[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 208 (Friday, October 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 54198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-26938]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-870]


Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Antidumping Duty 
Determination: Certain Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From 
the People's Republic of China

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

ACTION: Notice of postponement of preliminary determination of 
antidumping duty investigation.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is extending 
the time limit for the preliminary determination of the investigation 
of certain circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe from the People's 
Republic of China (``China'').

EFFECTIVE DATES: October 26, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Bolling, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 
(202) 482-3434.

The Applicable Statute and Regulations

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (``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 (``URAA''). In addition, 
unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department's 
regulations are to the regulations codified at 19 CFR part 351 (2000).

Postponement of Determination Results

    The Department has determined that this case is extraordinarily 
complicated and additional time beyond the current October 31, 2001, 
deadline is necessary to make the preliminary determination. See 
Decision Memorandum from Joseph A. Spetrini, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Enforcement Group III to Faryar Shirzad, Assistant Secretary 
for Import Administration, October 17, 2001. The Department is 
postponing the preliminary determination until 190 days after 
initiation in accordance with section 733(c)(1)(B) of the Act.
    The deadline for the final determination will continue to be 75 
days after the date of the preliminary determination.

    Dated: October 18, 2001.
Faryar Shirzad,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-26938 Filed 10-25-01; 8:45 am]
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