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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigations Nos. 701-TA-355 and 731-TA-659-660 (Final)]

 

Grain-Oriented Silicon Electrical Steel From Italy and Japan

AGENCY: International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution and scheduling of final countervailing duty and 
antidumping investigations.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of final 
countervailing duty investigation No. 701-TA-355 (Final) under section 
705(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(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 Italy of grain-oriented silicon electrical steel.1
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    \1\The products covered by these investigations are grain-
oriented silicon electrical steel, which are flat-rolled alloy steel 
products containing by weight at least 0.6 percent of silicon, not 
more than 0.08 percent of carbon, not more than 1.0 percent of 
aluminum, and no other element in an amount that would give the 
steel the characteristics of another alloy steel, of a thickness of 
no more than 0.560 millimeter, in coils of any width, or in straight 
lengths which are of a width measuring at least 10 times the 
thickness. The subject products are provided for in subheadings 
7225.10.00, 7226.10.10, and 7226.10.50 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States. In the scope section of its 
preliminary antidumping determinations, the Department of Commerce 
noted that the HTS numbers identified in the scope of the 
countervailing duty determination will be conformed with those 
listed in the antidumping determinations.
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    The Commission further gives notice of the institution of final 
antidumping investigations Nos. 731-TA-659 and 660 (Final) under 
section 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)) 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 Italy and 
Japan of grain-oriented silicon electrical steel.\1\
    For further information concerning the conduct of these 
investigations, 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: January 28, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Ruggles (202-205-3187), 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 as a result of an 
affirmative preliminary determination by the Department of Commerce 
that certain benefits which constitute subsidies within the meaning of 
section 703 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b) are being provided to 
manufacturers, producers, or exporters in Italy of grain-oriented 
silicon electrical steel, and as a result of affirmative preliminary 
determinations by the Department of Commerce that imports of grain-
oriented silicon electrical steel from Italy and Japan 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 investigations were 
requested in a petition filed on August 26, 1993, by counsel on behalf 
of Allegheny Ludlum Corp., Pittsburgh, PA; Armco, Inc., Butler, PA; the 
Butler Armco Independent Union, Butler, PA; the United Steelworkers of 
America, Pittsburgh, PA; and the Zanesville Armco Independent Union, 
Zanesville, OH.

Participation in the Investigations and Public Service List

    Persons wishing to participate in the investigations as parties 
must file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, 
as provided in section 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 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 section 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the 
Secretary will make BPI gathered in these final investigations 
available to authorized applicants under the APO issued in the 
investigations, 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 these investigations will be placed 
in the nonpublic record on March 30, 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 these 
investigations beginning at 9:30 a.m. on April 12, 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 4, 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 6, 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 
investigations 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 
April 6, 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 April 20, 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 investigations may submit a written statement of 
information pertinent to the subject of the investigations on or before 
April 20, 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 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 207.20 of the Commission's rules.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: February 16, 1994.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-3993 Filed 2-22-94; 8:45 am]
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