[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 68 (Monday, April 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 15129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07192]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-080]


Countervailing Duty Investigation of Cast Iron Soil Pipe From the 
People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

DATES: Applicable April 9, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Omar Qureshi, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5307.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On February 15, 2018, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
initiated the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of cast iron soil 
pipe from the People's Republic of China.\1\ Currently, the preliminary 
determination is due no later than April 23, 2018.
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    \1\ See Cast Iron Soil Pipe from the People's Republic of China: 
Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation, 83 FR 8047 
(February 23, 2018).
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Postponement of the Preliminary Determination

    Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 
requires Commerce to issue the preliminary determination in a CVD 
investigation within 65 days of the date on which Commerce initiated 
the investigation. However, if the petitioner makes a timely request 
for an extension of the period within which the determination must be 
made, Commerce may postpone making the preliminary determination until 
no later than 130 days after the date on which it initiated the 
investigation, pursuant to section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act. The Cast 
Iron Soil Pipe Institute (the petitioner) has made a timely request to 
postpone the preliminary determination, maintaining that the current 
deadline does not realistically provide Commerce with adequate time to 
review the questionnaire responses.\2\
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    \2\ See, the petitioner's March 28, 2018, submission.
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    In light of the request from the petitioner, Commerce, in 
accordance with section 703(c)(l)(A) of the Act, is postponing the 
deadline for the preliminary determination to no later than 130 days 
after the day on which Commerce initiated this investigation, i.e., 
June 25, 2018. Pursuant to section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final determination will continue 
to be 75 days after the date of the preliminary determination, unless 
postponed.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with section 
703(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

     Dated: April 3, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2018-07192 Filed 4-6-18; 8:45 am]
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