[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 43 (Friday, March 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10723-10724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5402]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 701-TA-384 (Final) and 731-TA-806-807 (Final)]


Certain Hot-rolled Steel Products From Brazil and Japan

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Scheduling of the final phase of countervailing duty and 
antidumping investigations.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the 
final phase of countervailing duty investigation No. 701-TA-384 (Final) 
under section 705(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b)) 
(the Act) and the final phase of antidumping investigations Nos. 731-
TA-806-807 (Final) under section 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)) 
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 
subsidized imports from Brazil and less-than-fair-value imports from 
Brazil and Japan 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 these investigations, Commerce has defined 
the subject merchandise in 64 FR 8291, Feb. 19, 1999.
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    For further information concerning the conduct of this phase of the 
investigations, 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 19, 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 these investigations is being scheduled as a 
result of affirmative preliminary determinations by the Department of 
Commerce that certain benefits which constitute subsidies within the 
meaning of section 703 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b) are being provided 
to manufacturers, producers, or exporters in Brazil of certain hot-
rolled steel products, and that such products from Brazil and Japan 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 investigations 
were 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 Investigations 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 these 
investigations 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 investigations 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 
investigations.

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 these investigations 
available to authorized applicants under the APO issued in the 
investigations, 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 investigations. A party granted access 
to BPI in the preliminary phase of the investigations 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 these 
investigations 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 these investigations beginning at 9:30 a.m. on May 4, 1999, at 
the U.S. International Trade Commission Building. Requests to appear at 
the

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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 investigations may submit a written statement of 
information pertinent to the subject of the investigations on or before 
May 11, 1999. On June 3, 1999, the Commission will 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 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 Sec. 207.21 of the Commission's rules.

    Issued: March 1, 1999.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-5402 Filed 3-4-99; 8:45 am]
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