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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigations Nos. 731-TA-646 and 648 (Final)]

 

Certain Steel Wire Rod From Brazil and Japan

Determinations

    On the basis of the record\1\ developed in the subject 
investigations, the Commission determines,\2\ pursuant to section 
735(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1673d(b)) (the Act), 
that an industry in the United States is not materially injured or 
threatened with material injury, and the establishment of an industry 
in the United States is not materially retarded, by reason of imports 
from Brazil and Japan of certain steel wire rod,\3\ provided for in 
subheadings 7213.31.30, 7213.31.60, 7213.39.00, 7213.41.30, 7213.41.60, 
7213.49.00, 7213.50.00, 7227.20.00, and 7227.90.60 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States, that have been found by the 
Department of Commerce to be sold in the United States at less than 
fair value (LTFV).
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    \1\The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the Commission's 
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR Sec. 207.2(f)).
    \2\Chairman Newquist dissenting.
    \3\For purposes of these investigations, certain steel wire rod 
is defined as hot-rolled carbon steel and alloy steel wire rod, in 
irregularly wound coils, of approximately round cross section, 
between 5.08 mm (0.20 inch) and 19.0 mm (0.75 inch) in diameter. The 
following products are excluded from the scope of these 
investigations:

    --steel wire rod 5.5 mm or less in diameter, with tensile 
strength greater than or equal to 1040 MPa, and having the following 
chemical content, by weight: carbon greater than or equal to 0.79 
percent, aluminum less than or equal to 0.005 percent, phosphorus 
plus sulfur less than or equal to 0.04 percent, and nitrogen less 
than or equal to 0.006 percent (termed ``1080 tire cord'' quality 
wire rod);
    --free-machining steel containing 0.03 percent or more of lead, 
0.05 percent or more of bismuth, 0.08 percent or more of sulfur, 
more than 0.4 percent of phosphorus, more than 0.05 percent of 
selenium, and/or more than 0.01 percent of tellurium;
    --stainless steel rods, tool steel rods, free-cutting steel 
rods, resulfurized steel rods, ball bearing steel rods, high-nickel 
steel rods, and concrete reinforcing bars and rods; and
    --wire rod 7.9 to 18 mm in diameter, containing 0.48 to 0.73 
percent carbon by weight, and having partial decarburization and 
seams no more than 0.075 mm in depth (termed valve spring quality 
wire rod).
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Background

    The Commission instituted these investigations effective November 
26, 1993, following preliminary determinations by the Department of 
Commerce that imports of certain steel wire rod from Brazil and Japan 
were being sold at LTFV within the meaning of section 733(b) of the Act 
(19 U.S.C. 1673b(b)). Notice of the institution of the Commission's 
investigations and of a public hearing to be held in connection 
therewith was given by posting copies of the notice in the Office of 
the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and 
by publishing the notice in the Federal Register of December 16, 1993 
(58 FR 65732). The hearing was held in Washington, DC, on February 15, 
1994, and all persons who requested the opportunity were permitted to 
appear in person or by counsel.
    The Commission transmitted its determinations in these 
investigations to the Secretary of Commerce on March 25, 1994. The 
views of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 2761 (March 
1994), entitled ``Certain Steel Wire Rod from Brazil and Japan: 
Investigations Nos. 731-TA-646 and 648 (Final).''

    Issued: March 28, 1994.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-8241 Filed 4-5-94; 8:45 am]
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