[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 169 (Wednesday, September 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47866-47867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22796]


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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

Determinations

    On the basis of the record 1 developed in the subject 
investigations, the United States International Trade Commission 
determines, pursuant to section 703(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C. 1671b(a)), that there is a reasonable indication that an 
industry in the United States is threatened with material injury by 
reason of imports from Korea of certain structural steel 
beams,2 provided for in subheadings 7216.32.00, 7216.33.00, 
7216.50.00, 7216.61.00, 7216.69.00, 7216.91.00, 7216.99.00, 7228.70.30, 
and 7228.70.60 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 
that are alleged to be subsidized by the Government of Korea.
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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 207.2(f)).
    \2\ Vice Chairman Marcia E. Miller makes a negative 
determination on allegedly subsidized imports from Korea. 
Commissioner Carol T. Crawford makes an affirmative determination 
that there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the United 
States is materially injured by reason of allegedly subsidized 
imports from Korea.
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    The Commission further determines, pursuant to section 733(a) of 
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673b(a)), that there is a reasonable 
indication that an industry in the United States is threatened with 
material injury by reason of imports from Japan and Korea of certain 
structural steel beams,3 provided for in subheadings 
7216.32.00, 7216.33.00, 7216.50.00, 7216.61.00, 7216.69.00, 7216.91.00, 
7216.99.00, 7228.70.30, and 7228.70.60 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States, that are alleged to be sold in the 
United States at less than fair value (LTFV).
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    \3\ Vice Chairman Marcia E. Miller makes a negative 
determination on imports from Japan and Korea allegedly sold at 
LTFV. Commissioner Carol T. Crawford makes an affirmative 
determination that there is a reasonable indication that an industry 
in the United States is materially injured by imports from Japan and 
Korea allegedly sold at LTFV.
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    The Commission further determines, pursuant to section 733(a) of 
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673b(a)), that there is no 
reasonable indication that an industry in the United States is 
materially injured or threatened with material injury, or that the 
establishment of an industry in the United States is materially 
retarded, by reason of imports from Germany and Spain of certain 
structural steel beams, 4 provided for in subheadings 
7216.32.00, 7216.33.00, 7216.50.00, 7216.61.00, 7216.69.00, 7216.91.00, 
7216.99.00, 7228.70.30, and 7228.70.60 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States, that are alleged to be sold in the 
United States at LTFV.
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    \4\ Chairman Lynn M. Bragg and Commissioner Carol T. Crawford 
dissenting.
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Commencement of Final Phase Investigations

    Pursuant to section 207.18 of the Commission's rules, the 
Commission also gives notice of the commencement of the final phase of 
its investigations. The Commission will issue a final phase notice of 
scheduling which will be published in the Federal Register as provided 
in section 207.21 of the Commission's rules upon notice from

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the Department of Commerce (Commerce) of affirmative preliminary 
determinations in these investigations under sections 703(b) and 733(b) 
of the Act, or, if the preliminary determinations are negative, upon 
notice of affirmative final determinations in the investigations under 
sections 705(a) and 735(a) of the Act. Parties that filed entries of 
appearance in the preliminary phase of the investigations need not 
enter a separate appearance for the final phase of the investigations. 
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 antidumping and countervailing 
duty investigations. The Secretary will prepare a public service list 
containing the names and addresses of all persons, or their 
representatives, who are parties to the investigations.

Background

    On July 7, 1999, a petition was filed with the Commission and the 
Department of Commerce by 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, alleging that an industry in the United States is 
materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of 
subsidized imports of certain structural steel beams from Korea and 
alleging that an industry in the United States is materially injured or 
threatened with material injury by reason of LTFV imports of certain 
structural steel beams from Germany, Japan, Korea, and Spain. 
Accordingly, effective July 7, 1999, the Commission instituted 
countervailing duty investigation No. 701-TA-401 (Preliminary) and 
antidumping investigations Nos. 731-TA-852-855 (Preliminary).
    Notice of the institution of the Commission's investigations and of 
a public conference 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 July 16, 1999 (64 FR 38476). The 
conference was held in Washington, DC, on July 28, 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 August 23, 1999. The 
views of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 3225 
(September 1999), entitled Certain Structural Steel Beams from Germany, 
Japan, Korea, and Spain: Investigations Nos. 701-TA-401 (Preliminary) 
and 731-TA-852-855 (Preliminary).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: August 26, 1999.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-22796 Filed 8-31-99; 8:45 am]
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