95-23336. Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Determinations: Antidumping Duty Investigations of Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From Romania and South Africa

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 20, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 48690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-23336]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-485-804, A-791-803]


Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Determinations: Antidumping 
Duty Investigations of Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From 
Romania and South Africa

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Beck or Jennifer Stagner, Office 
of Antidumping Investigations, Import Administration, U.S. Department 
of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington D.C. 
20230; telephone [phone] or [phone], respectively.

The Applicable Statute

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are 
references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective 
date of the amendments made to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act) by the 
Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA).

Summary: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is postponing its 
preliminary determinations in the antidumping duty investigations of 
circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from Romania and South Africa. The 
deadline for issuing these preliminary determinations is now no later 
than November 15, 1995.

Supplementary Information: On May 16, 1995, the Department initiated 
antidumping duty investigations of circular welded non-alloy steel pipe 
from Romania and South Africa (60 FR 27078, May 22, 1995). The notice 
stated that we would issue our preliminary determinations on October 5, 
1995.
    On June 12, 1995, the U.S. International Trade Commission 
determined that there was a reasonable indication that an industry in 
the United States is materially injured or threatened with material 
injury by reason of imports of circular welded non-alloy steel pipe 
from Romania and South Africa.

Postponement of Preliminary Determination

    We have determined that the investigations are extraordinarily 
complicated within the meaning of section 733(c)(1)(B)(i) of the Act. 
Given the non-market economy status of Romania, the nature of 
government ownership of the participating companies raises novel issues 
which must be further examined. In addition, establishing surrogate 
values for the factors of production is complex and will require 
additional time.
    For South Africa, we find that additional time is necessary to make 
the preliminary determination due to the novelty of issues presented in 
this case. The questionnaire used in this investigation was 
significantly revised to reflect the changes mandated by the URAA. 
Since issuing this questionnaire to the respondents, we have discovered 
that it contains certain ambiguities. Accordingly, we need additional 
time to issue clarified questions to the respondents, to allow them to 
submit responses, and to incorporate this information into our analysis 
for purposes of the preliminary determination.
    Furthermore, we have determined that the parties concerned are 
cooperating, as required by section 733(c)(1)(B)(i) of the Act, and 
that additional time is necessary to make these preliminary 
determinations in accordance with section 733(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act.
    For these reasons, the deadline for issuing these determinations is 
now no later than November 15, 1995.
    This notice is published pursuant to section 733(c)(2) of the Act.

    Dated September 14, 1995.
Barbara R. Stafford,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Investigations, Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 95-23336 Filed 9-19-95; 8:45 am]
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