[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 55 (Friday, March 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 13952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6853]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 701-TA-432 and 731-TA-1024-1028 (Preliminary)]


Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From Brazil, India, Korea, 
Mexico, and Thailand

Determinations

    On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject 
investigations, the United States International Trade Commission 
(Commission) determines, pursuant to sections 703(a) and 733(a) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673b(a))(the Act), that 
there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the United States 
is materially injured by reason of imports from India of prestressed 
concrete steel wire strand (``PC strand'') that are alleged to be 
subsidized by the Government of India and by reason of imports from 
Brazil, India, Korea, Mexico, and Thailand of PC strand that are 
alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). 
The subject merchandise is provided for in subheading 7312.10.30 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
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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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    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 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 January 31, 2003, a petition was filed with the Commission and 
Commerce by American Spring Wire Corp., Bedford Heights, OH; Insteel 
Wire Products Co., Mt. Airy, NC; and Sumiden Wire Products Corp., 
Stockton, CA, alleging that an industry in the United States is 
materially injured and threatened with material injury by reason of 
subsidized imports of PC strand from India and by reason of LTFV 
imports of PC strand from Brazil, India, Korea, Mexico, and Thailand. 
Accordingly, effective January 31, 2003, the Commission instituted 
countervailing duty investigation No. 701-TA-432 and antidumping duty 
investigations Nos. 731-TA-1024-1028 (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 February 7, 2003 (68 FR 6511). The 
conference was held in Washington, DC, on February 21, 2003, 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 March 17, 2003. The 
views of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 3589 (March 
2003), entitled Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from Brazil, 
India, Korea, Mexico, and Thailand: Investigations Nos. 701-TA-432 and 
731-TA-1024-1028 (Preliminary).

    Issued: March 17, 2003.
    By order of the Commission.

Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 03-6853 Filed 3-20-03; 8:45 am]
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