[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 121 (Friday, June 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32709-32710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15425]



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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 731-TA-710 (Final)]


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

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution and scheduling of final antidumping investigation.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of final 
antidumping investigation No. 731-TA-710 (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 Italy. Such imports are 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 will make its final injury determination within 75 days 
after receipt of Commerce's notification of its final determination (19 
U.S.C. 1673d(b)).

    \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 notice of final 
determination of sales at less than fair value (60 FR 31981, June 
19, 1995).
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    For further information concerning the conduct of this 
investigation and rules of general application, consult the 
Commission's rules of practice and procedure, part 207, subparts A and 
C (19 CFR part 207).

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 14, 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 investigation is being instituted as a 
result of the affirmative final determination by the Department of 
Commerce (60 FR 31981, June 19, 1995) that imports of certain seamless 
carbon and alloy standard, line, and pressure steel pipe from Italy are 
being sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV) within 
the meaning of section 733 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b). Commerce's 
preliminary determination of sales at LTFV was negative (60 FR 5358, 
January 27, 1995). This investigation was requested in a petition filed 
on June 23, 1994, on behalf of the Gulf States Tube Division of Quanex 
Corp., Rosenberg, TX. The schedule for the subject investigation will 
be identical to that of the Commission's ongoing countervailing and 
antidumping duty investigations of the subject product (60 FR 11110, 
March 1, 1995).

Participation in the Investigation and Public Service List

    Any person having already filed an entry of appearance in the 
related countervailing duty investigation is considered a party in this 
antidumping investigation. Any other persons wishing to participate in 
the investigation as parties must file an entry of appearance with the 
Secretary to the Commission, as provided in Sec. 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 Sec. 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary 
will make BPI gathered in this final investigation available to 
authorized applicants under the APO issued in the investigation, 
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.

    A prehearing staff report applicable to this investigation was 
placed in the nonpublic record on June 7, 1995, and a public version 
was issued on June 8, 1995, pursuant to Sec. 207.21 of the Commission's 
rules.

Hearing

    The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the ongoing 
countervailing and antidumping duty investigations (Invs. Nos. 701-TA-
362 and 731-TA-707-709 (Final)) of the subject product, beginning at 
9:30 a.m. on June 20, 1995, at the U.S. International Trade Commission 
Building. At that hearing, the Commission will hear testimony and 
receive evidence regarding the antidumping investigation instituted 
herein. Oral testimony and written materials to be submitted at the 
public hearing are governed by Sec. 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and 
207.23(b) of the Commission's rules.
    Requests for a separate hearing in this investigation for the 
limited purpose of supplementing the June 20, 1995, hearing record with 
testimony and evidence solely related to the antidumping duty 
investigation, should be filed in writing with the Commission not later 
than June 27, 1995. If such a hearing is requested, parties will be 
contacted regarding dates for the hearing and for the filing of briefs.

Written Submissions

    Parties may file written testimony in connection with their 
presentation at the hearing, as provided in Sec. 207.23(b) of the 
Commission's rules, and posthearing briefs, which must conform with the 
provisions of Sec. 207.24 of the Commission's rules. The deadline for 
filing posthearing briefs is June 28, 1995; witness testimony must be 
filed [[Page 32710]] 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 
Sec. 201.8 of the Commission's rules; any submissions that contain BPI 
must also conform with the requirements of Secs. 201.6, 207.3 and 207.7 
of the Commission's rules.
    In accordance with Secs. 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: This investigation is being conducted under authority 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This notice is published 
pursuant to Sec. 207.20 of the Commission's rules.

    Issued: June 19, 1995.

    By order of the Commission.
 Donna R. Koehnke,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-15425 Filed 6-22-95; 8:45 am]
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