[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 178 (Wednesday, September 15, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50104-50105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24064]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigations Nos. 701-TA-387-391 (Final) and 731-TA-816-821 (Final)]
Certain Cut-to-Length Steel Plate From France, India, Indonesia,
Italy, Japan, and Korea
AGENCY: 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 investigations Nos. 701-TA-387-391
(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-816-821 (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 France, India,
Indonesia, Italy, and Korea and less-than-fair-value imports from
France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and Korea of certain cut-to-
length steel plate, provided for in headings 7208, 7210, 7211, 7212,
7225, and 7226 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
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: July 23 (CVD) and July 26 (AD), 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 France,
India, Indonesia, Italy, and Korea of certain cut-to-length steel
plate, and that such products from France, India, Indonesia, Italy,
Japan, and Korea 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 February 16,
1999, by Bethlehem Steel Corp. (Bethlehem, PA); U.S. Steel Group, a
unit of USX Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA); Gulf States Steel, Inc. (Gadsden,
AL); IPSCO Steel, Inc. (Muscatine, IA); Tuscaloosa Steel Co.
(Tuscaloosa, AL); and the United Steelworkers of America (Pittsburgh,
PA).1
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\1\ Gulf States Steel, Inc., is not a petitioner with respect to
France. Tuscaloosa Steel Co. is not a petitioner with respect to
France and Italy.
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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 December
1, 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 December
14, 1999, at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building. Requests
to appear at the hearing should be filed in writing with the Secretary
to the Commission on or before December 7, 1999. A nonparty who has
testimony that may aid the Commission's
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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 December 10, 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 December 8, 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
December 21, 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 December 21, 1999. On January 11, 2000, 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 January 13, 2000, 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.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: September 8, 1999.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-24064 Filed 9-14-99; 8:45 am]
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