[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 151 (Wednesday, August 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42263-42264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20676]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 701-TA-373 and Nos. 731-TA-769 through 775 
(Preliminary)]


Stainless Steel Wire Rod From Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, 
Spain, Sweden, and Taiwan

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of countervailing duty and antidumping 
investigations and scheduling of preliminary phase investigations.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of an 
investigation and commencement of preliminary phase countervailing duty 
investigation No. 701-TA-373 (Preliminary) under section 703(a) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a)) (the Act) to determine whether 
there is a reasonable indication that 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 imports from Italy of stainless steel wire rod, 
provided for in subheading 7221.00.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
of the United States, that are alleged to be subsidized by the 
Government of Italy.
    The Commission also gives notice of the institution of 
investigations and commencement of preliminary phase antidumping 
investigations Nos. 731-TA-769 through 775 (Preliminary) under section 
733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673b(a)) (the Act) to 
determine whether there is a reasonable indication that 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 imports from Germany, Italy, Japan, 
Korea, Spain, Sweden, and Taiwan of stainless steel wire rod, provided 
for in subheading 7221.00.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States, that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less 
than fair value.
    Unless the Department of Commerce extends the time for initiation 
pursuant to section 702(c)(1)(B) or 732(c)(1)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 
1671a(c)(1)(B) or 19 U.S.C. 1673a(c)(1)(B)), the Commission must reach 
preliminary determinations in these investigations in 45 days, or in 
this case by September 15, 1997. The Commission's views are due at the 
Department of Commerce within five business days thereafter, or by 
September 22, 1997.
    For further information concerning the conduct of these 
investigations 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 B (19 CFR 
part 207), as amended in 61 FR 37818 (July 22, 1996).

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 30, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Seiger (202-205-3183), Office 
of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street 
S.W., 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

    This investigation is being instituted in response to a petition 
filed on July 30, 1997, by counsel on behalf of Al Tech Specialty Steel 
Corp., Dunkirk, NY; Carpenter Technology Corp., Reading, PA; Republic 
Engineered Steels, Massilon, OH; Talley Metals Technology, Inc., 
Hartsville, SC; and the United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO/CLC.

Participation in the Investigations and Public Service List

    Persons (other than petitioners) wishing to participate in the 
investigations as parties must file an entry of appearance with the 
Secretary to the Commission, as provided in sections 201.11 and 207.10 
of the Commission's rules, not later than seven days after publication 
of this notice in the Federal Register. Industrial users and (if the 
merchandise under investigation is sold at the retail level) 
representative consumer organizations have the right to appear as 
parties in Commission antidumping and countervailing duty 
investigations. The Secretary will prepare a public service list 
containing the names and addresses of all persons, or their 
representatives, who are parties to this investigation

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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 investigations available to 
authorized applicants representing interested parties (as defined in 19 
U.S.C. Sec. 1677(9)) who are parties to the investigations under the 
APO issued in the investigations, provided that the application is made 
not later than seven 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.

Conference

    The Commission's Director of Operations has scheduled a conference 
in connection with this investigation for 9:30 a.m. on August 21, 1997, 
at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building, 500 E Street S.W., 
Washington, DC. Parties wishing to participate in the conference should 
contact Jonathan Seiger (202-205-3183) not later than August 19, 1997, 
to arrange for their appearance. Parties in support of the imposition 
of antidumping or countervailing duties in these investigations and 
parties in opposition to the imposition of such duties will each be 
collectively allocated one hour within which to make an oral 
presentation at the conference. A nonparty who has testimony that may 
aid the Commission's deliberations may request permission to present a 
short statement at the conference.

Written Submissions

    As provided in sections 201.8 and 207.15 of the Commission's rules, 
any person may submit to the Commission on or before August 26, 1997, a 
written brief containing information and arguments pertinent to the 
subject matter of the investigations. Parties may file written 
testimony in connection with their presentation at the conference no 
later than three days before the conference. If briefs or written 
testimony contain BPI, they must 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 title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is 
published pursuant to section 207.12 of the Commission's rules.

    Issued: July 31, 1997.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97-20676 Filed 8-5-97; 8:45 am]
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