[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 62 (Monday, March 31, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16910-16911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6302]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 731-TA-1092 and 1093 (Final) (Remand)]


Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof From China and Korea

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 final 
determinations in the antidumping investigation Nos.731-TA-1092-1093 
concerning diamond sawblades and parts thereof from China and Korea. 
For further information concerning the conduct of this

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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).

DATES: Effective Date: March 24, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Corkran, Office of 
Investigations, telephone 202-205-3057, or Charles St. Charles, Office 
of General Counsel, telephone 202-205-2782, 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 Nos. 731-TA-1092 and 1093 may be viewed on the 
Commission's electronic docket (``EDIS'') at http://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background.--In July 2006, the Commission determined that an 
industry in the United States was not materially injured or threatened 
with material injury by reason of imports of diamond sawblades and 
parts thereof from China and Korea that are sold in the United States 
at less than fair value. The Commission's determinations were appealed 
to the Court of International Trade (``CIT'' or ``Court''). On February 
6, 2008, the Court issued a decision remanding the matter to the 
Commission for further proceedings consistent with that opinion. 
Diamond Sawblade Manufacturers v. United States, Slip Op. 08-18 (Ct. 
Int'l Trade, Feb. 6, 2008). In its opinion, the Court found that the 
Commission had not provided adequate explanation or substantial 
evidentiary support for certain of its findings. The Court instructed 
the Commission to provide further explanation of its finding that there 
was limited competition between the subject imports from China and 
Korea and the domestic like product during the period of investigation, 
and to provide further explanation of its volume, price, impact, and 
threat findings, to the extent they were based on the Commission's 
limited competition finding. The Court also instructed the Commission 
to provide further explanation of certain aspects of its finding that 
there was not a correlation between domestic producers' price movements 
and prices for the subject imports.
    Participation in the proceeding.--Only those persons who were 
interested parties and parties to the proceeding in the investigations 
and were also parties to the action before the CIT may participate in 
the remand proceeding. Such persons need not make any additional 
filings with the Commission 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 investigations.
    Written submissions.--The Commission is reopening the record for 
the limited purpose of collecting data pertinent to its analysis of the 
extent to which competition between subject diamond sawblade imports 
and the domestic like product was or was not limited during the period 
of investigation by differences in product and customer types. The 
Commission will permit the parties to file comments addressing the new 
information obtained by the Commission on remand and the specific 
issues that are the subject of the CIT's remand instructions. The 
parties may not submit any new factual information in their comments; 
nor may they raise issues that are not the subject of the remand 
instructions. Any such comments must be filed with the Commission no 
later than April 18, 2008, and must be no more than twenty (20) double-
spaced, single-sided pages of textual material. The Commission will not 
hold a hearing on remand.
    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 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: March 24, 2008.
William R. Bishop,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
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