Federal Register, Volume 64 Issue 17 (Wednesday, January 27, 1999)

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 27, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4123-4124]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1890]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. TA-201-69 ]


Certain Steel Wire Rod

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution and scheduling of an investigation under section 
202 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. Sec. 2252) (the Act).

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SUMMARY: Following receipt of a properly filed petition on January 12, 
1999, on behalf of Atlantic Steel Industries, Inc., Birmingham Steel 
Corp., Connecticut Steel Corp., Co-Steel Raritan, GS Industries, Inc., 
Keystone Steel & Wire Co., North Star Steel Co., North Star Steel 
Texas, Inc., Northwestern Steel & Wire Co., the Independent Steel 
Workers Alliance, and the United Steelworkers of America AFL-CIO, the 
Commission instituted investigation No. TA-201-69 under section 202 of 
the Act to determine whether hot-rolled bars and rods, in irregularly 
wound coils, of circular or approximately circular solid cross section, 
having a diameter of 5 mm or more but less than 19 mm, of non-alloy or 
alloy steel, except such bars and rods of free-machining steel 
¹ or of alloy steel containing by weight 24 percent or more 
of nickel, provided for in subheadings 7213.91, 7213.99, 7227.20, and 
7227.90.60 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS),² are being imported into the United States in such 
increased quantities as to be a substantial cause of serious injury, or 
the threat thereof, to the domestic industry producing an article like 
or directly competitive with the imported article.
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    \1\ Free-machining steel is any steel product containing by 
weight one or more of the following elements, in the specified 
proportions: 0.03 percent or more of lead, 0.05 percent or more of 
bismuth, 0.08 percent or more of sulfur, more than 0.4 percent of 
phosphorous, more than 0.05 percent of selenium, and/or more than 
0.01 percent of tellurium.
    \ 2\ The product covered by the investigation is commonly known 
as ``wire rod.'' The scope of the investigation does not cover 
concrete reinforcing bars and rods, or bars and rods of stainless 
steel or tool steel, which are provided for in other HTSUS 
subheadings.
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    For further information concerning the conduct of this 
investigation, 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 206, subparts A and B 
(19 CFR part 206).

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 12, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sioban Maguire (202-708-4721), 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).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Participation in the investigation and service list.--Persons 
wishing to participate in the investigation 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, not later than 21 days 
after publication of this notice in

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the Federal Register. The Secretary will prepare a service list 
containing the names and addresses of all persons, or their 
representatives, who are parties to this investigation upon the 
expiration of the period for filing entries of appearance.
    Limited disclosure of confidential business information (CBI) under 
an administrative protective order (APO) and CBI service list.--
Pursuant to section 206.17 of the Commission's rules, the Secretary 
will make CBI gathered in this investigation available to authorized 
applicants under the APO issued in the investigation, provided that the 
application is made not later than 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 CBI 
under the APO.
    Hearings on injury and remedy.--The Commission has scheduled 
separate hearings in connection with the injury and remedy phases of 
this investigation. The hearing on injury will be held beginning at 
9:30 a.m. on April 15, 1999 at the U.S. International Trade Commission 
Building. In the event that the Commission makes an affirmative injury 
determination or is equally divided on the question of injury in this 
investigation, a hearing on the question of remedy will be held 
beginning at 9:30 a.m. on June 8, 1999. Requests to appear at the 
hearings should be filed in writing with the Secretary to the 
Commission on or before April 7 and June 2, 1999, respectively. All 
persons desiring to appear at the hearings and make oral presentations 
should attend prehearing conferences to be held at 9:30 a.m. on April 
12 and June 4, 1999, respectively, at the U.S. International Trade 
Commission Building. Oral testimony and written materials to be 
submitted at the hearing are governed by sections 201.6(b)(2) and 
201.13(f) 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 is encouraged to submit a 
prehearing brief to the Commission. The deadline for filing prehearing 
briefs on injury is April 9, 1999; that for filing prehearing briefs on 
remedy, including any commitments pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 
Sec. 2252(a)(6)(B), is May 27, 1999. Parties may also file posthearing 
briefs. The deadline for filing posthearing briefs on injury is April 
20, 1999; that for filing posthearing briefs on remedy is June 14, 
1999. In addition, any person who has not entered an appearance as a 
party to the investigation may submit a written statement of 
information pertinent to the consideration of injury on or before April 
20, 1999, and pertinent to the consideration of remedy on or before 
June 14, 1999. All written submissions must conform with the provisions 
of section 201.8 of the Commission's rules; any submissions that 
contain confidential business information must also conform with the 
requirements of section 201.6 of the Commission's rules. The 
Commission's rules do not authorize filing of submissions with the 
Secretary by facsimile or electronic means.
    In accordance with section 201.16(c) of the Commission's rules, 
each document filed by a party to the investigation must be served on 
all other parties to the investigation (as identified by the 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 the 
authority of section 202 of the Trade Act of 1974; this notice is 
published pursuant to section 206.3 of the Commission's rules.

    By order of the Commission.
    Issued: January 22, 1999.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-1890 Filed 1-26-99; 8:45 am]
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