[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 248 (Friday, December 28, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73881-73882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-25236]


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 INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 731-TA-955, 960, 963 (Preliminary) (Third Remand)]


Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Egypt, South Africa, 
and Venezuela

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice of remand proceedings.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. International Trade Commission (``Commission'') 
hereby gives notice of the court-ordered remand of its preliminary 
determinations in the antidumping Investigation Nos. 731-TA-955, 960, 
963 concerning carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Egypt, 
South Africa, and Venezuela. For further information concerning the 
conduct of this proceeding 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, subpart A (19 CFR part 207).

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 21, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Messer, Office of Investigations, 
telephone 202-205-3193, or Robin L. Turner, Office of General Counsel, 
telephone 202-205-3103, 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). The public record of 
Investigation No. 731-TA-1088 may be viewed on the Commission's 
electronic docket (``EDIS'') at http://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background.--In September 2005, the 
Commission determined on remand that there is no potential that subject 
imports from South Africa will exceed the applicable individual 
statutory negligibility threshold of three percent of total wire rod 
imports in the imminent future, and that with respect to Egypt, South 
Africa and Venezuela collectively, there is no potential that aggregate 
subject imports from these countries would exceed seven percent of 
total wire rod imports in the imminent future. 19 U.S.C. 1677(24). The 
Court of International Trade (``CIT'') issued an opinion in the matter 
on January 17, 2007, Co-Steel Raritan, Inc. v. United States, Slip Op. 
07-7 (Ct. Int'l Trade Jan. 17, 2007), and an order on November 8, 2007, 
Gerdau Ameristeel U.S. Inc. v. United States International Trade 
Commission, Slip Op. 07-165 (Ct. Int'l Trade Nov. 8, 2007), remanding 
the matter to the Commission for further proceedings not inconsistent 
with its opinion.
    Participation in the proceeding.--Only those persons who were 
interested parties to the original investigation (i.e., persons listed 
on the Commission Secretary's service list) and were parties to the 
appeal may participate in the remand proceeding. Such persons need not 
re-file their appearance notices or protective order applications to 
participate in the remand proceeding. Business proprietary information 
(``BPI'') referred to during the remand proceeding will be governed, as 
appropriate, by the administrative protective order issued in the 
original investigation.
    Written submissions.--The Commission is reopening the record in 
this proceeding for the limited purpose of seeking new factual 
information regarding South African producers of steel wire rod that 
did not respond in the original investigation. In addition, the 
Commission will permit the parties to file comments pertaining to the 
inquiries that are the subject of the CIT's remand instructions and any 
new factual information. Comments should be limited to no more than 
twenty (20) double-spaced and single-sided pages of textual material. 
The parties may not submit any new factual information in their 
comments and may not address any issue other than the inquiries that 
are the subject of the CIT's remand instructions. Any such comments 
must be filed with the Commission no later than January 29, 2008.
    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, except to the extent permitted by section 201.8 of the 
Commission's rules, as amended, 67 FR 68036 (Nov. 8, 2002).
    In accordance with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission's 
rules, each document filed by a party to the investigation must be 
served on all other parties to the investigation (as identified by 
either the public or BPI service list), and a certificate of service 
must be timely filed. The Secretary will not

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accept a document for filing without a certificate of service.
    Parties are also advised to consult with the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part 
201), and part 207, subpart A (19 CFR part 207) for provisions of 
general applicability concerning written submissions to the Commission.

    By order of the Commission.
    Issued: December 21, 2007.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. E7-25236 Filed 12-27-07; 8:45 am]
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