[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 121 (Friday, June 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32709-32710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15425]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 731-TA-710 (Final)]
Certain Seamless Carbon and Alloy Standard, Line, and Pressure
Steel Pipe From Italy
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Institution and scheduling of final antidumping investigation.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of final
antidumping investigation No. 731-TA-710 (Final) under section 735(b)
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 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 of
certain seamless carbon and alloy standard, line, and pressure steel
pipe 1 from Italy. Such imports are provided for in subheadings
7304.10.10, 7304.10.50, 7304.31.60, 7304.39.00, 7304.51.50, 7304.59.60,
and 7304.59.80 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
The Commission will make its final injury determination within 75 days
after receipt of Commerce's notification of its final determination (19
U.S.C. 1673d(b)).
\1\ The imports subject to investigation are seamless carbon and
alloy (other than stainless) steel pipes, of circular cross-section,
not more than 114.3mm (4.5 inches) in outside diameter, regardless
of wall thickness, manufacturing process (hot-finished or cold-
drawn), end finish (plain end, bevelled end, upset end, threaded, or
threaded and coupled), or surface finish. The subject imports are
further defined in the U.S. Department of Commerce's notice of final
determination of sales at less than fair value (60 FR 31981, June
19, 1995).
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For further information concerning the conduct of this
investigation and rules of general application, consult the
Commission's rules of practice and procedure, part 207, subparts A and
C (19 CFR part 207).
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 14, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane J. Mazur (202-205-3184), 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 antidumping investigation is being instituted as a
result of the affirmative final determination by the Department of
Commerce (60 FR 31981, June 19, 1995) that imports of certain seamless
carbon and alloy standard, line, and pressure steel pipe from Italy are
being sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV) within
the meaning of section 733 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b). Commerce's
preliminary determination of sales at LTFV was negative (60 FR 5358,
January 27, 1995). This investigation was requested in a petition filed
on June 23, 1994, on behalf of the Gulf States Tube Division of Quanex
Corp., Rosenberg, TX. The schedule for the subject investigation will
be identical to that of the Commission's ongoing countervailing and
antidumping duty investigations of the subject product (60 FR 11110,
March 1, 1995).
Participation in the Investigation and Public Service List
Any person having already filed an entry of appearance in the
related countervailing duty investigation is considered a party in this
antidumping investigation. Any other persons wishing to participate in
the investigation as parties must file an entry of appearance with the
Secretary to the Commission, as provided in Sec. 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 Sec. 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary
will make BPI gathered in this final investigation available to
authorized applicants under the APO issued in the investigation,
provided that the application is made not later than twenty-one (21)
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.
Staff Report.
A prehearing staff report applicable to this investigation was
placed in the nonpublic record on June 7, 1995, and a public version
was issued on June 8, 1995, pursuant to Sec. 207.21 of the Commission's
rules.
Hearing
The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the ongoing
countervailing and antidumping duty investigations (Invs. Nos. 701-TA-
362 and 731-TA-707-709 (Final)) of the subject product, beginning at
9:30 a.m. on June 20, 1995, at the U.S. International Trade Commission
Building. At that hearing, the Commission will hear testimony and
receive evidence regarding the antidumping investigation instituted
herein. Oral testimony and written materials to be submitted at the
public hearing are governed by Sec. 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and
207.23(b) of the Commission's rules.
Requests for a separate hearing in this investigation for the
limited purpose of supplementing the June 20, 1995, hearing record with
testimony and evidence solely related to the antidumping duty
investigation, should be filed in writing with the Commission not later
than June 27, 1995. If such a hearing is requested, parties will be
contacted regarding dates for the hearing and for the filing of briefs.
Written Submissions
Parties may file written testimony in connection with their
presentation at the hearing, as provided in Sec. 207.23(b) of the
Commission's rules, and posthearing briefs, which must conform with the
provisions of Sec. 207.24 of the Commission's rules. The deadline for
filing posthearing briefs is June 28, 1995; witness testimony must be
filed [[Page 32710]] 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 June 28,
1995. All written submissions must conform with the provisions of
Sec. 201.8 of the Commission's rules; any submissions that contain BPI
must also 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: This investigation is being conducted under authority
of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This notice is published
pursuant to Sec. 207.20 of the Commission's rules.
Issued: June 19, 1995.
By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-15425 Filed 6-22-95; 8:45 am]
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