[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 43 (Friday, March 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10722-10723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5401]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 731-TA-808 (Final)]


Certain Hot-rolled Steel Products From Russia

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Scheduling of the final phase of an antidumping investigation.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the 
final phase of antidumping investigation No. 731-TA-808 (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 Russia 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.1
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    \1\ For purposes of this investigation, Commerce has defined the 
subject merchandise in 64 FR 9312, Feb. 25, 1999.
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    For further information concerning the conduct of this phase of the 
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 207, subparts A and C 
(19 CFR part 207).

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 25, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Clark (202-205-3195), 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:

Background

    The final phase of this investigation is being scheduled as a 
result of an affirmative preliminary determination by the Department of 
Commerce that imports of certain hot-rolled steel products from Russia 
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 investigation 
was requested in a petition filed on September 30, 1998, 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); 
2 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).
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    \2\ National Steel Corp. is not a petitioner with respect to 
Japan.
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Participation in the Investigation 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 this 
investigation as parties must file an entry of appearance with the 
Secretary to the Commission, as provided in Sec. 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 investigation 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 
investigation.

Limited Disclosure of Business Proprietary Information (BPI) Under 
an Administrative Protective Order (APO) and BPI Service List

    Pursuant to Sec. 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary 
will make BPI gathered in the final phase of this investigation 
available to authorized applicants under the APO issued in the 
investigation, provided 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 investigation. A party granted access 
to BPI in the preliminary phase of the investigation 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 this 
investigation will be placed in the nonpublic record on April 21, 1999, 
and a public version will be issued thereafter, pursuant to Sec. 207.22 
of the Commission's rules.

Hearing

    The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the final 
phase of this investigation beginning at 9:30 a.m. on May 4, 1999, 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 April 28, 1999. 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 April 30, 
1999, at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building. Oral 
testimony and written materials to be submitted at the public hearing 
are governed by Secs. 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 Sec. 207.23 of the Commission's rules; the deadline for 
filing is April 28, 1999. Parties may also file written testimony in 
connection with their presentation at the hearing, as provided in 
Sec. 207.24 of the Commission's rules, and posthearing briefs, which 
must conform with the provisions of Sec. 207.25 of the Commission's 
rules. The deadline for filing posthearing briefs is May 11, 1999; 
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 investigation may submit a written statement of 
information pertinent to the subject of the investigation on or before 
May 11, 1999. On June 3, 1999, the Commission will

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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 June 7, 1999, but such final comments must not 
contain new factual information and must otherwise comply with 
Sec. 207.30 of the Commission's rules. All written submissions must 
conform with the provisions of Sec. 201.8 of the Commission's rules; 
any submissions that contain BPI must also conform with the 
requirements of Secs. 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 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 Secs. 201.16(c) and 207.3 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 
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: This investigation is 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.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: March 1, 1999.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
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