[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 35658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14254]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-930]


Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the 
Antidumping Duty Investigation of Circular Welded Austenitic Stainless 
Pressure Pipe from the People's Republic of China

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 24, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Blackledge or Howard Smith, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office 4, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
3518 or (202) 482-5193, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Postponement of Preliminary Determination

    On February 19, 2008, the Department of Commerce (the 
``Department'') initiated the antidumping duty investigation of 
circular welded austenitic stainless pressure pipe from the People's 
Republic of China. See Circular Welded Austenitic Stainless Pressure 
Pipe from the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping 
Duty Investigation, 73 FR 10221 (February 26, 2008) (``Initiation 
Notice''). The Initiation Notice stated that, unless postponed, the 
Department would make its preliminary determination for this 
antidumping duty investigation no later than 140 days after the date of 
initiation. Id. at 10224.
    On June 10, 2008, the petitioners\1\ made a timely request pursuant 
to 19 CFR 351.205(e) for a 50-day postponement of the preliminary 
determination in this investigation. The petitioners requested 
postponement of the preliminary determination because of the ``number 
of input factors, the complexity of the transactions to be 
investigated, and the difficulty in obtaining certain surrogate 
values.'' There are no compelling reasons to deny the petitioners' 
request. Therefore, the Department is postponing this preliminary 
determination under section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the ``Act'') by 50 days from July 8, 2008 to August 27, 2008. 
The deadline for the final determination will continue to be 75 days 
after the date of the preliminary determination, unless extended.
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    \1\ The petitioners in this investigation are Bristol Metals, 
L.P., Felker Brothers Corp., Marcegaglia USA, Inc., Outokumpu 
Stainless Pipe Inc., and the United Steel Workers of America.
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    This notice is issued and published pursuant to sections 733(c)(2) 
and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: June 18, 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-14254 Filed 6-23-08; 8:45 am]
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