[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 26, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24505-24506]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10424]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 731-TA-868-871 (Preliminary)]


Steel Wire Rope From China, India, Malaysia, and Thailand

Determinations

    On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject 
investigations, the United States International Trade Commission 
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 materially injured or threatened with 
material injury by reason of imports from China, India, and Malaysia of 
steel wire rope, provided for in subheadings 7312.10.60 and 7312.10.90 
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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    \1\ The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the Commission's 
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)).
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    The Commission further determines, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 
1677(24)(A), that the subject imports from Thailand that are alleged to 
be sold at LTFV are negligible, but that there is a potential that 
subject imports from Thailand will imminently account for more than 3 
percent of the volume of all such merchandise imported into the United 
States.\2\ The Commission further determines either that there is no 
reasonable indication that an industry in the United States is 
threatened with material injury by reason of imports of steel wire rope 
from Thailand \3\ or that such imports are negligible.\4\
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    \2\ Vice Chairman Miller and Commissioner Askey determined that 
there is no potential for subject imports from Thailand to 
imminently account for more than 3 percent of the volume of all such 
merchandise imported into the United States.
    \3\ Commissioners Hillman, Koplan, and Okun made this finding 
with Chairman Bragg dissenting. Chairman Bragg found that there is a 
reasonable indication that an industry in the United States is 
threatened with material injury by reason of imports from Thailand 
that are alleged to be sold at LTFV.
    \4\ Vice Chairman Miller and Commissioner Askey found that 
subject imports are negligible and do not reach the issue of a 
reasonable indication of threat of material injury by reason of 
subject imports from Thailand.
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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 the 
Department of Commerce (Commerce) of affirmative preliminary 
determinations in the investigations under section 733(b) of the Act, 
or, if the preliminary determinations are negative, upon notice of 
affirmative final determinations in the investigations under section 
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 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 March 1, 2000, a petition was filed with the Commission and the 
Department of Commerce by The Committee of Domestic Steel Wire Rope and 
Specialty Cable Manufacturers (Committee),\5\ Washington, DC, alleging 
that an industry in the United States is materially injured or 
threatened with material injury by reason of LTFV imports of steel wire 
rope from China, India, Malaysia, and Thailand. Accordingly, effective 
March 1, 2000, the Commission instituted antidumping duty 
investigations Nos. 731-TA-868-871 (Preliminary).
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    \5\ The Committee is comprised of the following U.S. producers: 
Bergen Cable Technology, Inc.; Bridon American Corp.; Carolina Steel 
& Wire Corp.; Continental Cable Co.; Loos & Co., Inc.; Paulsen Wire 
Rope Corp.; Sava Industries, Inc.; Strandflex, A Division of MSW, 
Inc.; and Wire Rope Corp. of America, Inc.
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    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 March 9, 2000 (65 FR 12575). The 
conference was held in Washington, DC, on March 22, 2000,

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and all persons who requested the opportunity were permitted to appear 
in person or by counsel.
    The Commission transmitted its determination in this investigation 
to the Secretary of Commerce on April 17, 2000. The views of the 
Commission are contained in USITC Publication 3294 (April 2000), 
entitled Steel Wire Rope from China, India, Malaysia, and Thailand: 
Investigations Nos. 731-TA-868-871 (Preliminary).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: April 20, 2000.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-10424 Filed 4-25-00; 8:45 am]
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