[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 122 (Wednesday, June 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34304-34305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16675]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 731-TA-753-756 (Final)]


Certain Carbon Steel Plate From China, Russia, South Africa, and 
Ukraine

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Scheduling of the final phase of antidumping investigations.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the 
final phase of antidumping Investigations Nos. 731-TA-753-756 (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 threatened with material injury, or the 
establishment of an industry in the United States is materially 
retarded, by reason of less-than-fair-value imports from China, Russia, 
South Africa, and Ukraine of certain carbon steel plate,1 
provided for in provisions of headings 7208 though 7212 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS).2
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    \1\ For the purposes of these investigations, certain carbon 
steel plate is hot-rolled iron and nonalloy steel universal mill 
plates (i.e., flat-rolled products rolled on four faces or in a 
closed box pass, of a width exceeding 150 mm but not exceeding 1,250 
mm and of a thickness of not less than 4 mm, not in coils and 
without patterns in relief), of rectangular shape, neither clad, 
plated, nor coated with metal, and whether or not painted, 
varnished, or coated with plastics or other nonmetallic substances; 
and certain iron and nonalloy steel flat-rolled products not in 
coils, of rectangular shape, hot-rolled, neither clad, plated, nor 
coated with metal, and whether or not painted, varnished, or coated 
with plastics or other nonmetallic substances, 4.75 mm or more in 
thickness and of a width which exceeds 150 mm and measures at least 
twice the thickness. Included in this definition are flat-rolled 
products of nonrectangular cross-section where such cross-section is 
achieved subsequent to the rolling process (i.e., products which 
have been ``worked after rolling'')--for example, products which 
have been bevelled or rounded at the edges. Excluded from this 
definition are plates that are characterized as grade X-70 plates.
    \2\  Certain carbon steel plate is currently covered by the 
following statistical reporting numbers of the HTS: 7208.40.3030; 
7208.40.3060; 7208.51.0030; 7208.51.0045; 7208.51.0060; 
7208.52.0000; 7208.53.0000; 7208.90.0000; 7210.70.3000; 
7210.90.9000; 7211.13.0000; 7211.14.0030; 7211.14.0045; 
7211.90.0000; 7212.40.1000; 7212.40.5000; and 7212.50.0000.
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    For further information concerning the conduct of this phase of the 
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 10, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Corkran or Vera Libeau (202-
205-3177 or 202-205-3176), 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. 
General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by 
accessing its internet server (http://www.usitc.gov or ftp://
ftp.usitc.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The final phase of these investigations is being scheduled as a 
result of affirmative preliminary determinations by the Department of 
Commerce that imports of certain carbon steel plate from China, Russia, 
South Africa, and Ukraine 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 investigations were requested in a petition filed on 
November 5, 1996, by Geneva Steel Co., Provo, UT, and Gulf States 
Steel, Inc., Gadsden, AL.

Participation in the Investigations and Public Service List

    Persons, including industrial users of the subject merchandise and, 
if the merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer 
organizations, wishing to participate in the final phase of these 
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, no later than 21 days prior to the hearing date 
specified in this notice. A party that filed a notice of appearance 
during the preliminary phase of the investigations need not file an 
additional notice of appearance during this final phase. The Secretary 
will maintain a public service list containing the names and addresses 
of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the 
investigations.

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 the final phase of these 
investigations available to authorized applicants under the APO issued 
in the investigations, provided

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that the application is made no later than 21 days prior to the hearing 
date specified in this notice. Authorized applicants must represent 
interested parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are parties to 
the investigations. A party granted access to BPI in the preliminary 
phase of the investigations need not reapply for such access. 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 the final phase of these 
investigations will be placed in the nonpublic record on August 15, 
1997, and a public version will be issued thereafter, pursuant to 
section 207.22 of the Commission's rules.

Hearing

    The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the final 
phase of these investigations beginning at 9:30 a.m. on August 28, 
1997, 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 August 20, 1997. 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 August 25, 1997, 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 
207.24 of the Commission's rules. Parties must submit any request to 
present a portion of their hearing testimony in camera no later than 7 
days prior to the date of the hearing.

Written Submissions

    Each party who is an interested party shall submit a prehearing 
brief to the Commission. Prehearing briefs must conform with the 
provisions of section 207.23 of the Commission's rules; the deadline 
for filing is August 22, 1997. Parties may also file written testimony 
in connection with their presentation at the hearing, as provided in 
section 207.24 of the Commission's rules, and posthearing briefs, which 
must conform with the provisions of section 207.25 of the Commission's 
rules. The deadline for filing posthearing briefs is September 5, 1997; 
witness testimony must be filed no later than three 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 
September 5, 1997. On September 24, 1997, the Commission will make 
available to parties all information on which they have not had an 
opportunity to comment. Parties may submit final comments on this 
information on or before September 26, 1997, but such final comments 
must not contain new factual information and must otherwise comply with 
section 207.30 of the Commission's rules. 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 Commission's 
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 title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is 
published pursuant to section 207.21 of the Commission's rules.

    Issued: June 20, 1997.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-16675 Filed 6-24-97; 8:45 am]
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