[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 193 (Wednesday, October 6, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54354-54355]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-26045]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Certain Pipe and Tube From Argentina, Brazil, Canada, India,
Korea, Mexico, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Venezuela
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AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
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\1\ The products and investigation numbers for the various
countries are: Argentina: light-walled rectangular tube (731-TA-
409); Brazil: circular welded nonalloy steel pipe (731-TA-532);
Canada: oil country tubular goods (731-TA-276); India: welded carbon
steel pipe and tube (731-TA-271); Korea: circular welded nonalloy
steel pipe (731-TA-533); Mexico: circular welded nonalloy steel pipe
(731-TA-534); Singapore: small diameter standard and rectangular
pipe and tube (731-TA-296); Taiwan: small diameter carbon steel pipe
and tube (731-TA-132), oil country tubular goods (731-TA-277),
light-walled rectangular tube (731-TA-410), and circular welded
nonalloy steel pipe (731-TA-536); Turkey: welded carbon steel pipe
and tube (701-TA-253 and 731-TA-273); Thailand: welded carbon steel
pipe and tube (731-TA-252); and Venezuela: circular welded nonalloy
steel pipe (731-TA-537).
ACTION: Scheduling of full five-year reviews concerning the
countervailing duty and antidumping duty orders on certain pipe and
tube from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, India, Korea, Mexico, Singapore,
Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Venezuela.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of full
reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the
countervailing duty and antidumping duty orders on certain pipe and
tube from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, India, Korea, Mexico, Singapore,
Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Venezuela would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of material injury. For further information
concerning the conduct of these reviews
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and rules of general application, consult the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part
201), and part 207, subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part 207). Recent
amendments to the Rules of Practice and Procedure pertinent to five-
year reviews, including the text of subpart F of part 207, are
published at 63 FR 30599, June 5, 1998, and may be downloaded from the
Commission's World Wide Web site at http://www.usitc.gov/rules.htm.
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 28, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian R. Allen (202-708-4728), Office
of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street
SW, Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain
information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal
on 202-205-1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need
special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact
the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information
concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its
internet server (http://www.usitc.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background.--On August 5, 1999, the Commission determined that
responses to its notice of institution of the subject five-year reviews
were such that full reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Act
should proceed (64 FR 45276, August 19, 1999). A record of the
Commissioners' votes, the Commission's statement on adequacy, and any
individual Commissioner's statements will be available from the Office
of the Secretary and at the Commission's web site.
Participation in these reviews and public service list.--Persons,
including industrial users of the subject merchandise and, if the
merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer
organizations, wishing to participate in these reviews as parties must
file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, as
provided in section 201.11 of the Commission's rules, by 45 days after
publication of this notice. A party that filed a notice of appearance
following publication of the Commission's notice of institution of
these reviews need not file an additional notice of appearance. The
Secretary will maintain a public service list containing the names and
addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to
these reviews.
Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under
an administrative protective order (APO) and BPI service list.--
Pursuant to section 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary
will make BPI gathered in these reviews available to authorized
applicants under the APO issued in these reviews, provided that the
application is made by 45 days after publication of this notice.
Authorized applicants must represent interested parties, as defined by
19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are parties to these reviews. A party granted
access to BPI following publication of the Commission's notice of
institution of these reviews need not reapply for such access. A
separate service list will be maintained by the Secretary for those
parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
Staff report.--The prehearing staff report in these reviews will be
placed in the nonpublic record on February 17, 2000, and a public
version will be issued thereafter, pursuant to section 207.64 of the
Commission's rules.
Hearing.--The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the
review beginning at 9:30 a.m. on March 9, 2000, at the U.S.
International Trade Commission Building. Requests to appear at the
hearing should be filed in writing with the Secretary to the Commission
on or before March 1, 2000. A nonparty who has testimony that may aid
the Commission's deliberations may request permission to present a
short statement at the hearing. All parties and nonparties desiring to
appear at the hearing and make oral presentations should attend a
prehearing conference to be held at 9:30 a.m. on March 6, 2000, at the
U.S. International Trade Commission Building. Oral testimony and
written materials to be submitted at the public hearing are governed by
sections 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), 207.24, and 207.66 of the Commission's
rules. Parties must submit any request to present a portion of their
hearing testimony in camera no later than 7 days prior to the date of
the hearing.
Written submissions.--Each party to these reviews may submit a
prehearing brief to the Commission. Prehearing briefs must conform with
the provisions of section 207.65 of the Commission's rules; the
deadline for filing is February 29, 2000. Parties may also file written
testimony in connection with their presentation at the hearing, as
provided in section 207.24 of the Commission's rules, and posthearing
briefs, which must conform with the provisions of section 207.67 of the
Commission's rules. The deadline for filing posthearing briefs is March
20, 2000; witness testimony must be filed no later than three days
before the hearing. In addition, any person who has not entered an
appearance as a party to these review may submit a written statement of
information pertinent to the subject of these reviews on or before
March 20, 2000. On April 17, 2000, the Commission will make available
to parties all information on which they have not had an opportunity to
comment. Parties may submit final comments on this information on or
before April 21, 2000, but such final comments must not contain new
factual information and must otherwise comply with section 207.68 of
the Commission's rules. All written submissions must conform with the
provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission's rules; any submissions
that contain BPI must also conform with the requirements of sections
201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission's rules. The Commission's
rules do not authorize filing of submissions with the Secretary by
facsimile or electronic means.
In accordance with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission's
rules, each document filed by a party to these reviews must be served
on all other parties to these reviews (as identified by either the
public or BPI service list), and a certificate of service must be
timely filed. The Secretary will not accept a document for filing
without a certificate of service.
Authority: These reviews are being conducted under authority of
title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to section 207.62 of the Commission's rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: September 30, 1999.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-26045 Filed 10-5-99; 8:45 am]
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