Welded Stainless Line and Pressure Pipe From India, the Republic of Türkiye, 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 210 (Monday, November 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 68944]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22308]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-950, A-489-858, A-520-813]


Welded Stainless Line and Pressure Pipe From India, the Republic 
of T[uuml]rkiye, 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 November 2, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Bonilla at (202) 482-7955 or 
Luke Caruso at (202) 482-2081 (India), Charles DeFilippo at (202) 482-
3797 (United Arab Emirates (UAE)), and Maria Papakostas at (202) 482-
0086 (Republic of T[uuml]rkiye (T[uuml]rkiye)), AD/CVD Operations, 
Offices IV, VII, and IX, respectively, 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 less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of imports of 
welded stainless line and pressure pipe (welded stainless pipe) from 
India, T[uuml]rkiye, and the UAE.\1\ Currently, the preliminary 
determinations are due no later than December 22, 2026.
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    \1\ See Welded Stainless Line and Pressure Pipe from India, the 
Republic of T[uuml]rkiye, and the United Arab Emirates: Initiation 
of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 91 FR 51462 (August 10, 
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 October 23, 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 ``given the size and complexity of these investigations, 
the number of participating respondents, and the numerous extensions of 
time received by respondents to submit responses to Commerce's initial 
questionnaire. Postponement of the preliminary determinations will 
allow the petitioners adequate time to analyze and comment on the 
respondents' questionnaire responses and develop a comprehensive record 
in these investigations that the petitioners can then comment on in 
advance of Commerce's preliminary determinations.'' \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 Petitioners' letter, ``Petitioners' Request to Postpone 
Preliminary Determinations,'' dated October 23, 2026.
    \4\ Id. at 2.
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    For the reasons stated above and because there are no compelling 
reasons to deny the request, Commerce, in accordance with section 
733(c)(1)(A) of the Act, is postponing the deadline for the preliminary 
determinations by 50 days (i.e., 190 days after the date on which these 
investigations were initiated). As a result, Commerce will issue its 
preliminary determinations no later than February 10, 2027. 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.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: October 28, 2026.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2026-22308 Filed 10-30-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P


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