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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigations Nos. 701-TA-360 and 361 (Final)]

 

Certain Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from India and 
Israel

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of final countervailing duty investigations.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of final 
countervailing duty investigations Nos. 701-TA-360 and 361 (Final) 
under section 705(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 
Sec. 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 India and Israel of certain carbon 
steel butt-weld pipe fittings,1 provided for in subheading 
7307.93.30 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
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    \1\ The imported products covered by the scope of these 
investigations consist of carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings 
having an inside diameter of less than 14 inches (355 millimeters), 
imported in either finished or unfinished condition. Such pipe 
fittings are formed or forged steel products used to join pipe 
sections in piping systems where conditions require permanent welded 
connections, as distinguished from fittings based on other methods 
of fastening (e.g., threaded, grooved, or bolted fittings). The 
subject pipe fittings come in a variety of shapes which include 
``elbows'', ``tees'', ``caps'', and ``reducers''. The edges of the 
finished pipe fittings are beveled, so that when a fitting is placed 
against the end of a pipe (the ends of which have also been 
beveled), a shallow channel is created to accommodate the ``bead'' 
of the weld which joins the fitting to the pipe.
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    Pursuant to a request from petitioner under section 705(a)(1) of 
the Act (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1671d(a)(1)), Commerce has extended the date 
for its final determinations to coincide with those to be made in the 
ongoing antidumping investigations on certain carbon steel butt-weld 
pipe fittings from France, India, Israel, Malaysia, the Republic of 
Korea, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and Venezuela. Accordingly, the 
Commission will not establish a schedule for the conduct of the 
countervailing duty investigations until Commerce makes preliminary 
determinations in the antidumping investigations (currently scheduled 
for August 8, 1994).
    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: June 1, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George Deyman (202-205-3197), 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. Information can also be 
obtained by calling the Office of Investigations' remote bulletin board 
system for personal computers at 202-205-1895 (N,8,1).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    These investigations are being instituted as a result of 
affirmative preliminary determinations by the Department of Commerce 
that certain benefits which constitute subsidies within the meaning of 
section 703 of the Act (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1671b) are being provided to 
manufacturers, producers, or exporters in India and Israel of certain 
carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings. The investigations were requested 
in a petition filed on February 28, 1994, by the U.S. Fittings Group, 
Washington, DC, an ad hoc trade association consisting of five domestic 
firms: Hackney, Inc., Dallas, TX; Ladish Co., Inc., Cudahy, WS; Mills 
Iron Works, Inc., Gardena, CA; Steel Forgings, Inc., Shreveport, LA; 
and Tube Forgings of America, Inc., Portland, OR.

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 Sec. 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.

    Authority: These investigations are being conducted under 
authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII, as amended. This 
notice is published pursuant to Sec. 207.20 of the Commission's 
rules.

    Issued: July 14, 1994.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-17647 Filed 7-19-94; 8:45 am]
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