83 FR 13946 - Large Diameter Welded Pipe From India, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, and the Republic of Turkey: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Countervailing Duty Investigations

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 63 (April 2, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 63 (Monday, April 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13946-13947]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06596]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-882, C-570-078, C-580-898, C-489-834]


Large Diameter Welded Pipe From India, the People's Republic of 
China, the Republic of Korea, and the Republic of Turkey: Postponement 
of Preliminary Determinations in the Countervailing Duty Investigations

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

DATES: Applicable April 2, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry Huang at (202) 482-4047 (the 
People's Republic of China (China)), Robert Palmer at (202) 482-9068 
(India), George Ayache at (202) 482-2623 (the Republic of Korea 
(Korea)), and Ajay Menon at (202) 482-1993 (the Republic of Turkey 
(Turkey)), 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 9, 2018, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
initiated countervailing duty (CVD) investigations on large diameter 
welded pipe from China, India, Korea, and Turkey.\1\ Currently, the 
preliminary determinations are due no later than April 16, 2018.
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    \1\ See Large Diameter Welded Pipe from India, the People's 
Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, and the Republic of 
Turkey: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations, 83 FR 7148 
(February 20, 2018) (Initiation Notice).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determinations

    Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 
requires Commerce to issue the preliminary determination in a CVD 
investigation within 65 days after the date on which Commerce initiated 
the investigation. However, if the petitioner makes a timely request 
for a postponement, section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act permits Commerce to 
postpone the preliminary determination until no later than 130 days 
after the date on which Commerce initiated the investigation. Under 19 
CFR 351.205(e), a petitioner must submit a request for postponement 25 
days or more before the scheduled date of the preliminary determination 
and must state the reason for the request. Commerce will grant the 
request unless it finds compelling reasons to deny the request.
    On March 20, 2018, the petitioners \2\ submitted timely requests to 
postpone the preliminary CVD determinations. The petitioners stated 
that the purpose of their requests was to provide Commerce with 
additional time to receive questionnaire responses from the respondents 
and to allow Commerce and interested parties sufficient time to analyze 
the respondents' questionnaire responses and request clarification and 
additional information, as necessary.\3\ In accordance with 19 CFR 
351.205(e), the petitioners stated the reasons for requesting a 
postponement of the preliminary determinations, and Commerce finds no 
compelling reason to deny the requests. Therefore, in accordance with 
section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act, Commerce is postponing the deadline 
for the preliminary determinations to no later than 130 days after the 
date on which the investigations were initiated. Accordingly, Commerce 
will issue the preliminary determinations no later than June 19, 2018. 
In accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final determinations of these 
investigations will continue to be 75 days after the date of the 
preliminary determinations, unless postponed at a later date.
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    \2\ The petitioners are American Cast Iron Pipe Company, Berg 
Steel Pipe Corp., Berg Spiral Pipe Corp., Dura-Bond Industries, 
Stupp Corporation, Skyline Steel, Greens Bayou Pipe Mill, LP, JSW 
Steel (USA) Inc., and Trinity Products LLC.
    \3\ See the petitioners' letters, ``Large Diameter Welded Pipe 
from India: Petitioners' Request for Postponement of the Preliminary 
Determination;'' ``Large Diameter Welded Pipe from the People's 
Republic of China: Petitioners' Request for Postponement of the 
Preliminary Determination;'' ``Large Diameter Welded Pipe from the 
Republic of Korea: Petitioners' Request for Postponement of the 
Preliminary Determination;'' and ``Large Diameter Welded Pipe from 
the Republic of Turkey: Petitioners' Request for Postponement of the 
Preliminary Determination,'' all dated March 20, 2018.
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    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).


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    Dated: March 27, 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. 2018-06596 Filed 3-30-18; 8:45 am]
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