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[FR Doc No: 94-25913]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 701-TA-360 and 361 (Final) and 731-TA-688 through 
695 (Final)]

 

Certain Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings From France, India, 
Israel, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, the United Kingdom, 
and Venezuela

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

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

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of final 
antidumping investigations Nos. 731-TA-688 through 695 (Final) under 
section 735(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. Sec. 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 France, India, Israel, Malaysia, 
the Republic of Korea, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and Venezuela 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. The Commission also gives notice of the schedule to be followed 
in these antidumping investigations and the ongoing countervailing duty 
investigations regarding imports of certain carbon steel butt-weld pipe 
fittings from India and Israel (invs. Nos. 701-TA-360 and 361 (Final)), 
which the Commission instituted effective May 31, 1994 (59 F.R. 37054, 
July 20, 1994). The schedules for the subject investigations will be 
identical, pursuant to Commerce's alignment of its final subsidy and 
dumping determinations (59 F.R. 32955, June 27, 1994).
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    \1\ The imported products covered by the scope of these 
investigations consist of certain 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 carbon 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 joints the fitting to the pipe.
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    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: October 3, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Debra Baker (202-205-3180), 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

    The subject antidumping investigations are being instituted as a 
result of affirmative preliminary determinations by the Department of 
Commerce that imports of certain carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings 
from France, India, Israel, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, 
the United Kingdom, and Venezuela 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 Commission instituted the subject countervailing 
duty investigations on May 31, 1994 (59 F.R. 37054, July 20, 1994). 
Both 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, WI; 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

    Any person having already filed an entry of appearance in the 
countervailing duty investigations is considered a party in the 
antidumping investigations. Any other 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 the 
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 December 5, 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 December 16, 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 December 9, 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 December 13, 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 
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 
section 207.22 of the Commission's rules; the deadline for filing is 
December 12, 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. Witness testimony must be filed no later than three 
(3) days before the hearing. The deadline for filing posthearing briefs 
is December 23, 1994. 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 5 
investigations on or before December 23, 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.

    Issued: October 14, 1994.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-25913 Filed 10-18-94; 8:45 am]
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