[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 9176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4573]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 303-TA-13 (Review), 701-TA-249 (Review), and 731-
TA-262, 263, and 265 (Review)]


Certain Iron Castings From Brazil, Canada, China, and India

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Commission determination to conduct full five-year 
reviews concerning the countervailing duty orders on iron metal 
castings from India and heavy iron construction castings from Brazil 
and the antidumping duty orders on iron construction castings from 
Brazil, Canada, and China.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice that it will proceed with 
full reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 
(19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)) to determine whether revocation of the 
countervailing duty orders on iron metal castings from India and heavy 
iron construction castings from Brazil and the antidumping duty orders 
on iron construction castings from Brazil, Canada, and China would be 
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within 
a reasonably foreseeable time. A schedule for the reviews will be 
established and announced at a later date.
    For further information concerning the conduct of these reviews 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, D, E, and F (19 CFR part 207). Recent 
amendments to the Rules of Practice and Procedure pertinent to five-
year reviews, including the text of subpart F of part 207, are 
published at 63 FR 30599, June 5, 1998, and may be downloaded from the 
Commission's World Wide Web site at http://www.usitc.gov/rules.htm.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 4, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Eninger (202-205-3194), 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: On February 4, 1999, the Commission 
determined that it should proceed to full reviews in the subject five-
year reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Act. The Commission, 
in consultation with the Department of Commerce, grouped these reviews 
because they involve similar domestic like products. See 19 U.S.C. 
1675(c)(5)(D); 63 FR 29372, 29374 (May 29, 1998).
    With regard to iron metal castings from India, Inv. No. 303-TA-13 
(Review), the Commission found that both the domestic interested party 
group response and the respondent interested party group response to 
its notice of institution 1 were adequate and voted to 
conduct a full review.
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    \1\ The notice of institution for all of the subject reviews was 
published in the Federal Register on Nov. 2, 1998 (63 FR 58758).
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    With regard to heavy iron construction castings from Brazil, Inv. 
No. 701-TA-249 (Review) and iron construction castings from Brazil, 
Canada, and China, Invs. Nos. 731-TA-262, 263, and 265 (Review), the 
Commission found that the domestic interested party group response was 
adequate and the respondent interested party group responses were 
inadequate. The Commission also found that other circumstances 
warranted conducting full reviews.2
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    \2\ Commissioner Crawford dissenting.
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    A record of the Commissioners' votes, the Commission's statement on 
adequacy, and any individual Commissioner's statements will be 
available from the Office of the Secretary and at the Commission's web 
site.

    Authority: These reviews are being conducted under authority of 
title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published 
pursuant to 207.62 of the Commission's rules.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: February 18, 1999.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-4573 Filed 2-23-99; 8:45 am]
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