Oil Country Tubular Goods From Austria, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 166 (Friday, August 28, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 55517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17618]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-433-814, A-583-881, A-520-812]


Oil Country Tubular Goods From Austria, Taiwan, and the United 
Arab Emirates: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Less-
Than-Fair-Value Investigations

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


DATES: Applicable August 28, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jose Rivera at (202) 482-0842 
(Austria); Monica Gillis at (202) 482-6384 (Taiwan); Paul Kebker at 
(202) 482-2254 (the United Arab Emirates (UAE)), AD/CVD Operations, 
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On April 22, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
initiated less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of imports of oil 
country tubular goods (OCTG) from Austria, Taiwan, and the UAE.\1\ 
Currently, the preliminary determinations in these LTFV investigations 
are due no later than September 9, 2026.
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    \1\ See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from Austria, Taiwan, 
and the United Arab Emirates: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value 
Investigations, 91 FR 22806 (April 28, 2026) (Initiation Notice).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determinations

    Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), requires Commerce to issue the preliminary determination in an 
LTFV investigation within 140 days after the date on which Commerce 
initiated the investigation. However, section 733(c)(1)(A)(b)(1) of the 
Act permits Commerce to postpone the preliminary determination until no 
later than 190 days after the date on which Commerce initiated the 
investigation if: (A) the petitioner makes a timely request for a 
postponement; or (B) Commerce concludes that the parties concerned are 
cooperating, that the investigation is extraordinarily complicated, and 
that additional time is necessary to make a preliminary determination. 
Under 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner must submit a request for 
postponement 25 days or more before the scheduled date of the 
preliminary determination and must state the reasons for the request. 
Commerce will grant the request unless it finds compelling reasons to 
deny the request.
    On August 6, 2026, the petitioners \2\ submitted a timely request 
that Commerce postpone the preliminary determinations in these LTFV 
investigations.\3\ The petitioners stated that they request 
postponement due to the size and complexity of these investigations, 
the number of participating respondents, and the numerous extensions 
received by respondents. Postponement allows the petitioners adequate 
time to analyze and comment on questionnaire responses.
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    \2\ The petitioners are the U.S. OCTG Manufacturers Association, 
United States Steel Corporation, and the United Steel, Paper and 
Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and 
Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC.
    \3\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Petitioners' Request to Postpone 
Preliminary Determination,'' dated August 6, 2026.
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    For the reasons stated above and because there are no compelling 
reasons to deny the request, Commerce is postponing the deadline for 
the preliminary determinations by 50 days (i.e., 190 days after the 
date on which these investigations were initiated) in accordance with 
section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act. As a result, Commerce will issue its 
preliminary determinations no later than October 29, 2026. In 
accordance with section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1), 
the deadline for the final determinations of these investigations will 
continue to be 75 days after the date of the preliminary 
determinations, unless postponed at a later date.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: August 25, 2026.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2026-17618 Filed 8-27-26; 8:45 am]
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