[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 227 (Wednesday, November 25, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 65221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31517]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 701-TA-384 (Preliminary) and Investigations Nos. 
731-TA-806-808 (Preliminary)]


Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Products From Brazil, Japan, and Russia

Determinations

    On the basis of the record 1 developed in the subject 
investigations, the United States International Trade Commission 
determines, pursuant to section 703(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C. 1671b(a)), that there is a reasonable indication that an 
industry in the United States is threatened with material injury by 
reason of imports from Brazil of certain hot-rolled steel products, 
provided for in headings 7208, 7210, 7211, 7212, 7225, and 7226 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that are alleged to be 
subsidized by the Government of Brazil.2 The Commission also 
determines, pursuant to section 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C. 1673b(a)), that there is a reasonable indication that an 
industry in the United States is threatened with material injury by 
reason of such imports from Brazil, Japan, and Russia that are alleged 
to be sold in the United States at less than fair value.2
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    \1\ The record is defined in Sec. 207.2(f) of the Commission's 
rules of practice and procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)).
    \2\ Commissioner Crawford determined that there is a reasonable 
indication that an industry in the United States is materially 
injured.
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Commencement of Final Phase Investigations

    Pursuant to Sec. 207.18 of the Commission's rules, the Commission 
also gives notice of the commencement of the final phase of its 
investigations. The Commission will issue a final phase notice of 
scheduling which will be published in the Federal Register as provided 
in Sec. 207.21 of the Commission's rules upon notice from the 
Department of Commerce (Commerce) of affirmative preliminary 
determinations in these investigations under section 703(b) and section 
733(b) of the Act, or, if the preliminary determinations are negative, 
upon notice of affirmative final determinations in the investigations 
under section 705(a) and section 735(a) of the Act. Parties that filed 
entries of appearance in the preliminary phase of the investigations 
need not enter a separate appearance for the final phase of the 
investigations. 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 the 
investigations.

Background

    On September 30, 1998, a petition was filed with the Commission and 
the Department of Commerce by Bethlehem Steel Corp., Bethlehem, PA; 
U.S. Steel Group, a unit of USX Corp., Pittsburgh, PA; Ispat Inland 
Steel, East Chicago, IN; LTV Steel Co., Inc., Cleveland, OH; National 
Steel Corp., Mishawaka, IN; 3 California Steel Industries, 
Fontana, CA; Gallatin Steel Co., Ghent, KY; Geneva Steel, Vineyard, UT; 
Gulf States Steel, Inc., Gadsden, AL; IPSCO Steel, Inc., Muscatine, IA; 
Steel Dynamics, Butler, IN; Weirton Steel Corp., Weirton, WV; 
Independent Steelworkers Union, Weirton, WV; and the United 
Steelworkers of America, Pittsburgh, PA, alleging that an industry in 
the United States is materially injured by reason of subsidized or LTFV 
imports of certain hot-rolled steel products from Brazil, Japan, and 
Russia. Sales of such product are allegedly subsidized with respect to 
Brazil and made at LTFV with respect to Brazil, Japan, and Russia. 
Accordingly, effective September 30, 1998, the Commission instituted 
investigation No. 701-TA-384 (Preliminary) and investigations Nos. 731-
TA-806-808 (Preliminary).
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    \3\ National Steel Corp. is not a petitioner with respect to 
Japan.
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    Notice of the institution of the Commission's investigations and of 
a public conference to be held in connection therewith was given by 
posting copies of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. 
International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the 
notice in the Federal Register of October 7, 1998 (63 FR 53926). The 
conference was held in Washington, DC, on October 21, 1998, and all 
persons who requested the opportunity were permitted to appear in 
person or by counsel.
    The Commission transmitted its determinations in these 
investigations to the Secretary of Commerce on November 16, 1998. The 
views of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 3142 
(November 1998), entitled Certain Hot-rolled Steel Products from 
Brazil, Japan, and Russia: Investigations Nos. 701-TA-384 and 731-TA-
806-808 (Preliminary).

    Issued: November 17, 1998.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-31517 Filed 11-24-98; 8:45 am]
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