Federal Register, Volume 64 Issue 136 (Friday, July 16, 1999)

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 136 (Friday, July 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38476-38478]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18154]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 701-TA-401 (Preliminary) and 731-TA-852-855 
(Preliminary)]


Certain Structural Steel Beams From Germany, Japan, Korea, and 
Spain

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of countervailing duty and antidumping 
investigations and scheduling of preliminary phase investigations.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of an 
investigation and commencement of preliminary phase countervailing duty 
investigation No. 701-TA-401 (Preliminary) under section 703(a) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a)) (the Act) to determine whether 
there is a reasonable indication that 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 imports from the Republic of Korea of

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certain structural steel beams,¹ principally provided for in 
subheadings 7216.32.00 and 7216.33.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
of the United States (HTS),² that are alleged to be 
subsidized by the Government of the Republic of Korea.
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    \1\ The imported products subject to these investigations 
consist of certain structural steel beams, which for purposes of 
these investigations consist of rolled doubly-symmetric steel shapes 
having at least one dimension of their cross-section of at least 80 
millimeters (3.15 inches) or more, not of stainless steel but 
otherwise regardless of metallurgical classification (e.g., carbon 
steel, alloy steel, or high-strength-low-alloy steel). These 
products include, but are not limited to, wide-flange beams, H-
piles, standard I-beams, and M-sections. Excluded from the imported 
products subject to these investigations are (1) structural steel 
beams greater than 181.44 kilograms (400 pounds) per linear foot or 
with a section height over 101.6 centimeters (40 inches); (2) 
structural steel beams specially manufactured for use in forklift 
truck masts that consist of forklift mast section I-beams, quality 
C1027M, with a flange of no more than 12.7 centimeters (5 inches) 
and a length of a maximum of 6.5 meters (21.33 feet), which have 
been produced according to a specific drawing or blueprint for use 
as forklift mast sections in the manufacture of forklift trucks; and 
(3) structural steel beams processed sufficiently in a North 
American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) or non-NAFTA country, which if 
processed in a NAFTA country, would be deemed ``goods originating in 
the territory of a NAFTA party'' after processing.
    \2\ Imports may also enter under HTS subheadings 7216.50.00, 
7216.99.00, 7228.70.30, or 7228.70.60.
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    The Commission also gives notice of the institution of 
investigations and commencement of preliminary phase antidumping 
investigations Nos. 731-TA-852-855 (Preliminary) under section 733(a) 
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673b(a)) (the Act) to determine 
whether there is a reasonable indication that 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 imports from Germany, Japan, the Republic of 
Korea, and Spain of certain structural steel beams,\1\ principally 
provided for in subheadings 7216.32.00 and 7216.33.00 of the HTS,2 that 
are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value.
    Unless the Department of Commerce extends the time for initiation 
pursuant to section 702(c)(1)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671a(c)(1)(B)) 
or pursuant to section 732(c)(1)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 
1673a(c)(1)(B)), the Commission must reach preliminary determinations 
in these investigations in 45 days, or in this case by August 23, 1999. 
The Commission's views are due at the Department of Commerce within 
five business days thereafter, or by August 30, 1999.
    For further information concerning the conduct of these 
investigations 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 B (19 CFR 
part 207).

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 7, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Luskin (202-205-3189), 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

    These investigations are being instituted in response to petitions 
filed on July 7, 1999, by counsel on behalf of Northwestern Steel & 
Wire Co., Sterling, IL; Nucor-Yamato Steel Co., Blytheville, AR; TXI-
Chaparral Steel Co., Midlothian, TX; and The United Steelworkers of 
America AFL-CIO, Pittsburgh, PA.

Participation in the Investigations and Public Service List

    Persons (other than petitioners) wishing to participate in the 
investigations as parties must file an entry of appearance with the 
Secretary to the Commission, as provided in sections 201.11 and 207.10 
of the Commission's rules, not later than seven days after publication 
of this notice in the Federal Register. Industrial users and (if the 
merchandise under investigation is sold at the retail level) 
representative consumer organizations have the right to appear as 
parties in Commission countervailing duty and antidumping 
investigations. The Secretary will prepare a public service list 
containing the names and addresses of all persons, or their 
representatives, who are parties to these investigations upon the 
expiration of the period for filing entries of appearance.

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

    Pursuant to section 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the 
Secretary will make BPI gathered in these investigations available to 
authorized applicants representing interested parties (as defined in 19 
U.S.C. 1677(9)) who are parties to the investigations under the APO 
issued in the investigations, provided that the application is made not 
later than seven 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 BPI under the APO.

Conference

    The Commission's Director of Operations has scheduled a conference 
in connection with these investigations for 9:30 a.m. on July 28, 1999, 
at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building, 500 E Street SW., 
Washington, DC. Parties wishing to participate in the conference should 
contact Pamela Luskin (202-205-3189) not later than July 26, 1999, to 
arrange for their appearance. Parties in support of the imposition of 
countervailing and antidumping duties in these investigations and 
parties in opposition to the imposition of such duties will each be 
collectively allocated one hour within which to make an oral 
presentation at the conference. A nonparty who has testimony that may 
aid the Commission's deliberations may request permission to present a 
short statement at the conference.

Written Submissions

    As provided in sections 201.8 and 207.15 of the Commission's rules, 
any person may submit to the Commission on or before August 2, 1999, a 
written brief containing information and arguments pertinent to the 
subject matter of the investigations. Parties may file written 
testimony in connection with their presentation at the conference no 
later than three days before the conference. If briefs or written 
testimony contain BPI, they must conform with the requirements of 
sections 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 sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the 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 section 207.12 of the Commission's rules.


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    Issued: July 12, 1999.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-18154 Filed 7-15-99; 8:45 am]
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