Postponement of Preliminary Countervailing Duty Determination: Small Diameter Circular Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line and Pressure Pipe (``Seamless Pipe'') from Italy

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[C-475-815]

Postponement of Preliminary Countervailing Duty Determination:

Small Diameter Circular Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line

and Pressure Pipe (``Seamless Pipe'') from Italy

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Commerce.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: August 24, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Thomas McGinty or Kristin Heim, Office

of Countervailing Investigations, Import Administration, U.S.

Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-5055 and 482-3798,

respectively.

POSTPONEMENT: On July 13, 1994, the Department of Commerce (``the

Department'') initiated a countervailing duty investigation of seamless

pipe from Italy. The Government of Italy, the Delegation of the

Commission of the European Communities and the company under

investigation have indicated that they will be cooperating in the

investigation. In addition, the company under investigation has

undergone complex restructuring in the past and examination of the

potential subsidies received will require extensive analysis.

Accordingly, we deem this investigation to be extraordinarily

complicated. Therefore, pursuant to 19 CFR 355.15(b) we are postponing

the preliminary determination in this investigation until no later than

November 18, 1994.

Dated: August 17, 1994.

Susan G. Esserman,

Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 94-20713 Filed 8-23-94; 8:45 am]

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