[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25515-25516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11988]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION


Investigations Nos. 701-TA-376, 377, and 379 (Final) and 
Investigations Nos. 731-TA-788-793 (Final); Certain Stainless Steel 
Plate From Belgium, Canada, Italy, Korea, South Africa, and Taiwan

Determinations

    On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject 
investigations, the United States International Trade Commission 
determines: \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 Sec. 207.2(f)).
    \2\ In these investigations, Vice Chairman Marcia E. Miller and 
Commissioners Carol T. Crawford, Jennifer A. Hillman, and Thelma J. 
Askey find two domestic like products, voting in the affirmative 
with respect to certain hot-rolled stainless steel plate in coils 
and voting in the negative or finding imports to be negligible with 
respect to certain cold-rolled stainless steel plate in coils. 
Chairman Lynn M. Bragg and Commissioner Stephen Koplan find one 
domestic like product encompassing both certain hot-rolled stainless 
steel plate in coils and certain cold-rolled stainless steel plate 
in coils, and vote in the affirmative.

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    (1) Pursuant to section 705(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
Sec. 1671d(b)) (the Act), that an industry in the United States is 
materially injured by reason of imports from Belgium, Italy, and South 
Africa of certain hot-rolled stainless steel plate in coils \3\ that 
have been found by the Department of Commerce to be subsidized by the 
Governments of Belgium, Italy, and South Africa; \4\
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    \3\ Imports of certain stainless steel plate in coils, both hot-
rolled and cold-rolled, are provided for in subheadings 7219.11.00, 
7219.12.00, 7219.31.00, 7219.90.00, 7220.11.00, 7220.20.10, 
7220.20.60, and 7220.90.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States. For purposes of these investigations, the Commission 
defines certain hot-rolled stainless plate in coils as all domestic 
product corresponding to the scope of the investigations except for 
certain cold-rolled stainless steel plate in coils. The Commission 
defines certain cold-rolled stainless steel plate in coils as all 
domestic product corresponding to the scope of the investigations 
that has undergone a cold-reduction process that reduced the 
thickness of the steel by 25 percent or more, and has been annealed 
and pickled after cold reduction.
    \4\ Chairman Bragg and Commissioner Koplan made affirmative 
determinations on a single domestic like product encompassing both 
certain hot-rolled stainless steel plate in coils and certain cold-
rolled stainless steel plate in coils.
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    (2) Pursuant to section 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 
Sec. 1673d(b)), that an industry in the United States is materially 
injured by reason of imports of certain hot-rolled stainless steel 
plate in coils from Belgium, Canada, Italy, Korea, South Africa, and 
Taiwan that have been found by Commerce to be sold in the United States 
at less than fair value (LTFV); \5\
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    \5\ Ibid.
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    (3) Pursuant to section 705(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 
Sec. 1671d(b)), that an industry in the United States is not materially 
injured or threatened with material injury, and the establishment of an 
industry in the United States is not materially retarded, by reason of 
imports from Belgium of certain cold-rolled stainless steel plate in 
coils that have been found by Commerce to be subsidized by the 
Government of Belgium; \6\
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    \6\ Ibid.
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    (4) Pursuant to section 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 
Sec. 1673d(b)), that an industry in the United States is not materially 
injured or threatened with material injury, and the establishment of an 
industry in the United States is not materially retarded, by reason of 
imports from Belgium and Canada of certain cold-rolled stainless steel 
plate in coils that have been found by Commerce to be sold in the 
United States at LTFV; \7\ and
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    \7\ Ibid.
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    (5) Pursuant to section 771(24)(A) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 
Sec. 1677(24)(A)), that imports of certain cold-rolled stainless steel 
plate in coils from Italy, Korea, South Africa, and Taiwan that have 
been found by Commerce to be subsidized and/or sold in the United 
States at LTFV are negligible.\8\ \9\
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    \8\ Ibid.
    \9\ Investigations regarding such imports are therefore 
terminated.
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Background

    The Commission instituted these investigations effective March 31, 
1998, following receipt of a petition filed with the Commission and the 
Department of Commerce on behalf of Armco, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA; J&L 
Specialty Steel, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA; Lukens Inc., Coatesville, PA, 
North American Stainless, Ghent, KY; and the United Steelworkers of 
America, AFL-CIO/CLC. The final phase of the investigations was 
scheduled by the Commission following notification of preliminary 
determinations by the Department of Commerce that imports of certain 
stainless steel plate in coils from Belgium, Canada, Italy, Korea, 
South Africa, and Taiwan were being subsidized and/or sold in the 
United States at LTFV within the meaning of sections 703(b) and 733(b) 
of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b(b) and 1673b(b)). Notice of the scheduling 
of the Commission's investigations and of a public hearing 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 
December 9, 1998 (63 FR 67918). The hearing was held in Washington, DC, 
on March 23, 1999, 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 May 3, 1999. The views 
of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 3188 (May 1999), 
entitled Certain Stainless Steel Plate from Belgium, Canada, Italy, 
Korea, South Africa, and Taiwan: Investigations Nos. 701-TA-376, 377, 
and 379 (Final) and Investigations Nos. 731-TA-788-793 (Final).

    Issued: May 5, 1999.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-11988 Filed 5-11-99; 8:45 am]
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