[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 121 (Friday, June 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32708-32709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15547]



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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigations Nos. 731-TA-711 and 716-717 (Final)]


OCTG From Argentina, Mexico, and Spain

AGENCY: International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution and scheduling of final antidumping investigations.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of 
antidumping investigations Nos. 731-TA-711 and 716-717 (Final) under 
section 735(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. Sec. 673d(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 Argentina, Mexico, and Spain of oil 
country tubular goods (OCTG),1 provided for in subheadings 
7304.20, 7305.20, and 7306.20 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States.

    \1\ For the purposes of these investigations, OCTG are hollow 
steel products of circular cross-section. These products include oil 
well casing, tubing, and drill pipe, of iron (other than cast iron) 
or steel (both carbon and alloy), whether or not conforming to 
American Petroleum Institute (``API'') or non-API specifications, 
whether finished or unfinished (including green tubes). These 
investigations do not cover casing, tubing, or drill pipe containing 
10.5 percent or more of chromium.
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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 207, 
subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207).

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 20, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Corkran (202-205-3177), 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 investigations are being instituted as a 
result of affirmative final determinations by the Department of 
Commerce that imports of OCTG from Argentina, Mexico, and Spain 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. Sec. 1673b). 
Commerce's preliminary determinations of sales at LTFV were negative 
(60 F.R. 6503, February 2, 1995, and 60 F.R. 13119, March 10, 1995). 
These investigations were requested in petitions filed on June 30, 
1994, by Bellville Tube Corp. (Bellville, TX); IPSCO Steel, Inc. 
(Camanche, IA); Koppel Steel Corp. (Beaver Falls, PA); Maverick Tube 
Corp. (Chesterfield, MO); North Star Steel Ohio (Youngstown, OH); U.S. 
Steel Group (Pittsburgh, PA); and USS/Kobe Steel Co. (Lorain, OH). The 
schedule for the subject investigations will be identical to that of 
the Commission's ongoing countervailing and antidumping duty 
investigations of the subject product (60 F.R. 10107, February 23, 
1995).
    Participation in the investigations and public service list.--Any 
person having already filed an entry of appearance in the ongoing 
countervailing and antidumping duty investigations on OCTG is 
considered a party in the subject 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 not 
later than two (2) days after publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register. The time limits established in section 201.11(b) of the 
Commission's rules are hereby waived.
    Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under 
an administrative protective order (APO) and BPI service list.--The 
Secretary will make BPI gathered in these final investigations 
available to additional authorized applicants under the APO issued in 
the investigations, provided that the application is made not later 
than two (2) days after the publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register. The time limits established in section 207.7(a) of the 
Commission's rules are hereby waived. 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 
was placed in the nonpublic record on June 14, 1995, and a public 
version was issued on June 16, 1995, 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 27, 1995, at the 
U.S. International Trade Commission Building. 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 22, 1995, 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.
    Requests for a separate hearing in these investigations for the 
limited purpose of supplementing the June 27, 1995, hearing record with 
testimony and evidence solely related to these antidumping duty 
investigations should be filed in writing with the Commission not later 
than June 30, 1995. If such a hearing is requested, parties will be 
contacted regarding the dates for the hearing and for the filing of 
briefs.
    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 21, 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 July 6, 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 July 6, 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 Sec. 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the 
Commission's rules.
    In accordance with sections Sec. 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the rules, 
each [[Page 32709]] 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.

    Issued: June 20, 1995
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-15547 Filed 6-22-95; 8:45 am]
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