[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 230 (Wednesday, December 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67307-67308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-31194]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 701-TA-393 (Final) and 731-TA-829-840 (Final)]


Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Products From Argentina, Brazil, China, 
Indonesia, Japan, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, 
Turkey, and Venezuela

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Scheduling of the final phase of antidumping and countervailing 
duty investigations.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the 
final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigations Nos. 
701-TA-393 (Final) and 731-TA-829-840 (Final) under sections 705(b) and 
735(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and 19 U.S.C. 
1673d(b)) (the Act) 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 imports of certain cold-rolled steel products 
that are subsidized by the Government of Brazil, and by reason of less-
than-fair-value imports of certain cold-rolled steel products from 
Argentina, Brazil, China, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, Slovakia, South 
Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Venezuela.
    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: November 4, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Haines (202-205-3200), 
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 imports of certain cold-rolled steel products are 
subsidized by the Government of Brazil, and imports of certain cold-
rolled steel products from Argentina, Brazil, Japan, Russia, South 
Africa, Thailand, and Venezuela are being sold in the United States at 
less than fair value within the meaning of sections 703 and 733 of the 
Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b and 19 U.S.C. 1673b). The investigations were 
requested in petitions filed on June 2, 1999, by Bethlehem Steel 
Corporation (Bethlehem, PA); U.S. Steel Group (Pittsburgh, PA); Ispat 
Inland, Inc. (East Chicago, IL); LTV Steel Co., Inc. (Cleveland, OH); 
National Steel Corporation (Mishawaka, IN); Gulf States Steel, Inc. 
(Gadsden, AL); Steel Dynamics Inc. (Butler, IN); Weirton Steel 
Corporation (Weirton, WV); and the United States Steelworkers of 
America, Pittsburgh, PA.
    The petitions also alleged 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 imports sold at less than fair value from China, Indonesia, 
Slovakia, Taiwan, and Turkey. The Commission made affirmative 
preliminary injury determinations with regard to those imports. 
Commerce has postponed its preliminary determinations concerning 
whether imports from these countries are sold at less than fair value. 
In the event Commerce makes affirmative preliminary determinations the 
Commission will activate the final phase of these antidumping 
investigations. The briefing schedule, hearing, and other deadlines as 
outlined below will also apply to these investigations.

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 section 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

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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 section 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 January 6, 
2000, and a public version will be issued thereafter, pursuant to 
section 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 January 20, 
2000, 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 January 12, 2000. A nonparty who has 
testimony that may aid the Commission's 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 January 18, 2000, at the U.S. International Trade Commission 
Building. Oral testimony and written materials to be submitted at the 
public hearing are governed by sections 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 section 207.23 of the Commission's rules; the deadline 
for filing is January 13, 2000. Parties may also file written testimony 
in connection with their presentation at the hearing, as provided in 
section 207.24 of the Commission's rules, and posthearing briefs, which 
must conform with the provisions of section 207.25 of the Commission's 
rules. The deadline for filing posthearing briefs is January 27, 2000; 
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 
January 27, 2000. On February 16, 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 February 18, 2000, but such final comments 
must not contain new factual information and must otherwise comply with 
section 207.30 of the Commission's rules. All written submissions must 
conform with the provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission's rules; 
any submissions that contain BPI must also 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 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 section 207.21 of the Commission's rules.

    Issued: November 23, 1999.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-31194 Filed 11-30-99; 8:45 am]
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