[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 22, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-3987]
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[Federal Register: February 22, 1994]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigations Nos. 701-TA-359 (Preliminary) and 731-TA-686-687
(Preliminary)]
Certain Steel Wire Rod From Belgium and Germany
AGENCY: International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Institution and scheduling of preliminary countervailing duty
and antidumping investigations.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of
preliminary countervailing duty investigation No. 701-TA-359
(Preliminary) under section 703(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1671b(a)) and of preliminary antidumping investigations Nos. 731-TA-
684-685 (Preliminary) under section 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930
(19 U.S.C. 1673b(a)) to determine whether there is a reasonable
indication that an industry in the United States is materially injured,
or is threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an
industry in the United States is materially retarded, by reason of
imports from Belgium and Germany of certain steel wire rod,1
provided for in subheadings 7213.31.30, 7213.31.60, 7213.39.00,
7213.41.30, 7213.41.60, 7213.49.00, 7213.50.00, 7227.20.00, and
7227.90.60 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States that
are alleged to be subsidized by the Government of Germany and to be
sold in the United States at less than fair value. The Commission must
complete preliminary countervailing duty and antidumping investigations
in 45 days, or in this case by March 31, 1994.
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\1\For purposes of these investigations, certain steel wire rod
is defined as hot-rolled carbon steel and alloy steel wire rod, in
irregularly wound coils, of approximately round cross section,
between 5.08 mm (0.20 inch) and 19.0 mm (0.75 inch) in diameter. The
following products are excluded from the scope of these
investigations:
--steel wire rod 5.5 mm or less in diameter, with tensile
strength greater than or equal to 1040 MPa, and having the following
chemical content, by weight: carbon greater than or equal to 0.79
percent, aluminum less than or equal to 0.005 percent, phosphorus
plus sulfur less than or equal to 0.04 percent, and nitrogen less
than or equal to 0.006 percent (termed ``1080 tire cord'' quality
wire rod);
--free-machining steel containing 0.03 percent or more of
lead, 0.05 percent or more of bismuth, 0.08 percent or more of
sulfur, more than 0.4 percent of phosphorus, more than 0.05 percent
of selenium, and/or more than 0.01 percent of tellurium;
--stainless steel rods, tool steel rods, free-cutting steel
rods, resulfurized steel rods, ball bearing steel rods, high-nickel
steel rods, and concrete reinforcing bars and rods; and
--wire rod 7.9 to 18 mm in diameter, containing 0.43 to 0.73
percent carbon by weight, and having partial decarburization and
seams no more than 0.75 mm in depth.
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For further information concerning the conduct of these
investigations 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 and B (19 CFR
part 207).
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 14, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brad Hudgens (202-205-3189), 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
These investigations are being instituted in response to a petition
filed on February 14, 1994, by Connecticut Steel Corp., Wallingford,
CT; Georgetown Steel Corp., Georgetown, SC; North Star Steel Texas,
Inc., Beaumont, TX; Co-Steel Raritan River Steel Co., Perth Amboy, NJ;
Keystone Steel & Wire Corp., Peoria, IL; and Northwestern Steel & Wire
Co., Sterling, IL.
Participation in the Investigations and Public Service List
Persons (other than petitioners) wishing to participate in the
investigations as parties must file an entry of appearance with the
Secretary to the Commission, as provided in sections 201.11 and 207.10
of the Commission's rules, not later than seven (7) days after
publication of this notice in the Federal Register. The Secretary will
prepare a public service list containing the names and addresses of all
persons, or their representatives, who are parties to these
investigations upon the expiration of the period for filing entries of
appearance.
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 preliminary investigations
available to authorized applicants under the APO issued in the
investigations, provided that the application is made not later than
seven (7) days after the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. A separate service list will be maintained by the Secretary
for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
Conference
The Commission's Director of Operations has scheduled a conference
in connection with these investigations for 9:30 a.m. on March 4, 1994,
at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building, 500 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC. Parties wishing to participate in the conference should
contact Brad Hudgens (202-205-3189) not later than March 1, 1994, to
arrange for their appearance. Parties in support of the imposition of
countervailing and antidumping duties in these investigations and
parties in opposition to the imposition of such duties will each be
collectively allocated one hour within which to make an oral
presentation at the conference. A nonparty who has testimony that may
aid the Commission's deliberations may request permission to present a
short statement at the conference.
Written Submissions
As provided in Secs. 201.8 and 207.15 of the Commission's rules,
any person may submit to the Commission on or before March 9, 1994, a
written brief containing information and arguments pertinent to the
subject matter of the investigations. Parties may file written
testimony in connection with their presentation at the conference no
later than three (3) days before the conference. If briefs or written
testimony contain BPI, they must conform with the requirements of
Secs. 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission's rules.
In accordance with Secs. 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the rules, each
document filed by a party to the investigations must be served on all
other parties to the investigations (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 investigations are being conducted under
authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This notice is
published pursuant to section 207.12 of the Commission's rules.
Issued: February 16, 1994.
By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-3987 Filed 2-18-94; 8:45 am]
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