[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 160 (Thursday, August 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45276-45277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21534]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigations Nos. 701-TA-253 and 731-TA-132, 252, 271, 273, 276-277,
296, 409-410, 532-534, and 536-537 (Review)]
Certain Pipe and Tube From Argentina, Brazil, Canada, India,
Korea, Mexico, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Venezuela
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice of Commission determinations to conduct full five-year
reviews concerning the countervailing duty and antidumping duty orders
on certain pipe and tube from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, India, Korea,
Mexico, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Venezuela.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice that it will proceed with
full reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930
(19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)) to determine whether revocation of the
countervailing duty and antidumping duty orders on certain pipe and
tube from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, India, Korea, Mexico, Singapore,
Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Venezuela would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably
foreseeable time. The Commission has determined to exercise its
authority to extend the review period by up to 90 days pursuant to 19
U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)(B); a schedule for the reviews will be established
and announced at a later date.
For further information concerning the conduct of these reviews 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, D, E, and F (19 CFR part 207). Recent
amendments to the Rules of Practice and Procedure pertinent to five-
year reviews, including the text of subpart F of part 207, are
published at 63 FR 30599, June 5, 1998, and may be downloaded from the
Commission's World Wide Web site at http://www.usitc.gov/rules.htm.
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 5, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bonnie Noreen (202-205-3167), 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
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Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000.
General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by
accessing its internet server (http://www.usitc.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 5, 1999, the Commission determined
that it should proceed to full reviews in the subject five-year reviews
pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Act. The Commission, in
consultation with the Department of Commerce, grouped these reviews
because they involve similar domestic like products. See 19 U.S.C.
1675(c)(5)(D); 63 FR 29372, 29374 (May 29, 1998).
With regard to all subject pipe and tube from Canada, Korea,
Mexico, Turkey, and Venezuela, the Commission found that both the
domestic and respondent interested party group responses to its notice
of institution 1 were adequate and voted to conduct full
reviews.
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\1\ The notice of institution for all of the subject reviews
was published in the Federal Register on May 3, 1999 (64 FR 23679).
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With regard to all subject pipe and tube from Argentina, Brazil,
India, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand, the Commission found that the
domestic interested party groups were adequate 2 and the
respondent interested party group responses were inadequate. The
Commission also found that other circumstances warranted conducting
full reviews. 3
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\2\ Commissioner Crawford dissenting with respect to small
diameter rectangular pipe and tube from Singapore and light-walled
rectangular tube from Argentina and Taiwan.
\3\ Chairman Bragg and Commissioner Crawford dissenting with
respect to small diameter rectangular pipe and tube from Singapore
and light-walled rectangular tube from Argentina and Taiwan.
Commissioner Crawford also dissented with respect to oil country
tubular goods from Taiwan.
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A record of the Commissioners' votes, the Commission's statement on
adequacy, and any individual Commissioner's statements will be
available from the Office of the Secretary and at the Commission's web
site.
Authority: These reviews are being conducted under authority of
title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to section 207.62 of the Commission's rules.
Issued: August 13, 1999.
By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-21534 Filed 8-18-99; 8:45 am]
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