[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 151 (Wednesday, August 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42263-42264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20676]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 701-TA-373 and Nos. 731-TA-769 through 775
(Preliminary)]
Stainless Steel Wire Rod From Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea,
Spain, Sweden, and Taiwan
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Institution of countervailing duty and antidumping
investigations and scheduling of preliminary phase investigations.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of an
investigation and commencement of preliminary phase countervailing duty
investigation No. 701-TA-373 (Preliminary) under section 703(a) of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a)) (the Act) to determine whether
there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the United States
is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the
establishment of an industry in the United States is materially
retarded, by reason of imports from Italy of stainless steel wire rod,
provided for in subheading 7221.00.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States, that are alleged to be subsidized by the
Government of Italy.
The Commission also gives notice of the institution of
investigations and commencement of preliminary phase antidumping
investigations Nos. 731-TA-769 through 775 (Preliminary) under section
733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673b(a)) (the Act) to
determine whether there is a reasonable indication that an industry in
the United States is materially injured or threatened with material
injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United States is
materially retarded, by reason of imports from Germany, Italy, Japan,
Korea, Spain, Sweden, and Taiwan of stainless steel wire rod, provided
for in subheading 7221.00.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States, that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less
than fair value.
Unless the Department of Commerce extends the time for initiation
pursuant to section 702(c)(1)(B) or 732(c)(1)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
1671a(c)(1)(B) or 19 U.S.C. 1673a(c)(1)(B)), the Commission must reach
preliminary determinations in these investigations in 45 days, or in
this case by September 15, 1997. The Commission's views are due at the
Department of Commerce within five business days thereafter, or by
September 22, 1997.
For further information concerning the conduct of these
investigations 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 B (19 CFR
part 207), as amended in 61 FR 37818 (July 22, 1996).
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 30, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Seiger (202-205-3183), Office
of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street
S.W., 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. General information
concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its
internet server (http://www.usitc.gov or ftp://ftp.usitc.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This investigation is being instituted in response to a petition
filed on July 30, 1997, by counsel on behalf of Al Tech Specialty Steel
Corp., Dunkirk, NY; Carpenter Technology Corp., Reading, PA; Republic
Engineered Steels, Massilon, OH; Talley Metals Technology, Inc.,
Hartsville, SC; and the United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO/CLC.
Participation in the Investigations and Public Service List
Persons (other than petitioners) wishing to participate in the
investigations as parties must file an entry of appearance with the
Secretary to the Commission, as provided in sections 201.11 and 207.10
of the Commission's rules, not later than seven days after publication
of this notice in the Federal Register. Industrial users and (if the
merchandise under investigation is sold at the retail level)
representative consumer organizations have the right to appear as
parties in Commission antidumping and countervailing duty
investigations. 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
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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 these investigations available to
authorized applicants representing interested parties (as defined in 19
U.S.C. Sec. 1677(9)) who are parties to the investigations under the
APO issued in the investigations, provided that the application is made
not later than seven 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.
Conference
The Commission's Director of Operations has scheduled a conference
in connection with this investigation for 9:30 a.m. on August 21, 1997,
at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building, 500 E Street S.W.,
Washington, DC. Parties wishing to participate in the conference should
contact Jonathan Seiger (202-205-3183) not later than August 19, 1997,
to arrange for their appearance. Parties in support of the imposition
of antidumping or countervailing duties in these investigations and
parties in opposition to the imposition of such duties will each be
collectively allocated one hour within which to make an oral
presentation at the conference. A nonparty who has testimony that may
aid the Commission's deliberations may request permission to present a
short statement at the conference.
Written Submissions
As provided in sections 201.8 and 207.15 of the Commission's rules,
any person may submit to the Commission on or before August 26, 1997, a
written brief containing information and arguments pertinent to the
subject matter of the investigations. Parties may file written
testimony in connection with their presentation at the conference no
later than three days before the conference. If briefs or written
testimony contain BPI, they must 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 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: These investigations are being conducted under
authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is
published pursuant to section 207.12 of the Commission's rules.
Issued: July 31, 1997.
By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-20676 Filed 8-5-97; 8:45 am]
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