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

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 (202) 482-3965 or (202) 482-6320,

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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