Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Certain Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Thailand

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-549-502]

Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review of Certain Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes

From Thailand

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 19, 1997.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is extending the

time limit for the preliminary results of the antidumping duty

administrative review for the antidumping order on certain welded

carbon steel pipes and tubes from Thailand, pursuant to the Tariff Act

of 1930, as amended by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (hereinafter,

``the Act'').

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Totaro or Dorothy Woster, AD/CVD

Enforcement Office 7, Import Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230, telephone (202) 482-

1398 or 482-3362, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Act, the Department may extend the

deadline for completion of an administrative review if it determines

that it is not practicable to complete the review within the statutory

time limit of 365 days. In the instant case, the Department has

determined that it is not

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practicable to complete the review within the statutory time limit (see

Memorandum to Robert S. LaRussa from Joseph A. Spetrini, November 12,

1997).

Since it is not practicable to complete this review within the time

limits mandated by the Act (245 days from the last day of the

anniversary month for preliminary results, 120 additional days for

final results), in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the

Department is extending the time limit as follows:

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Initiation Prelim due Final due

Product Country Review period date date date*

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Certain Welded Carbon Steel Thailand........ 03/01/96-02/28/97 04/24/97 03/31/98 08/05/98

Pipes and Tubes (A-549-502).

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*The Department shall issue the final determination 120 days after the publication of the preliminary

determination. This final due date is estimated based on publication of the preliminary notice five business

days after signature.

Dated: November 12, 1997.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, AD/CVD Enforcement Group III.

[FR Doc. 97-30398 Filed 11-18-97; 8:45 am]

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