[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 1, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11110-11112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-5001]



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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigations Nos. 701-TA-362 and 731-TA-707 through 709 (Final)]


Certain Seamless Carbon and Alloy Standard, Line, and Pressure 
Steel Pipe From Argentina, Brazil, Germany, and Italy

AGENCY: International Trade Commission.

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

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of final 
antidumping investigations Nos. 731-TA-707 through 709 (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 of certain seamless carbon and alloy standard, line, and 
pressure steel pipe\1\ from Argentina, Brazil, and Germany.\2\ Such 
imports are [[Page 11111]] provided for in subheadings 7304.10.10, 
7304.10.50, 7304.31.60, 7304.39.00, 7304.51.50, 7304.59.60, and 
7304.59.80 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 
investigation regarding imports of small diameter seamless carbon and 
alloy standard, line, and pressure steel pipe from Italy (Inv. No. 701-
TA-362 (Final)), which the Commission instituted effective November 28, 
1994 (60 FR 2984, January 12, 1995). The schedules for the subject 
investigations will be identical, pursuant to Commerce's alignment of 
its final subsidy and dumping determinations (59 FR 66296, December 23, 
1994).

    \1\The imports subject to investigation are seamless carbon and 
alloy (other than stainless) steel pipes, of circular cross-section, 
not more than 114.3mm (4.5 inches) in outside diameter, regardless 
of wall thickness, manufacturing process (hot-finished or cold-
drawn), end finish (plain end, bevelled end, upset end, threaded, or 
threaded and coupled), or surface finish. The subject imports are 
further defined in the U.S. Department of Commerce's notices of 
preliminary determinations of sales at less than fair value (60 FR 
5348, January 27, 1995).
    \2\Because Commerce's preliminary antidumping duty determination 
regarding Italy was negative, the Commission is not instituting a 
final investigation for Italy (No. 731-TA-710) at this time.
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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: January 27, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane J. Mazur (202-205-3184), 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 (60 FR 5348, January 27, 1995) that imports of small diameter 
seamless carbon and alloy standard, line, and pressure steel pipe from 
Argentina, Brazil, and Germany 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). Commerce has also extended the date for its final 
determinations in the investigations from April 12, 1995 to June 12, 
1995 (60 FR 9012, February 16, 1995). Therefore, the Commission's 
schedule in these investigations conforms with Commerce's extended 
schedule.
    The Commission instituted the countervailing duty investigation 
concerning Italy on November 28, 1994 (60 FR 2984, January 12, 1995). 
The investigations were requested in a petition filed on June 23, 1994, 
on behalf of the Gulf States Tube Division of Quanex Corp., Rosenberg, 
TX.

Participation in the Investigations and Public Service List

    Any person having already filed an entry of appearance in the 
countervailing duty investigation 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 June 7, 1995, 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 June 20, 1995, 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 June 11, 1995. 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 June 13, 1995, 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 
section 207.22 of the Commission's rules; the deadline for filing is 
June 14, 1995. 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 June 28, 1995; 
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 
June 28, 1995. 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.

    [[Page 11112]] Issued: February 21, 1995.
 Donna R. Koehnke,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-5001 Filed 2-28-95; 8:45 am]
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