[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 55 (Friday, March 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 13896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6841]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-881]


Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Determination of 
Antidumping Duty Investigation: Certain Malleable Iron Pipe Fittings 
from the People's Republic of China

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 21, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anya Naschak at (202) 482-6375, Ann 
Barnett-Dahl at (202) 482-3833, or Helen Kramer at (202) 482-0405; 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Enforcement Group III, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 
20230.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is postponing the 
preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation of 
certain malleable iron pipe fittings from the People's Republic of 
China from April 8, 2003, until May 28, 2003. These postponements are 
made pursuant to section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Postponement of Due Date for Preliminary Determination

    On November 19, 2002, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') initiated the antidumping duty investigation of imports 
of certain malleable iron pipe fittings (malleable pipe fittings) from 
the People's Republic of China (PRC). See 67 FR 70579 (November 25, 
2002). The notice of initiation stated that we would issue our 
preliminary determination no later than April 8, 2003, 140 days after 
the date of initiation. See id.
    Under section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act), if the petitioners make a timely request for an extension of 
the period within which the preliminary determination must be made 
under subsection 733(b)(1), then the Department may postpone making the 
preliminary determination until not later than the 190th day after the 
date on which the administering authority initiated the investigation.
    On February 28, 2003, the petitioners, Anvil International, Inc. 
and Ward Manufacturing, Inc. made a timely request for a 50-day 
postponement, pursuant to section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 
Sec.  351.205(e). The Department has reviewed the petitioners' request 
for postponement and agrees to postpone this preliminary determination.
    Therefore, in accordance with section 733(c)(1)(A), the Department 
is postponing the preliminary determination in this investigation until 
May 28, 2003, which is 190 days from November 19, 2002, the date on 
which the Department initiated this investigation.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR Sec.  351.205(f).

    Dated: March 14, 2003.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-6841 Filed 3-20-02; 8:45 am]
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