[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 203 (Thursday, October 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 65179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27205]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-489-502]


Certain Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipe From Turkey: Extension 
of Time for Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Review.

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

DATES: Effective Date: October 20, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Johnson, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 3, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4793.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background Information

    On April 27, 2011, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published a notice of initiation of the administrative review of the 
countervailing duty order on certain welded carbon steel standard pipe 
from Turkey covering the period of review January 1, 2010, through 
December 31, 2010. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Administrative Reviews, 76 FR 23545 (April 27, 2011). The 
preliminary results are currently due no later than December 1, 2011.

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), requires the Department to make a preliminary determination 
within 245 days after the last day of the anniversary month of an order 
or finding for which a review is requested. Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 
Act further states that if it is not practicable to complete the review 
within the time period specified, the administering authority may 
extend the 245-day period to issue its preliminary results by up to 120 
days.
    In this administrative review, the Department is conducting a 
review of the following respondents: Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve 
Ticaret A.S., Borusan Istikbal Ticaret T.A.S., Tosyali dis Ticaret 
A.S., Toscelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S., Erbosan Erciyas Boru 
Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., and the Government of the Republic of Turkey. 
There are 14 programs under review in addition to several newly alleged 
subsidies programs, which the Department initiated on October 13, 2011. 
See Memorandum to Melissa G. Skinner, Director, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 3, from Robert Copyak, Senior Financial Analyst, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 3, regarding ``Decision Memorandum on New Subsidy 
and Program-wide Change Allegations,'' (October 13, 2011).
    Due to new subsidy allegations and the large number of companies 
and programs in this administrative review, we have determined that it 
is not practicable to complete the preliminary results of this review 
within the time period specified. Therefore, in accordance with section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, we are extending the time period for issuing 
the preliminary results of the review to 365 days. The preliminary 
results are now due no later than March 30, 2012. The final results 
continue to be due 120 days after publication of the notice of 
preliminary results.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(3)(A) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: October 14, 2011.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2011-27205 Filed 10-19-11; 8:45 am]
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