Certain Welded Carbon Steel Pipe and Tube From Taiwan; Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-583-008]

Certain Welded Carbon Steel Pipe and Tube From Taiwan; Extension

of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of extension of time limit.

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

time limit for the preliminary results of the administrative review of

the antidumping duty order on circular welded carbon steel pipe and

tube from Taiwan. The review covers two manufacturers/exporters of the

subject merchandise and the period May 1, 1997 through April 30, 1998.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 6, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martin Odenyo or John Kugelman, Office

of AD/CVD Enforcement, Group III, Import Administration, International

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

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-

5254 or 482-0649, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 29, 1998, the Department initiated

this administrative review of the antidumping duty order on circular

welded carbon steel pipe and tube from Taiwan (62 FR 40258). The

current deadline for the preliminary results is January 30, 1999. We

determined that it is not practicable to complete this review within

the original time frame. (See Memorandum to Robert S. LaRussa dated

December 30, 1998.)

Accordingly, the deadline for issuing the preliminary results of

this review is now May 28, 1999. The deadline for issuing the final

results of this review will be no later than 120 days from the

publication of the preliminary results.

This extension is in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1675 (a)(3)(A)).

Dated: December 30, 1998.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD Enforcement, Group III.

[FR Doc. 99-243 Filed 1-5-99; 8:45 am]

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