99-25832. Compact Ductile Iron Waterworks Fittings From China  

  • [Federal Register Volume 64, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 2, 1999)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 59199-59202]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 99-25832]
    
    
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    INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
    
    [Investigation No. 731-TA-621 (Review)]
    
    
    Compact Ductile Iron Waterworks Fittings From China
    
    AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
    
    ACTION: Institution of a five-year review concerning the antidumping 
    duty order on compact ductile iron waterworks fittings from China.
    
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    SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted a 
    review pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
    1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping 
    duty order on compact ductile iron waterworks fittings from
    
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    China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material 
    injury. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act, interested parties 
    are requested to respond to this notice by submitting the information 
    specified below to the Commission;1 to be assured of 
    consideration, the deadline for responses is December 21, 1999. 
    Comments on the adequacy of responses may be filed with the Commission 
    by January 13, 2000.
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        \1\ No response to this request for information is required if a 
    currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) number is not 
    displayed; the OMB number is 3117-0016/USITC No. 99-5-041, 
    expiration date July 31, 2002. Public reporting burden for the 
    request is estimated to average 7 hours per response. Please send 
    comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate to the 
    Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E 
    Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436.
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        For further information concerning the conduct of this review 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: November 2, 1999.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Messer (202-205-3193) or Vera 
    Libeau (202-205-3176), 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 September 7, 1993, the Department of Commerce issued an 
    antidumping duty order on imports of compact ductile iron waterworks 
    fittings from China (58 FR 47117). The Commission is conducting a 
    review to determine whether revocation of the order would be likely to 
    lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to the domestic 
    industry within a reasonably foreseeable time. It will assess the 
    adequacy of interested party responses to this notice of institution to 
    determine whether to conduct a full review or an expedited review. The 
    Commission's determination in any expedited review will be based on the 
    facts available, which may include information provided in response to 
    this notice.
    
    Definitions
    
        The following definitions apply to this review:
        (1) Subject Merchandise is the class or kind of merchandise that is 
    within the scope of the five-year review, as defined by the Department 
    of Commerce.
        (2) The Subject Country in this review is China.
        (3) The Domestic Like Product is the domestically produced product 
    or products which are like, or in the absence of like, most similar in 
    characteristics and uses with, the Subject Merchandise. In its original 
    determination, the Commission found in the affirmative for two Domestic 
    Like Products: (1) All iron waterworks fittings and (2) all iron 
    glands. One Commissioner defined the Domestic Like Product differently.
        (4) The Domestic Industry is the U.S. producers as a whole of the 
    Domestic Like Product, or those producers whose collective output of 
    the Domestic Like Product constitutes a major proportion of the total 
    domestic production of the product. In its original determination, the 
    Commission found in the affirmative for two Domestic Industries: 
    producers of (1) All iron waterworks fittings and (2) all iron glands. 
    One Commissioner defined the Domestic Industry differently.
        (5) The Order Date is the date that the antidumping duty order 
    under review became effective. In this review, the Order Date is 
    September 7, 1993.
        (6) An Importer is any person or firm engaged, either directly or 
    through a parent company or subsidiary, in importing the Subject 
    Merchandise into the United States from a foreign manufacturer or 
    through its selling agent.
    
    Participation in the Review 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 the review as parties must 
    file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, as 
    provided in section 201.11(b)(4) of the Commission's rules, no later 
    than 21 days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register. 
    The Secretary will maintain a public service list containing the names 
    and addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties 
    to the review.
    
    Limited Disclosure of Business Proprietary Information (BPI) Under 
    an Administrative Protective Order (APO) and APO Service List
    
        Pursuant to section 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the 
    Secretary will make BPI submitted in this review available to 
    authorized applicants under the APO issued in the review, provided that 
    the application is made no later than 21 days after publication of this 
    notice in the Federal Register. Authorized applicants must represent 
    interested parties, as defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are parties to 
    the review. A separate service list will be maintained by the Secretary 
    for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
    
    Certification
    
        Pursuant to section 207.3 of the Commission's rules, any person 
    submitting information to the Commission in connection with this review 
    must certify that the information is accurate and complete to the best 
    of the submitter's knowledge. In making the certification, the 
    submitter will be deemed to consent, unless otherwise specified, for 
    the Commission, its employees, and contract personnel to use the 
    information provided in any other reviews or investigations of the same 
    or comparable products which the Commission conducts under Title VII of 
    the Act, or in internal audits and investigations relating to the 
    programs and operations of the Commission pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Appendix 
    3.
    
    Written Submissions
    
        Pursuant to section 207.61 of the Commission's rules, each 
    interested party response to this notice must provide the information 
    specified below. The deadline for filing such responses is December 21, 
    1999. Pursuant to section 207.62(b) of the Commission's rules, eligible 
    parties (as specified in Commission rule 207.62(b)(1)) may also file 
    comments concerning the adequacy of responses to the notice of 
    institution and whether the Commission should conduct an expedited or 
    full review. The deadline for filing such comments is January 13, 2000. 
    All written submissions must conform with the provisions of sections 
    201.8 and 207.3 of the Commission's rules and any submissions that 
    contain BPI must also conform with the
    
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    requirements of sections 201.6 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. Also, in accordance with 
    sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission's rules, each document 
    filed by a party to the review must be served on all other parties to 
    the review (as identified by either the public or APO service list as 
    appropriate), and a certificate of service must accompany the document 
    (if you are not a party to the review you do not need to serve your 
    response).
    
    Inability To Provide Requested Information
    
        Pursuant to section 207.61(c) of the Commission's rules, any 
    interested party that cannot furnish the information requested by this 
    notice in the requested form and manner shall notify the Commission at 
    the earliest possible time, provide a full explanation of why it cannot 
    provide the requested information, and indicate alternative forms in 
    which it can provide equivalent information. If an interested party 
    does not provide this notification (or the Commission finds the 
    explanation provided in the notification inadequate) and fails to 
    provide a complete response to this notice, the Commission may take an 
    adverse inference against the party pursuant to section 776(b) of the 
    Act in making its determination in the review.
    
    Information To Be Provided in Response to This Notice of 
    Institution
    
        Please provide the requested information separately for each 
    Domestic Like Product, as defined by the Commission in its original 
    determination, and for each of the products identified by Commerce as 
    Subject Merchandise. As used below, the term ``firm'' includes any 
    related firms.
        (1) The name and address of your firm or entity (including World 
    Wide Web address if available) and name, telephone number, fax number, 
    and E-mail address of the certifying official.
        (2) A statement indicating whether your firm/entity is a U.S. 
    producer of the Domestic Like Product to which your response pertains, 
    a U.S. union or worker group, a U.S. importer of the Subject 
    Merchandise, a foreign producer or exporter of the Subject Merchandise, 
    a U.S. or foreign trade or business association, or another interested 
    party (including an explanation). If you are a union/worker group or 
    trade/business association, identify the firms in which your workers 
    are employed or which are members of your association.
        (3) A statement indicating whether your firm/entity is willing to 
    participate in this review by providing information requested by the 
    Commission.
        (4) A statement of the likely effects of the revocation of the 
    antidumping duty order on each Domestic Industry for which you are 
    filing a response in general and/or your firm/entity specifically. In 
    your response, please discuss the various factors specified in section 
    752(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675a(a)) including the likely volume of 
    subject imports, likely price effects of subject imports, and likely 
    impact of imports of Subject Merchandise on the Domestic Industry.
        (5) A list of all known and currently operating U.S. producers of 
    each Domestic Like Product for which you are filing a response. 
    Identify any known related parties and the nature of the relationship 
    as defined in section 771(4)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1677(4)(B)).
        (6) A list of all known and currently operating U.S. importers of 
    the Subject Merchandise and producers of the Subject Merchandise in the 
    Subject Country that currently export or have exported Subject 
    Merchandise to the United States or other countries since 1992.
        (7) If you are a U.S. producer of a Domestic Like Product, provide 
    the following information separately on your firm's operations on each 
    product during calendar year 1998 (report quantity data in pounds and 
    value data in thousands of U.S. dollars, f.o.b. plant). If you are a 
    union/worker group or trade/business association, provide the 
    information, on an aggregate basis, for the firms in which your workers 
    are employed/which are members of your association.
        (a) Production (quantity) and, if known, an estimate of the 
    percentage of total U.S. production of each Domestic Like Product 
    accounted for by your firm's(s') production;
        (b) the quantity and value of U.S. commercial shipments of each 
    Domestic Like Product produced in your U.S. plant(s); and
        (c) the quantity and value of U.S. internal consumption/company 
    transfers of the Domestic Like Product produced in your U.S. plant(s).
        (8) If you are a U.S. importer or a trade/business association of 
    U.S. importers of the Subject Merchandise from the Subject Country, 
    provide the following information on your firm's(s') operations on that 
    product during calendar year 1998 (report quantity data in pounds and 
    value data in thousands of U.S. dollars). If you are a trade/business 
    association, provide the information, on an aggregate basis, for the 
    firms which are members of your association.
        (a) The quantity and value (landed, duty-paid but not including 
    antidumping or countervailing duties) of U.S. imports and, if known, an 
    estimate of the percentage of total U.S. imports of Subject Merchandise 
    from the Subject Country accounted for by your firm's(s') imports;
        (b) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. port, including antidumping 
    and/or countervailing duties) of U.S. commercial shipments of Subject 
    Merchandise imported from the Subject Country; and
        (c) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. port, including antidumping 
    and/or countervailing duties) of U.S. internal consumption/company 
    transfers of Subject Merchandise imported from the Subject Country.
        (9) If you are a producer, an exporter, or a trade/business 
    association of producers or exporters of the Subject Merchandise in the 
    Subject Country, provide the following information on your firm's(s') 
    operations on that product during calendar year 1998 (report quantity 
    data in pounds and value data in thousands of U.S. dollars, landed and 
    duty-paid at the U.S. port but not including antidumping or 
    countervailing duties). If you are a trade/business association, 
    provide the information, on an aggregate basis, for the firms which are 
    members of your association.
        (a) Production (quantity) and, if known, an estimate of the 
    percentage of total production of Subject Merchandise in the Subject 
    Country accounted for by your firm's(s') production; and
        (b) the quantity and value of your firm's(s') exports to the United 
    States of Subject Merchandise and, if known, an estimate of the 
    percentage of total exports to the United States of Subject Merchandise 
    from the Subject Country accounted for by your firm's(s') exports.
        (10) Identify significant changes, if any, in the supply and demand 
    conditions or business cycle for each Domestic Like Product that have 
    occurred in the United States or in the market for the Subject 
    Merchandise in the Subject Country since the Order Date, and 
    significant changes, if any, that are likely to occur within a 
    reasonably foreseeable time. Supply conditions to consider include 
    technology; production methods; development efforts; ability to 
    increase production (including the shift of production facilities used 
    for other products and the use, cost, or availability of major inputs 
    into production); and factors related to the
    
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    ability to shift supply among different national markets (including 
    barriers to importation in foreign markets or changes in market demand 
    abroad). Demand conditions to consider include end uses and 
    applications; the existence and availability of substitute products; 
    and the level of competition among the Domestic Like Product produced 
    in the United States, Subject Merchandise produced in the Subject 
    Country, and such merchandise from other countries.
        (11) (OPTIONAL) A statement of whether you agree with the above 
    definitions of the Domestic Like Product and Domestic Industry; if you 
    disagree with either or both of these definitions, please explain why 
    and provide alternative definitions.
    
        Authority: This review is being conducted under authority of 
    title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published 
    pursuant to section 207.61 of the Commission's rules.
    
        Issued: October 25, 1999.
        By order of the Commission.
    Donna R. Koehnke,
    Secretary.
    [FR Doc. 99-25832 Filed 11-1-99; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Effective Date:
11/2/1999
Published:
11/02/1999
Department:
International Trade Commission
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Institution of a five-year review concerning the antidumping duty order on compact ductile iron waterworks fittings from China.
Document Number:
99-25832
Dates:
November 2, 1999.
Pages:
59199-59202 (4 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Investigation No. 731-TA-621 (Review)
PDF File:
99-25832.pdf