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CV: China Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe

The International Trade Administration has issued a notice stating that it is postponing its preliminary countervailing duty determination on circular welded carbon quality steel pipe from China to November 5, 2007 (from August 31, 2007).

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ITA Finds Complexity of Subsidy Practices Requires Extension of Time Limit

The ITA explains that, thus far, the parties concerned are cooperating, and due to the complexity of the alleged countervailable subsidy practices being investigated, which include provision of goods or services for less than adequate remuneration and government restraints on exports, it is not practicable to complete the preliminary determination of this investigation within the original time limit (i.e., August 31, 2007).

Therefore, the ITA is fully extending the due date for the preliminary determination to no later than 130 days after the day on which the investigation was initiated, which is November 5, 2007 (the next business day).

(See ITT's Online Archives or 07/09/07 news, 07070925, for BP summary of the ITA's initiation of the CV and antidumping (AD) duty investigations for circular welded carbon quality steel pipe from China.)

ITA contact - Damian Felton (202) 482-0133

ITA notice (FR Pub 08/02/07) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-15032.pdf