[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 25 (Monday, February 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6183-6184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2696]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION

(A-570-956)


Certain Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and 
Pressure Pipe from the People's Republic of China: Postponement of 
Preliminary Determination of Antidumping Duty Investigation

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 8, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Magd Zalok or Zev Primor, 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-
4162 or (202) 482-4114, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Postponement of Preliminary Determination

    On October 6, 2009, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
initiated the antidumping duty investigation on certain seamless carbon 
and alloy steel standard, line, and pressure pipe from the People's 
Republic of China. See Certain Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel 
Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe From the People's Republic of China: 
Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation, 74 FR 52744 (October 14, 
2009) (Initiation Notice). The notice of initiation stated that, unless 
postponed, the Department would make its preliminary determination in 
this antidumping duty investigation no later than 140 days after the 
date of the initiation.

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    On January 22, 2009, 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 to allow 
adequate time to analyze the submitted information.
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    \1.\ The Petitioners in this investigation are United States 
Steel Corporation, V&M Star L.P., TMK IPSCO, and United Steel, Paper 
and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and 
Service Workers International Union.
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    For the reasons identified by the Petitioners, and because there 
are no compelling reasons to deny the request, 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 February 
23, 2010 to April 14, 2010. The deadline for the final determination 
will continue to be 75 days after the date of the preliminary 
determination, unless extended.
    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: February 1, 2010.
Carole Showers,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations.
[FR Doc. 2010-2696 Filed 2-5-10; 8:45 am]
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