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argument in mitigation and reduce the

$4,000 penalty imposed by the ALJ to

$2,000.

2. Al-Hantaway

The two reporting violations

involving Al-Hantaway cover the same

subject matter as the previously

discussed § 769.2(d) violations.

Specifically, Serfilco is charged with

failing to report the request to complete

the Annex and a subsequent letter from

Al-Hantaway informing Serfilco that it

must stop its ‘‘relations with Israelian

dealers and representatives and promise

to avoid any relation with Israel in

future.’’ While the record is subject to

interpretation concerning Serfilco’s

motivation in contacting the Office of

Antiboycott Compliance (OAC)

concerning this matter, it does clearly

establish that Serfilco provided the

OAC, within the prescribed time period,

copies of all relevant correspondence.

However, Serfilco did not submit the

required form. Under these

circumstances, I must conclude that

Serfilco committed two violations of

§ 769.6. In view of the mitigating factors

noted above, I have decided that the

penalty for each of these two violations

should be $250.

3. The Four Later Reporting Violations

The record clearly establishes that

Serfilco received reportable requests

from the State Enterprise for Mechanical

Industries, Republic of Iraq; the AlJubail Fertilizer Company; the

Thunwainy Trading Co.; and the Middle

East Group; and failed to report any of

them. These four violations all occurred

after Serfilco received specific warning

about the antiboycott laws, and I affirm

the ALJ’s imposition of a $4,000 penalty

for each.

V. Order

A $10,000 penalty is imposed against

Berg for each of the seven § 769.2(d)

violations related to the annex. A $5,000

penalty is imposed against Berg for each

of the two § 769.2(d) violations

involving the cover letter. A $2,500

penalty is imposed against Serfilco for

each of the seven § 769.2(d) violations

related to the annex. A $1,000 penalty

is imposed against Serfilco for each of

the two § 769.2(d) violations involving

the cover letter. A $2,000 penalty is

imposed against Serfilco for the § 769.6

violation regarding Grace Trading. A

$250 penalty is imposed against Serfilco

for each of the two § 769.6 violations

involving Al-Hantaway. A $4,000

penalty is imposed against Serfilco for

each of the remaining four § 769.6

violations. The total penalties imposed

thus are $80,000 against Berg and

$38,000 against Serfilco. The ALJ’s

imposition, against each respondent, of

a one year denial of export privileges to

Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya,

Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria,

United Arab Emirates, and the Republic

of Yemen, is sustained. The period of

denial shall begin on the date of this

final decision and order. Respondents

shall pay these civil penalties within 30

days of the date of this order in

accordance with the attached

instructions.

Dated: June 10, 1996.

William A. Reinsch,

Under Secretary for Export Administration.

Instruction for Payment of Civil Penalty

1. The civil penalty check should be

made payable to: U.S. Department of

Commerce.

2. The check should be mailed to U.S.

Department of Commerce, Bureau of

Export Administration, Office of Budget

and Financial Management, Room H–

3889, 14th Street and Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.

Attn: Victor Micit.

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BILLING CODE 3510–DT–M

International Trade Administration

[A–475–703]

Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin

From Italy; Extension of Time Limit of

Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Extension of Time

Limit of Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

(the Department) is extending the time

limit for preliminary results in the

administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on granular

polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) resin

from Italy, covering the period August 1,

1994, through July 31, 1995, because it

is not practicable to complete the

reviews within the time limits

mandated by the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended, 19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(the Act).

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 30, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charles Riggle or Michael Rill, Office of

Antidumping Compliance, Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230;

telephone: (202) 482–4733.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Department received a request to

conduct an administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on granular

PTFE resin from Italy. On October 12,

1995, the Department published a notice

of initiation (60 FR 53164) of this

administrative review covering the

period June 1, 1994, through May 31,

1995. The Department adjusted the time

limits by 28 days due to the government

shutdowns, which lasted from

November 14, 1995, to November 20,

1995, and from December 15, 1995, to

January 6, 1996. See Memorandum to

the file from Susan G. Esserman,

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration, January 11, 1996.

It is not practicable to complete this

review within the time limits mandated

by section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.

Therefore, in accordance with that

section, the Department is extending the

time limit for the preliminary results to

September 27, 1996.

Interested parties must submit

applications for disclosure under

administrative protective order in

accordance with 19 CFR 353.34(b).

These extensions are in accordance with

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

Dated: May 30, 1996.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance.

[FR Doc. 96–15096 Filed 6–13–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–M

[A–560–801, A–583–825, and A–570–844]

Notice of Postponement of Preliminary

Determinations: Melamine Institutional

Dinnerware Products From Indonesia,

Taiwan and the People’s Republic of

China (PRC)

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Barbara Wojcik-Betancourt, Everett

Kelly, or David J. Goldberger, Office of

Antidumping Investigations, Import

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington D.C. 20230;

telephone (202) 482–0629, (202) 482–

4194, or (202) 482–4136, respectively.

POSTPONEMENT OF PRELIMINARY

DETERMINATION: We have determined

that respondent parties to these

proceedings are cooperating, thus far, in

these investigations. We also have

determined that all cases are

extraordinarily complicated because of

the issues raised. The PRC investigation

involves a legal issue of first impression