plate From Brazil. This review covers

the period August 1, 1996 through July

31, 1997.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 28, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Helen Kramer or Linda Ludwig, Office

of AD/CVD Enforcement, Group III,

Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230; telephone (202) 482–0405 or

482–3833, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to the

time required to verify whether

shipments of merchandise covered by

the antidumping order occurred during

the period of review, it is not practicable

to complete this review within the

original time limit. See Decision

Memorandum from Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary,

Enforcement Group III, to Robert S.

LaRussa, Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration, dated April 21,1998.

Therefore, the Department is extending

the time limit for completion of the

preliminary results until August 31,

1998, in accordance with Section

751(a)(3)(A) of the Trade and Tariff Act

of 1930, as amended by the Uruguay

Round Agreements Act of 1994. The

deadline for the final results of this

review will continue to be 120 days

after publication of the preliminary

results.

This extension is in accordance with

section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of

1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. § 1675

(a)(3)(A)).

Dated: April 21, 1998.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Enforcement

Group III.

[FR Doc. 98–11276 Filed 4–27–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–357–810]

Oil Country Tubular Goods From

Argentina; Extension of Time Limit for

Preliminary Results of Antidumping

Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce

ACTION: Extension of time limit for

preliminary results of antidumping duty

administrative review of oil country

tubular goods from Argentina.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

(‘‘the Department’’) is extending the

time limit for the preliminary results of

the second antidumping duty

administrative review of the

antidumping order on oil country

tubular goods (‘‘OCTG’’) from

Argentina. This review covers Siderca

S.A.I.C., an Argentine producer and

exporter of OCTG, and Siderca

Corporation, a U.S. importer and

reseller of such merchandise,

collectively referred to as ‘‘Siderca.’’

The period of review is August 1, 1996

through July 31, 1997.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 28, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alain Letort or John R. Kugelman, AD/

CVD Enforcement Group III ‘‘ Office 8,

Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington

D.C. 20230, telephone (202) 482–4243 or

482–0649, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the

Act’’) 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.

In addition, unless otherwise indicated,

all citations to the Department’s

regulations are references to the

provisions codified at 19 CFR Part

351.101, et seq. (62 FR 27296—May 19,

1997).

Extension of Preliminary Results

The Department initiated this

administrative review on September 25,

1997 (62 FR 50292). Under section

751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the Department

may extend the deadline for completion

of an administrative review if it

determines that it is not practicable to

complete the review within the
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statutory time limit of 365 days. Because

of the complexity and novelty of certain

issues in this case, it is not practicable

to complete this review within the

statutory time limit of 365 days. The

Department, therefore, is extending the

time limit for the preliminary results of

the aforementioned review to August

31, 1998. See memorandum from Joseph

A. Spetrini to Robert S. LaRussa, which

is on file in Room B–099 at the

Department’s headquarters. The

deadline for the final results of this

review will continue to be 90 days after

publication of the preliminary results.

This extension of time limit is in

accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of

the Act and section 351.213(h)(2) of the

Department’s regulations.

Dated: April 22, 1998.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary AD/CVD

Enforcement Group III.

[FR Doc. 98–11273 Filed 4–27–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C–423–809, C–475–823, C–580–832, and C–

791–806]

Initiation of Countervailing Duty

Investigations: Stainless Steel Plate in

Coils From Belgium, Italy, the Republic

of Korea, and the Republic of South

Africa

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 28, 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, U.S. Department of

Commerce, Room 1870, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

D.C. 20230.

INITIATION OF INVESTIGATIONS:

The Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the statute are references to

the provisions effective January 1, 1995,

the effective date of the amendments

made to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act)

by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act

(URAA). In addition, unless otherwise

indicated, all citations to the

Department’s regulations are to the

current regulations published in the

Federal Register on May 19, 1997 (62

FR 27296).

The Petition

On March 31, 1998, the Department of

Commerce (the Department) received a

petition filed in proper form by or on

behalf of Armco Inc., J&L Specialty

Steel, Inc., Lukens Inc., United Steel

Workers of America, AFL–CIO/CLC,

Butler Armco Independent Union, and

Zanesville Armco Independent

Organization, Inc. (the petitioners).

Armco Inc., J&L Specialty Steel, Inc.,

and Lukens Inc. are U.S. producers of

stainless steel plate in coils (plate in

coils). J&L Specialty Steel, Inc. is not a

petitioner to the countervailing duty

investigation involving Belgium.

Supplements to the petition were filed

on April 14, 15, 16, 17, and 20, 1998.

In accordance with section 702(b)(1)

of the Act, petitioners allege that

manufacturers, producers, or exporters

of the subject merchandise in Belgium,

Italy, the Republic of Korea (Korea), and

the Republic of South Africa (South

Africa) receive countervailable subsidies

within the meaning of section 701 of the

Act.

The petitioners state that they have

standing to file the petition because they

are interested parties, as defined under

sections 771(9)(c) and (d) of the Act.

Scope of the Investigations

For purposes of these investigations,

the product covered is certain stainless

steel plate in coils. Stainless steel is an

alloy steel containing, by weight, 1.2

percent or less of carbon and 10.5

percent or more of chromium, with or

without other elements. The subject

plate products are flat-rolled products,

254 mm or over in width and 4.75 mm

or more in thickness, in coils, and

annealed or otherwise heat treated and

pickled or otherwise descaled. The

subject plate may also be further

processed (e.g., cold-rolled, polished,

etc.) provided that it maintains the

specified dimensions of plate following

such processing. Excluded from the

scope of this petition are the following:

(1) plate not in coils, (2) plate that is not

annealed or otherwise heat treated and

pickled or otherwise descaled, (3) sheet

and strip, and (4) flat bars.

The merchandise subject to this

investigation is currently classifiable in

the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (HTS) at subheadings:

7219.11.00.30, 7219.11.00.60,

7219.12.00.05, 7219.12.00.20,

7219.12.00.25, 7219.12.00.50,

7219.12.00.55, 7219.12.00.65,

7219.12.00.70, 7219.12.00.80,

7219.31.00.10, 7219.90.00.10,

7219.90.00.20, 7219.90.00.25,

7219.90.00.60, 7219.90.00.80,

7220.11.00.00, 7220.20.10.10,

7220.20.10.15, 7220.20.10.60,

7220.20.10.80, 7220.20.60.05,

7220.20.60.10, 7220.20.60.15,

7220.20.60.60, 7220.20.60.80,

7220.90.00.10, 7220.90.00.15,

7220.90.00.60, and 7220.90.00.80.

Although the HTS subheadings are

provided for convenience and Customs

purposes, the written description of the

merchandise under investigation is

dispositive.

During our review of the petition, we

discussed the scope with the petitioners

to insure that the scope in the petition

accurately reflects the product for which

the domestic industry is seeking relief.

Moreover, as we discussed in the

preamble to the new regulations (62 FR

27323), we are setting aside a period for

parties to raise issues regarding product

coverage. The Department encourages

all parties to submit such comments by

May 8, 1998. Comments should be

addressed to Import Administration’s

Central Records Unit at Room 1870, U.S.

Department of Commerce, 14th Street

and Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, D.C. 20230. The period of

scope consultations is intended to

provide the Department with ample

opportunity to consider all comments

and consult with parties prior to the

issuance of the preliminary

determinations.

Consultations

Pursuant to section 702(b)(4)(A)(ii) of

the Act, the Department invited

representatives of the relevant foreign

governments for consultations with

respect to the petition filed. On April

15, 1998, the Department held

consultations with representatives of the

governments of Italy and Belgium, and

the European Commission (EC). On

April 19, 1998, consultations were held

with representatives of the government

of South Africa. See the April 20, 1998,

memoranda to the file regarding these

consultations (public documents on file

in the Central Records Unit of the

Department of Commerce, Room B–

099).

Determination of Industry Support for

the Petition

Section 702(b)(1) of the Act requires

that a petition be filed on behalf of the

domestic industry. Section 702(c)(4)(A)

of the Act provides that a petition meets

this requirement if the domestic

producers or workers who support the

petition account for: (1) at least 25

percent of the total production of the

domestic like product; and (2) more

than 50 percent of the production of the

domestic like product produced by that