[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 36 (Thursday, February 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10107-10108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4430]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigations Nos. 701-TA-363 & 364 (Final) and 731-TA-711-715
(Final)]
OCTG From Argentina, Austria, Italy, Japan, and Korea
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Institution and scheduling of a final countervailing duty
investigation and final antidumping investigations and scheduling of
the ongoing countervailing duty investigation.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution and
scheduling of countervailing duty investigation No. 701-TA-363 (Final)
and antidumping investigations Nos. 731-TA-711-715 (Final) under
sections 705(b) and 735(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
Sec. 1671d(b) and 1673d(b)) (the Act) to determine whether 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 Argentina,
Austria, Italy, Japan, and Korea of oil country tubular goods
(OCTG),1 provided for in subheadings 7304.20, 7305.20, and 7306.20
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. The Commission
also gives notice of the schedule to be followed in the ongoing
countervailing duty investigation regarding imports of OCTG from Italy
(inv. No. 701-TA-364 (Final)), which the Commission instituted
effective December 2, 1994 (60 F.R. 2983, January 12, 1995).
\1\For the purposes of these investigations, OCTG are hollow
steel products of circular cross-section. These products include oil
well casing, tubing, and drill pipe, of iron (other than cast iron)
or steel (both carbon and alloy), whether or not conforming to
American Petroleum Institute (``API'') or non-API specifications,
whether finished or unfinished (including green tubes). This
investigation does not cover casing, tubing, or drill pipe
containing 10.5 percent or more of chromium.
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For further information concerning the conduct of these
investigations, hearing procedures, 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 C
(19 CFR part 207).
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 23, 1995 (inv. No. 701-TA-364 (Final)) and
January 30, 1995 (invs. Nos. 731-TA-711-715 (Final)).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Corkran (202-205-3177), 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. Information can also be
obtained by calling the Office of Investigations' remote bulletin board
system for personal computers at 202-205-1895 (N,8,1).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background.--The subject investigations are being instituted as a
result of affirmative preliminary determinations by the Department of
Commerce that certain benefits which constitute subsidies within the
meaning of section 703 of the Act (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1671b) are being
provided to manufacturers, producers, or exporters in Austria of OCTG
and that imports of OCTG from Argentina, Austria, Italy, Japan, and
Korea are being sold in the United States at less than fair value
within the meaning of section 733 of the Act (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1673b).
These investigations were requested in petitions filed on June 30,
1994, by Bellville Tube Corp. (Bellville, TX); IPSCO Steel, Inc.
(Camanche, IA); Koppel Steel Corp. (Beaver Falls, PA); Maverick Tube
Corp. (Chesterfield, MO); North Star Steel Ohio (Youngstown, OH); U.S.
Steel Group (Pittsburgh, PA); and USS/Kobe Steel Co. (Lorain, OH).
Participation in the investigations and public service list.--Any
person having already filed an entry of appearance in the
countervailing duty investigation on OCTG from Italy is considered a
party in the antidumping investigations. Any other persons wishing to
participate in the investigations 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, not later than twenty-one (21) 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 the
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 final investigations available to
authorized applicants under the APO issued in the investigations,
provided that the application is made not later than twenty-one (21)
days after [[Page 10108]] 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.
Staff report.--The prehearing staff report in these investigations
will be placed in the nonpublic record on June 14, 1995, and a public
version will be issued thereafter, pursuant to section 207.21 of the
Commission's rules.
Hearing.--The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with
these investigations beginning at 9:30 a.m. on June 27, 1995, 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 June 20, 1995. 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 June 22, 1995, 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), and 207.23(b) of the Commission's
rules. Parties are strongly encouraged to submit as early in the
investigations as possible any requests to present a portion of their
hearing testimony in camera.
Written submissions.--Each party is encouraged to submit a
prehearing brief to the Commission. Prehearing briefs must conform with
the provisions of section 207.22 of the Commission's rules; the
deadline for filing is June 21, 1995. Parties may also file written
testimony in connection with their presentation at the hearing, as
provided in section 207.23(b) of the Commission's rules, and
posthearing briefs, which must conform with the provisions of section
207.24 of the Commission's rules. The deadline for filing posthearing
briefs is July 6, 1995; witness testimony must be filed no later than
three (3) days before the hearing. In addition, any person who has not
entered an appearance as a party to the investigations may submit a
written statement of information pertinent to the subject of the
investigations on or before July 6, 1995. 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.
In accordance with sections 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 207.20 of the Commission's rules.
Issued: February 17, 1995.
By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-4430 Filed 2-22-95; 8:45 am]
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