82 FR 55989 - Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings From People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 226 (November 27, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 226 (Monday, November 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55989-55990]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25536]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-062]


Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings From 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 November 27, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sergio Balbontin at (202) 482-6478 or 
Michael Bowen at (202) 482-0768, AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, 
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On August 2, 2017, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
initiated a less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of imports of 
cast iron soil pipe fittings (soil pipe fittings) from the People's 
Republic of China (PRC).\1\ Currently, the preliminary determination is 
due no later than December 20, 2017.
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    \1\ See Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings from the People's Republic 
of China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair Value Investigation, 82 FR 
37053 (August 8, 2017) (Initiation Notice).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determination

    Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), requires the Department to issue the preliminary determination in 
a LTFV investigation within 140 days after the date on which the 
Department initiated the investigation. However, section 733(c)(1) of 
the Act permits the Department to postpone the preliminary 
determination until no later than 190 days after the date on which the 
Department initiated the investigation if: (A) The petitioner makes a 
timely request for a postponement; or (B) the Department 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 
petitioner 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. The Department will grant the 
request unless it finds compelling reasons to deny the request.
    On November 14, 2017, the Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute \2\ (the 
petitioner) submitted a timely request that the Department postpone the 
preliminary determination in this LTFV investigation.\3\ The petitioner 
stated that it requests postponement because it believes that ``the 
Department needs more time to analyze the information submitted to 
date.'' \4\
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    \2\ The members of the Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute are AB&I 
Foundry, Charlotte Pipe & Foundry, and Tyler Pipe.
    \3\ See Letter from the petitioner, ``Cast Iron Soil Pipe 
Fittings from the People's Republic of China: Request to Extend the 
Preliminary Determination,'' dated November 14, 2017.
    \4\ Id.
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    For the reason stated above, and because there are no compelling 
reasons to deny the request, the Department, 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, the Department will issue 
its preliminary determination no later than February 8, 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 date of the preliminary determination, 
unless postponed at a later date.

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    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: November 20, 2017.
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. 2017-25536 Filed 11-24-17; 8:45 am]
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