63 FR 63288, November 12, 1998

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of 
Antidumping Duties

AGENCY: International Trade Administration/Import Administration, 
Department of Commerce

ACTION: Rebuttal period for comments on policy concerning assessment 
of antidumping duties.

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SUMMARY: On October 15, 1998, the Department of Commerce published in 
the Federal Register (63 FR 55361) a request for parties to comment on 
the Department's regulation on automatic liquidation where a reseller 
has been involved in the chain of commerce for merchandise. This notice 
establishes a rebuttal period.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joan L. MacKenzie, Senior Attorney, 
Office of the Chief Counsel for Import Administration, (202) 482-1310, 
or Laurie Parkhill, Director, Office 3, Import Administration, (202) 
482-4733.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 15, 1998, the Department of 
Commerce published in the Federal Register (63 FR 55361) a request for 
parties to comment on the Department's regulation on automatic 
liquidation where a reseller has been involved in the chain of commerce 
for merchandise. This notice establishes a rebuttal period to any 
comments submitted in response to the October 15, 1998, notice.
    Subsequent to the publication of the October 15, 1998 notice, we 
received a request to extend the due date for comments. This request 
was granted and comments are now due Friday, November 13, 1998. In 
addition, on October 23, 1998, we received a request that we establish 
a period for rebuttal to any comments submitted in response to the 
October 15, 1998, notice. The Department is granting the request for a 
rebuttal period. All rebuttal comments will be due Friday, December 4, 
1998.
    To help simplify the processing and distribution of comments and 
rebuttals, the Department requests that a submission in electronic form 
accompany the required paper copies. Comments filed in electronic form 
should be on a DOS formatted 3.5'' diskette in either WordPerfect 
format or a format that the WordPerfect program can convert into 
WordPerfect. Please make each comment a separate file on the diskette 
and name each separate file using the name of the proposed document, 
e.g., ``Reseller Liquidation.''
    Comments received on diskette will be made available to the public 
on the Web at the following address: ``http://www.ita.doc.gov/import 
admin/ i records/''. In addition, upon request, the Department will 
make comments filed in electronic form available to the public on 3.5'' 
diskettes (at cost) with specific instructions for accessing compressed 
data (if necessary). Any questions concerning file formatting, document 
conversion, access on the Web, or other electronic filing issues should 
be addressed to Andrew Lee Beller, IA Webmaster, at (202) 482-0866 or 
via e-mail at andrew lee beller@ita.doc.gov.
    Address written comments to Robert S. LaRussa, Assistant Secretary 
for Import Administration, Dockets Center, Room 1870, Pennsylvania 
Avenue and 14th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230. Attention: Laurie 
Parkhill, Comment on Automatic Liquidation.

    Dated: November 3, 1998.
Holly A. Kuga,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-30237 Filed 11-6-98; 3:08 pm]
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