Notice of Postponement of Final Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Determinations: Certain Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings From France, India, Israel, Malaysia, South Korea, Thailand, the United Kingdom and Venezuela

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[A-427-813 (France); A-533-811, C-533-812 (India); A-508-807, C-508-808

(Israel); A-557-808 (Malaysia); A-580-824 (South Korea); A-549-809

(Thailand); A-412-816 (United Kingdom); A-307-812 (Venezuela)]

Notice of Postponement of Final Antidumping and Countervailing

Duty Determinations: Certain Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings From

France, India, Israel, Malaysia, South Korea, Thailand, the United

Kingdom and Venezuela

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 14, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Bettger (France and Israel),

Susan Strumbel (India and Venezuela), Thomas McGinty (Malaysia and

South Korea), Vincent Kane (Thailand and UK), Office of Countervailing

Investigations, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room B099, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-

2239, 492-1442, 482-5055, and 482-2815, respectively.

Postponement of Final Determination

On September 26, 1994, (59 FR 50564, October 4, 1994), the

Department issued its preliminary determinations in these

investigations.

Respondents requested that the Department postpone the final

determinations in the respective investigations on the following dates:

Awaji Sangyo Co., Ltd. (Thailand)--October 3, 1994; BKL Fittings

Limited (United Kingdom)--October 3, 1994; Sivanandha Pipe Fittings

Ltd. and Karmen Steels (India)--October 5, 1994; Pipe Fittings Carmiel

Ltd. (Israel)--October 5, 1994; Interfit, S.A. and Vallourec, Inc.

(France)--October 11, 1994; Embassy of the Republic of Korea on behalf

of Korean exporters (South Korea)--October 13, 1994; Petroltubos S.A.

and Coveco C.A. (Venevzuela)--October 14, 1994; Government of Malaysia

on behalf of Malaysian exporters (Malaysia)--October 20, 1994.

These postponements are provided for in Section 735(a)(2) of the

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) (19 U.S.C. 1673(a)(2)).

Postponement of Final Antidumping Determinations

Under Section 735(a)(2) of the Act and section 353.20(b) of the

Department's regulations (19 CFR 353.20(b)) if, subsequent to the

preliminary determination, the Department receives a request for

postponement of the final determination from the party adversely

affected by the determination, the Department will, absent compelling

reasons for denial, grant the request. Accordingly, we are postponing

our final determinations in these investigations until no later than

February 16, 1995.

Postponement of Final Countervailing Determinations

On June 27, 1994, in accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Act,

we aligned the final determinations in the countervailing duty (CVD)

investigations for both India and Israel, involving the merchandise

subject to these investigations with the final determinations in the

companion antidumping duty (AD) investigations (see. 59 FR 39255, June

27, 1994). Therefore, the final CVD determinations in these

investigations will also now be postponed until no later than February

16, 1995.

Public Comment

In accordance with 19 CFR 353.38(b) and 355.38(b), we will hold

public hearings to afford interested parties an opportunity to comment

on arguments raised in case or rebuttal briefs. Tentatively, the

hearing schedules are as follows:

February 1, 1995, 8:30 AM-5:00 PM, Room 1412

Antidumping Hearings: France, South Korea, Venezuela, Thailand,

United Kingdom

February 2, 1995, 8:30 AM-5:00 PM, Room 1412

Antidumping Hearings: Malaysia, India, Israel

Countervailing Duty Hearings: India, Israel

All hearings will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230. Parties

should confirm by telephone the time, date and place of the hearings 48

hours prior to the scheduled time.

In accordance with 19 CFR 353.38, for the AD hearings, case briefs

or other written comments must be submitted to the Assistant Secretary

for Import Administration no later than January 23, 1995. Additionally,

rebuttal briefs must be submitted no later than January 30, 1995.

In accordance with 19 CFR 355.38, for the CVD hearings, case briefs

or other written comments must be submitted to the Assistant Secretary

for Import Administration no later than January 24, 1995. Additionally,

rebuttal briefs must be submitted no later than January 31, 1995.

This notice is published pursuant to 19 CFR 353.20(b).

Dated: November 7, 1994.

Susan G. Esserman,

Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 94-28050 Filed 11-10-94; 8:45 am]

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