[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 29, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-15788]
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[Federal Register: June 29, 1994]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 731-TA-686 (Final)]
Certain Steel Wire Rod From Belgium
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Institution and scheduling of a final antidumping
investigation.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of final
antidumping investigation No. 731-TA-686 (Final) under section 735(b)
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. Sec. 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 Belgium 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.
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\1\ For purposes of this investigation, 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 this
investigation:
--steel wire rod 5.5 mm or less in diameter, with tensile
strength greater than or equal to 1040 Mega-Pascals (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, ball bearing steel
rods, and concrete reinforcing bars and rods; and
--wire rod 7.9 to 18 mm in diameter, containing 0.48 to 0.73
percent carbon by weight, and having partial decarburization and
seams no more than 0.075 mm in depth (termed valve spring quality
wire rod).
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For further information concerning the conduct of this
investigation, 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: June 9, 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. 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
This investigation is being instituted as a result of an
affirmative preliminary determination by the Department of Commerce
that imports of certain steel wire rod from Belgium 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). The investigation was requested
in a petition filed on 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 Investigation and Public Service List
Persons wishing to participate in the investigation as parties must
file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, as
provided in section 201.11 3 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 this investigation 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 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
The prehearing staff report in this investigation will be placed in
the nonpublic record on August 10, 1994, 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 this
investigation beginning at 9:30 a.m. on August 30, 1994, 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 August 19, 1994. 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 August 23, 1994, 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
investigation 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
August 24, 1994. 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 September 8, 1994;
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 investigation may submit a written statement of
information pertinent to the subject of the investigation on or before
September 8, 1994. 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 investigation must be served on all
other parties to the investigation (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 section 207.20 of the Commission's rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: June 24, 1994.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
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