Postponement of Preliminary Countervailing Duty Determinations: Oil Country Tubular Goods (``OCTG'') From Austria and Italy

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[C-433-806, C-475-817]

Postponement of Preliminary Countervailing Duty Determinations:

Oil Country Tubular Goods (``OCTG'') From Austria and Italy

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 24, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jennifer Yeske (Austria) or Kristin M. Heim (Italy), Office of

Countervailing Investigations, Import Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC

20230; telephone (202) 482-0189 or 482-3798, respectively.

POSTPONEMENT: On July 20, 1994, the Department of Commerce (``the

Department'') initiated countervailing duty investigations of OCTG from

Austria and Italy. Respondents in both cases have indicated that they

will be cooperating in these investigations. In addition, the

companies, under investigation in both the Austrian and Italian

investigations have undergone complex restructuring in the past and

examination of the potential subsidies received by the respondents will

require extensive analysis. Accordingly, we deem these investigations

to be extraordinarily complicated. Therefore, pursuant to 19 CFR

355.15(b)(1994) we are postponing the preliminary determinations in

these investigations until no later than November 23, 1994.

Dated: August 17, 1994.

Susan G. Esserman,

Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 94-20714 Filed 8-23-94; 8:45 am]

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