Notice2026-19263
Welded Stainless Line and Pressure Pipe From India and the Republic of Türkiye: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Countervailing Duty Investigations
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Published
September 21, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 181 (Monday, September 21, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59765-59766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19263]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-533-951, C-489-859]
Welded Stainless Line and Pressure Pipe From India and the
Republic of T[uuml]rkiye: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in
the Countervailing Duty Investigations
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable September 21, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shane Subler at (202) 482-6241
(India); and Samuel Evans at (202) 482-2420 (Republic of T[uuml]rkiye
(T[uuml]rkiye)), 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 August 4, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of welded
stainless line and pressure pipe (welded pipe) from India and
T[uuml]rkiye.\1\ Currently, the preliminary determinations in these CVD
investigations are due no later than October 8, 2026.
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\1\ See Welded Stainless Line and Pressure Pipe from India and
the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye: Initiation of Countervailing Duty
Investigations, 91 FR 51432 (August 10, 2026).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determinations
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 after the date on which Commerce initiated
the investigation. However, section 703(c)(1) of the Act permits
Commerce to postpone the preliminary determination until no later than
130 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 September 10, 2026, the petitioners \2\ submitted timely
requests that Commerce postpone the preliminary CVD determinations.\3\
The petitioners stated that they request postponement due to the
complexity of the issues and the number of subsidy programs under
investigation, and because the respondents have yet to file responses
to Commerce's initial questionnaires.\4\
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\2\ The petitioners are Bristol Pipe and Tube Inc., Felker
Brothers Corporation, and Primus Pipe and Tube Inc.
\3\ See Petitioner's Letters, ``Request to Postpone the
Preliminary Determination,'' dated September 10, 2026.
\4\ Id.
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In accordance with 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioners have stated
the reasons for requesting a postponement of the preliminary
determinations, and Commerce finds no compelling reason to deny the
request. Therefore, in accordance with section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act,
Commerce is postponing the deadline for the preliminary determinations
to no later than 130 days after the date on which these investigations
were initiated, i.e., December 14, 2026.\5\ Pursuant to section
705(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.
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\5\ Postponing the preliminary determination to 130 days after
initiation would place the deadline on Saturday, December 12, 2026.
Commerce's practice dictates that where a deadline falls on a
weekend or Federal holiday, the appropriate deadline is the next
business day. See Notice of Clarification: Application of ``Next
Business Day'' Rule for Administrative Determination Deadlines
Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10,
2005).
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Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: September 17, 2026.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2026-19263 Filed 9-18-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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