[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 121 (Friday, June 22, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29098-29099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13422]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-079]


Cast Iron Soil Pipe From the People's Republic of China: 
Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value 
Investigation

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

DATES: Applicable June 22, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Walker at (202) 482-0413, AD/CVD 
Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On February 15, 2018, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
initiated less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of imports of cast 
iron soil pipe from the People's Republic of China (China).\1\ 
Currently, the preliminary determination is due no later than July 5, 
2018.
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    \1\ See Cast Iron Soil Pipe from the People's Republic of China: 
Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 83 FR 8053 
(February 23, 2018).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determinations

    Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), requires Commerce to issue the preliminary determination in an 
LTFV investigation

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within 140 days after the date on which Commerce initiated the 
investigation. However, section 733(c)(1) of the Act permits Commerce 
to postpone the preliminary determination until no later than 190 days 
after the date on which Commerce initiated the investigation if: (A) 
The petitioners \2\ submit a timely request for a postponement; or (B) 
Commerce concludes that the parties concerned are cooperating, that the 
investigation is extraordinarily complicated, and that additional time 
is necessary to make a preliminary determination. Under 19 CFR 
351.205(e), the petitioners must submit a request for postponement 25 
days or more before the scheduled date of the preliminary determination 
and must state the reasons for the request. Commerce will grant the 
request unless it finds compelling reasons to deny the request.
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    \2\ The petitioners are the Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute and 
its individual members, AB&I Foundry, Charlotte Pipe & Foundry, and 
Tyler Pipe.
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    On June 1, 2018, the petitioners submitted a timely request that 
Commerce postpone the preliminary determination in this LTFV 
investigation.\3\ The petitioners stated that they request postponement 
to, among other things, permit Commerce to issue and receive 
supplemental questionnaires prior to the preliminary determination.\4\
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    \3\ See the petitioners' letter, ``Cast Iron Soil Pipe from the 
People's Republic of China: Request to Extend the Preliminary 
Determination,'' dated June 1, 2018.
    \4\ Id.
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    For the reasons stated above and because there are no compelling 
reasons to deny the request, Commerce, in accordance with section 
733(c)(1)(A) of the Act, is postponing the deadline for the preliminary 
determination by 50 days (i.e., 190 days after the date on which this 
investigation was initiated). As a result, Commerce will issue its 
preliminary determination no later than August 24, 2018. In accordance 
with section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1), the 
deadline for the final determination of this investigation will 
continue to be 75 days after the preliminary determination, unless 
postponed at a later date.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: June 15, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2018-13422 Filed 6-21-18; 8:45 am]
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