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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 731-TA-651 (Final)]

 

Silicon Carbide From the People's Republic of China; 
Investigation

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-651 (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 from the 
People's Republic of China of silicon carbide,1 provided for in 
subheadings 2849.20.10 and 2849.20.20 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
of the United States.
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    \1\As defined by the Department of Commerce, the product covered 
by this investigation is silicon carbide, regardless of grade or 
form, containing by weight from 20 to 98 percent, inclusive, silicon 
carbide and with a grain size coarser than size 325F (as set by the 
American National Standards Institute), and inclusive of split 
sizes. Silicon carbide covered by this investigation typically 
contains additional impurities: iron, aluminum, silica, silicon, and 
carbon as well as calcium and magnesium.
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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: December 8, 1993.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Woodley Timberlake (202-205-3188), 
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

    This investigation is being instituted as a result of an 
affirmative preliminary determination by the Department of Commerce 
that imports of silicon carbide from the People's Republic of China 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. 1673b). The investigation 
was requested in a petition filed on June 21, 1993, by counsel for the 
Ad Hoc Silicon Carbide Coalition.2
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    \2\The coalition members include Exolon-ESK Co., Tonawanda, NY; 
General Abrasives Treibacher, Inc., Niagara Falls, NY; and Saint-
Gobain/Norton Industrial Ceramics Corp., Worcester, MA.
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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 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 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 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

    The prehearing staff report in this investigation will be placed in 
the nonpublic record on April 12, 1994, and a public version will be 
issued thereafter, pursuant to Sec. 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 April 27, 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 April 18, 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 April 20, 1994, at the 
U.S. International Trade Commission Building. Oral testimony and 
written materials to be submitted at the public hearing are governed by 
Secs. 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 
Sec. 207.22 of the Commission's rules; the deadline for filing is April 
20, 1994. Parties may also 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 May 5, 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 May 4, 1994. 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 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 Sec. 207.20 of the Commission's rules.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: January 19, 1994.

Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
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