95-3963. Notice of Postponement of Final Determinations: Small Diameter Circular Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel, Standard, Line and Pressure Pipe From Argentina, Brazil, Germany and Italy

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 32 (Thursday, February 16, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9012-9013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-3963]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-357-809, A-351-826, A-428-820 and A-475-814]


Notice of Postponement of Final Determinations: Small Diameter 
Circular Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel, Standard, Line and Pressure 
Pipe From Argentina, Brazil, Germany and Italy

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 16, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Terpstra or Irene Darzenta, 
Office of Antidumping Investigations, Import Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone [phone] or [phone], 
respectively.

Postponement

    On January 13, 1995, the respondents in the Brazilian and German 
investigations requested that, in the event of an affirmative 
preliminary determination in either investigation, the Department of 
Commerce (the Department) postpone the deadline for the final 
determination to a date no later that 135 days after the date of 
publication of the preliminary determination in the Federal Register. 
On January 18, 1995, the respondent in the Argentine investigation made 
a similar request. In each of these investigations, the respondent 
requested a postponement due to the complexity of the investigation. On 
January 30, 1995, the petitioner requested that the Department postpone 
its final determination in the Italian investigation until 135 days 
after the preliminary determination. Petitioner requested a 
postponement to allow the Department time to conduct a sales below cost 
investigation.
    On January 27, 1995, the Department published affirmative 
preliminary determinations in the antidumping duty investigations of 
small diameter circular seamless carbon and alloy steel, standard, line 
and pressure pipe (seamless pipe) from Argentina, (60 FR 5348), Brazil 
(60 FR 5351) and Germany (60 FR 5355) and a negative preliminary 
determination in the antidumping duty investigation of seamless pipe 
from Italy (60 FR 5358). On February 2, 1995, the Department initiated 
a sales below cost investigation in the Italian case.
    The Department's regulations provide that upon the receipt of a 
proper request, the Department will postpone the final determination 
unless there are compelling reasons to deny the request (19 CFR 
353.20(b)(1) (1994)). We find that the requests for postponement of 
these investigations meet the regulatory requirements and that there 
are no compelling reasons to deny these requests. Therefore, we are 
postponing the final determinations in the above-referenced 
investigations pursuant to section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act). The final determinations will be issued not 
later than June 12, 1995. Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to 
the Statute and to the Department's regulations are in reference to the 
provisions as they existed on December 31, 1994.
    In accordance with 19 CFR 353.38, case and rebuttal briefs must be 
submitted in at least ten copies to the Assistant Secretary for Import 
Administration according to the schedule detailed below. In addition, a 
public version and five copies should be submitted by the appropriate 
date if the submission contains business proprietary information. In 
accordance with 19 CFR 353.38(b), we will hold public hearings, if 
requested, to afford interested parties an opportunity to comment on 
arguments raised in case or rebuttal briefs. If requested, hearings are 
tentatively scheduled as detailed below. These hearings will be held at 
the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue 
N.W., Washington D.C., 20230. Parties should confirm by telephone the 
time, date, and place of the hearing 48 hours before the scheduled 
time.

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           Country                  Case briefs            Rebuttal briefs           Hearing date/time/room     
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Argentina...................  May 5..................  May 10................  May 12 at 9:30--4830.            
Germany.....................  May 8..................  May 15................  May 17 at 9:30--1412.            
Brazil......................  May 9..................  May 16................  May 18 at 9:30--1414.            
Italy.......................  May 10.................  May 17................  May 19 at 9:30--1414.            
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    [[Page 9013]] This notice is published pursuant to section 735(d) 
of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673d(d)) and 19 CFR 353.20(b)(2).

    Dated: February 8, 1995.
Barbara R. Stafford,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Investigations.
[FR Doc. 95-3963 Filed 2-5-95; 8:45 am]
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