[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 1994)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1027-1028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-401]


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[Federal Register: January 7, 1994]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigations Nos. 731-TA-678 through 682; Preliminary]

 

Stainless Steel Bar From Brazil, India, Italy, Japan, and Spain

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution and scheduling of preliminary antidumping 
investigations.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of 
preliminary antidumping investigations Nos. 731-TA-678 through 682 
(Preliminary) under section 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
Sec. 1673b(a)) to determine whether there is a reasonable indication 
that 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 
Brazil, India, Italy, Japan, and Spain of stainless steel bar, provided 
for in subheadings 7220.11.00, 7220.12.50, 7222.10.00, 7222.20.00, and 
7222.30.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that 
are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair 
value.1 The Commission must complete preliminary antidumping 
investigations in 45 days, or in this case by February 14, 1994.
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    \1\ For purposes of these investigations, the term ``stainless 
steel bar'' means articles of stainless steel in straight lengths 
that have been either hot-rolled, forged, turned, cold-drawn, cold-
rolled, or otherwise cold-finished, or ground, having a uniform 
solid cross section along their whole length in the shape of 
circles, segments of circles, ovals, rectangles (including squares), 
triangles, hexagons, octagons, or other convex polygons, as well as 
hot-rolled flat-rolled products from 6.35 to 254 mm (inclusive) in 
width and 3.18 mm and over in thickness. Except as specified above, 
the term does not include stainless steel flat-rolled products, 
wire, angles, shapes, or sections. Stainless steel bar includes 
cold-finished stainless steel bars that are turned or ground in 
straight lengths, whether produced from hot-rolled bar or from 
straightened and cut rod or wire, and reinforcing bars that have 
indentations, ribs, grooves, or other deformations produced during 
the rolling process.
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    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).

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 30, 1993.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Seiger (202-205-3183), 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    These investigations are being instituted in response to a petition 
filed on December 30, 1993, by Al Tech Specialty Steel Corp., Dunkirk, 
NY; Carpenter Technology Corp., Reading, PA; Republic Engineered 
Steels, Inc., Massillon, OH; Slater Steels Corp., Fort Wayne, IN; 
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 Secs. 201.11 and 207.10 of 
the Commission's rules, not later than seven (7) 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 these 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 these preliminary investigations available to 
authorized applicants under the APO issued in the investigations, 
provided that the application is made not later than seven (7) 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 these investigations for 9:30 a.m. on January 20, 
1994, at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building, 500 E Street 
SW., Washington, DC. Parties wishing to participate in the conference 
should contact Jonathan Seiger (202-205-3183) not later than January 
18, 1994, to arrange for their appearance. Parties in support of the 
imposition of antidumping 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 Secs. 201.8 and 207.15 of the Commission's rules, 
any person may submit to the Commission on or before January 25, 1994, 
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 (3) days before the conference. If briefs or written 
testimony contain BPI, they must 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: These investigations are being conducted under 
authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This notice is 
published pursuant to section 207.12 of the Commission's rules.

    Dated: January 4, 1994.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-401 Filed 1-6-94; 8:45 am]
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