[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 83 (Monday, April 30, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21313-21314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-10690]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-862]


Notice of Postponement of Final Determination of Antidumping Duty 
Investigation: Foundry Coke From the People's Republic of China

<BD>AGENCY: <RM>Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, Department of Commerce.

<BD>ACTION: <RM>Notice of postponement of final determination of 
antidumping duty investigation.

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<BD>EFFECTIVE DATE: <RM>April 30, 2001.

<BD>FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: <RM>Doreen Chen or James Doyle, 
Office IX, DAS Group III, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-0408 
and (202) 482-0159, respectively.

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 Department of Commerce (the Department) 
regulations refer to the regulations codified at 19 CFR part 351 
(2000).

Background

    This investigation was initiated on October 10, 2000. <IT>See 
Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation: Foundry Coke Products 
From the People's Republic of China<RM>, 65 FR 61303 (October 17, 
2000). The period of investigation (POI) is January 1, 2000 through 
June 30, 2000. On March 8, 2001, the Department published the notice of 
preliminary determination. <IT>See Notice of Preliminary Determination 
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Foundry Coke From the People's 
Republic of China<RM>, 66 FR 8338 (March 8, 2001).

Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional 
Measures

    Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides that a final determination 
may be postponed until not later than 135 days after the date of the 
publication of the preliminary determination if, in the event of an 
affirmative determination, a request for such postponement is made by 
exporters who account for a significant proportion of exports of the 
subject merchandise, or in the event of a negative preliminary 
determination, a request for such postponement is made by petitioner. 
The Department's regulations, at 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2), require that 
requests by respondents for postponement of a final determination be 
accompanied by a request for extension of provisional measures from a 
four-month period to not more than six months.
    In a March 12, 2001 request which was thereafter amended on April 
10, 2001, Shanxi Grand Coalchem Industrial Company, Ltd., Sinochem 
International, CITIC Trading Company Ltd. and Minmetals Development Co. 
Ltd. (``respondents''), requested that the Department postpone its 
final determination until not later than 135 days after the date of the 
publication of the preliminary determination in the <CS>Federal 
Register <RM>and requested an extension of the provisional measures. 
<IT>See Notice of the Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than 
Fair Value<RM>, 66 FR 13855 (March 8, 2001). In accordance with 19 CFR 
351.210(b), because (1) our preliminary determination is affirmative, 
(2) respondents requesting the postponement account for a significant 
proportion of exports of the subject merchandise, and (3) no compelling 
reasons for denial exist, we are granting the respondent's request and 
are postponing the final determination until no later than 135 days 
after the publication of preliminary determination in the <CS>Federal 
Register<RM>.

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Suspension of liquidation will be extended accordingly.
    This notice is published in accordance with section 735(a)(2) of 
the Act. Effective January 20, 2001, Bernard T. Carreau is fulfilling 
the duties of Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

    Dated: April 23, 2001.
Bernard T. Carreau,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-10690 Filed 4-27-01; 8:45 am]
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