[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 12, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18611-18612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8992]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigations Nos. 701-TA-360 and 361 (Final) and 731-TA-688 through
695 (Final)]
Certain Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings From France, India,
Israel, Malaysia, The Republic of Korea, Thailand, The United Kingdom,
and Venezuela
Determinations
On the basis of the record1 developed in the subject
investigations, the Commission determines, pursuant to section 705(b)
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1671d(b)) (the Act), that an
industry in the United States is not materially injured or threatened
with material injury, and the establishment of an industry in the
United States is not materially retarded, by reason of imports from
India or Israel of certain [[Page 18612]] carbon steel butt-weld pipe
fittings, provided for in subheading 7307.93.30 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States, that have been found by the
Department of Commerce to be subsidized by the Governments of India and
Israel. The Commission also determines pursuant to section 735(b) of
the Act that an industry in the United States is not materially injured
or threatened with material injury, and the establishment of an
industry in the United States is not materially retarded, by reason of
imports from France,2 India, Israel, Malaysia, the Republic of
Korea, Thailand,3 the United Kingdom, or Venezuela of certain
carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings that have been found by the
Department of Commerce to be sold in the United States at LTFV.
\1\The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR Sec. 207.2(f)).
\2\Commissioner Don E. Newquist did not participate in this
investigation.
\3\Only the certain carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings
exported by Awaji Sangyo (Thailand) Co., Ltd. from Thailand were
found to be sold in the United States at less than fair value
(LTFV). All other producers and exporters of such product in
Thailand are subject to a 1992 antidumping order currently in
effect.
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Background
The Commission instituted countervailing duty investigations Nos.
701-TA-360 and 361 (Final) effective June 1, 1994, following
preliminary determinations by the Department of Commerce that imports
of certain carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings from India and Israel
were being subsidized within the meaning of section 703(b) of the Act
(19 U.S.C. Sec. 1671b(b)). The antidumping duty investigations (invs.
Nos. 731-TA-688 through 695 (Final)) were instituted effective October
3, 1994, following preliminary determinations by the Department of
Commerce that imports of certain carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings
from France, India, Israel, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea, Thailand,
the United Kingdom, and Venezuela were being sold at LTFV within the
meaning of section 733(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1673b(b)). Notice
of the institution of the Commission's investigations and of a public
hearing to be held in connection therewith was given by posting copies
of the notices in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade
Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the notices in the
Federal Register of July 20, 1994 (59 FR 37054) and October 19, 1994
(59 FR 52806).4 The hearing was held in Washington, DC, on
February 28, 1995, and persons who requested the opportunity were
permitted to appear in person or by counsel.
\4\Notice of the Commission's revised schedule for the subject
countervailing and antidumping duty investigations was published on
November 30, 1994 (59 FR 61342).
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The Commission transmitted its determinations in these
investigations to the Secretary of Commerce on April 3, 1995. The views
of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 2870 (April 1995)
entitled ``Certain Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from France,
India, Israel, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, the United
Kingdom, and Venezuela: Investigations Nos. 701-TA-360 and 361 (Final)
and 731-TA-688 through 695 (Final).''
Issued: April 6, 1995.
By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-8992 Filed 4-11-95; 8:45 am]
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