[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25515-25516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11988]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Investigations Nos. 701-TA-376, 377, and 379 (Final) and
Investigations Nos. 731-TA-788-793 (Final); Certain Stainless Steel
Plate From Belgium, Canada, Italy, Korea, South Africa, and Taiwan
Determinations
On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject
investigations, the United States International Trade Commission
determines: \2\
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\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\ In these investigations, Vice Chairman Marcia E. Miller and
Commissioners Carol T. Crawford, Jennifer A. Hillman, and Thelma J.
Askey find two domestic like products, voting in the affirmative
with respect to certain hot-rolled stainless steel plate in coils
and voting in the negative or finding imports to be negligible with
respect to certain cold-rolled stainless steel plate in coils.
Chairman Lynn M. Bragg and Commissioner Stephen Koplan find one
domestic like product encompassing both certain hot-rolled stainless
steel plate in coils and certain cold-rolled stainless steel plate
in coils, and vote in the affirmative.
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(1) 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
materially injured by reason of imports from Belgium, Italy, and South
Africa of certain hot-rolled stainless steel plate in coils \3\ that
have been found by the Department of Commerce to be subsidized by the
Governments of Belgium, Italy, and South Africa; \4\
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\3\ Imports of certain stainless steel plate in coils, both hot-
rolled and cold-rolled, are provided for in subheadings 7219.11.00,
7219.12.00, 7219.31.00, 7219.90.00, 7220.11.00, 7220.20.10,
7220.20.60, and 7220.90.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States. For purposes of these investigations, the Commission
defines certain hot-rolled stainless plate in coils as all domestic
product corresponding to the scope of the investigations except for
certain cold-rolled stainless steel plate in coils. The Commission
defines certain cold-rolled stainless steel plate in coils as all
domestic product corresponding to the scope of the investigations
that has undergone a cold-reduction process that reduced the
thickness of the steel by 25 percent or more, and has been annealed
and pickled after cold reduction.
\4\ Chairman Bragg and Commissioner Koplan made affirmative
determinations on a single domestic like product encompassing both
certain hot-rolled stainless steel plate in coils and certain cold-
rolled stainless steel plate in coils.
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(2) Pursuant to section 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
Sec. 1673d(b)), that an industry in the United States is materially
injured by reason of imports of certain hot-rolled stainless steel
plate in coils from Belgium, Canada, Italy, Korea, South Africa, and
Taiwan that have been found by Commerce to be sold in the United States
at less than fair value (LTFV); \5\
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\5\ Ibid.
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(3) Pursuant to section 705(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
Sec. 1671d(b)), 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 Belgium of certain cold-rolled stainless steel plate in
coils that have been found by Commerce to be subsidized by the
Government of Belgium; \6\
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\6\ Ibid.
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(4) Pursuant to section 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
Sec. 1673d(b)), 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 Belgium and Canada of certain cold-rolled stainless steel
plate in coils that have been found by Commerce to be sold in the
United States at LTFV; \7\ and
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\7\ Ibid.
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(5) Pursuant to section 771(24)(A) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
Sec. 1677(24)(A)), that imports of certain cold-rolled stainless steel
plate in coils from Italy, Korea, South Africa, and Taiwan that have
been found by Commerce to be subsidized and/or sold in the United
States at LTFV are negligible.\8\ \9\
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\8\ Ibid.
\9\ Investigations regarding such imports are therefore
terminated.
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Background
The Commission instituted these investigations effective March 31,
1998, following receipt of a petition filed with the Commission and the
Department of Commerce on behalf of Armco, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA; J&L
Specialty Steel, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA; Lukens Inc., Coatesville, PA,
North American Stainless, Ghent, KY; and the United Steelworkers of
America, AFL-CIO/CLC. The final phase of the investigations was
scheduled by the Commission following notification of preliminary
determinations by the Department of Commerce that imports of certain
stainless steel plate in coils from Belgium, Canada, Italy, Korea,
South Africa, and Taiwan were being subsidized and/or sold in the
United States at LTFV within the meaning of sections 703(b) and 733(b)
of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b(b) and 1673b(b)). Notice of the scheduling
of the Commission's investigations and of a public hearing to be held
in connection therewith was given by posting copies of the notice in
the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission,
Washington, DC, and by publishing the notice in the Federal Register of
December 9, 1998 (63 FR 67918). The hearing was held in Washington, DC,
on March 23, 1999, and all persons who requested the opportunity were
permitted to appear in person or by counsel.
The Commission transmitted its determinations in these
investigations to the Secretary of Commerce on May 3, 1999. The views
of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 3188 (May 1999),
entitled Certain Stainless Steel Plate from Belgium, Canada, Italy,
Korea, South Africa, and Taiwan: Investigations Nos. 701-TA-376, 377,
and 379 (Final) and Investigations Nos. 731-TA-788-793 (Final).
Issued: May 5, 1999.
By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-11988 Filed 5-11-99; 8:45 am]
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