[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42414-42415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20045]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. TA-201-70]


Circular Welded Carbon Quality Line Pipe

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution and scheduling of an investigation under section 
202 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2252) (the Act).

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SUMMARY: Following receipt of a petition filed on June 30, 1999, as 
amended on July 2, 1999, on behalf of Geneva Steel, IPSCO Tubulars, 
Inc., Lone Star Steel Company, Maverick Tube Corporation, Newport 
Steel, Northwest Pipe Company, Stupp Corporation, and the United 
Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO, the Commission instituted 
investigation No. TA-201-70 under section 202 of the Act to determine 
whether welded carbon quality 1 line pipe of circular cross 
section, of a kind used for oil and gas pipelines, whether or not 
stencilled, is being imported into the United States in such increased 
quantities as to be a substantial cause of serious injury, or the 
threat thereof, to the domestic industry producing an article like or 
directly competitive with the imported article. Such line pipe is 
classified in subheadings 7306.10.10 and 7306.10.50 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States.
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    \1\ For purposes of this investigation, carbon quality is 
defined to mean: products in which (1) iron predominates, by weight, 
over each of the other contained elements, (2) the carbon content is 
2 percent or less, by weight, and (3) none of the elements listed 
below exceeds the quantity, by weight, respectively indicated:
    1.80 percent of manganese, or
    2.25 percent of silicon, or
    1.00 percent of copper, or
    0.50 percent of aluminum, or
    1.25 percent of chromium, or
    0.30 percent of cobalt, or
    0.40 percent of lead, or
    1.25 percent of nickel, or
    0.30 percent of tungsten, or
    0.10 percent of molybdenum, or
    0.10 percent of niobium, or
    0.15 percent of vanadium, or
    0.15 percent of zirconium
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    For further information concerning the conduct of this 
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 206, subparts A and B 
(19 CFR part 206).

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 30, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Valerie Newkirk (202-205-3190), 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 or ftp://ftp.usitc.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Participation in the Investigation and Service List

    Persons wishing to participate in the 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, not later than 21 
days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register. The 
Secretary will prepare a service list containing the names and 
addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to 
this investigation upon the expiration of the period for filing entries 
of appearance.

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

    Pursuant to section 206.17 of the Commission's rules, the Secretary 
will make CBI gathered in this investigation available to authorized 
applicants under the APO issued in the investigation, provided that the 
application is made not later than 21 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 CBI 
under the APO.

Hearings on Injury and Remedy

    The Commission has scheduled separate hearings in connection with 
the

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injury and remedy phases of this investigation. The hearing on injury 
will be held beginning at 9:30 a.m. on September 30, 1999, at the U.S. 
International Trade Commission Building. In the event that the 
Commission makes an affirmative injury determination or is equally 
divided on the question of injury in this investigation, a hearing on 
the question of remedy will be held beginning at 9:30 a.m. on November 
10, 1999. Requests to appear at the hearings should be filed in writing 
with the Secretary to the Commission on or before September 23, 1999, 
and November 3, 1999, respectively. All persons desiring to appear at 
the hearings and make oral presentations should attend prehearing 
conferences to be held at 9:30 a.m. on September 27, 1999 and November 
5, 1999, respectively, at the U.S. International Trade Commission 
Building. Oral testimony and written materials to be submitted at the 
hearing are governed by Secs. 201.6(b)(2) and 201.13(f) 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 is encouraged to submit a prehearing brief to the 
Commission. The deadline for filing prehearing briefs on injury is 
September 24, 1999; that for filing prehearing briefs on remedy, 
including any commitments pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2252(a)(6)(B), is 
November 3, 1999. Parties may also file posthearing briefs. The 
deadline for filing posthearing briefs on injury is October 6, 1999; 
that for filing posthearing briefs on remedy is November 17, 1999. 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 consideration of injury on or before October 6, 1999, 
and pertinent to the consideration of remedy on or before November 17, 
1999. All written submissions must conform with the provisions of 
section 201.8 of the Commission's rules; any submissions that contain 
CBI must also conform with the requirements of section 201.6 of the 
Commission's rules.
    In accordance with Sec. 201.16(c) of the 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 CBI 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 the 
authority of section 202 of the Trade Act of 1974; this notice is 
published pursuant to Sec. 206.3 of the Commission's rules.

    Issued: July 29, 1999.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-20045 Filed 8-3-99; 8:45 am]
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