[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27559-27560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-13526]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-463 and 731-TA-1159 (Preliminary)]


Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from China; 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 19 U.S.C. 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 China of 
certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) provided for in subheadings 
7304.29, 7305.20 and 7306.29 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States. OCTG imported from China are alleged to be subsidized 
and 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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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 sections 703(b) and 733(b) 
of the Act, or, if the preliminary determinations are negative, upon 
notice of affirmative final determinations in those 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,

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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 April 8, 2009, a petition was filed with the Commission and 
Commerce by Maverick Tube Corporation, Houston, TX; United States Steel 
Corporation, Dallas, TX; V&M Star LP, Houston, TX; V&M Tubular 
Corporation of America, Houston, TX; TMK IPSCO, Camanche, IA; Evraz 
Rocky Mountain Steel, Pueblo, CO; Wheatland Tube Corp., Wheatland, PA; 
and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, 
Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-
CIO-CLC, Pittsburgh, PA. Accordingly, effective April 8, 2009, the 
Commission instituted countervailing duty investigation No. 701-TA-463 
and antidumping duty investigations No. 731-TA-1159 (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 April 8, 2009 (74 FR 16009). The 
conference was held in Washington, DC, on April 29, 2009, 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 May 26, 2009. The views 
of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 4081 (June 2009), 
entitled Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from China: Investigation 
Nos. 701-TA-463 and 731-TA-1156-1159 (Preliminary).

William R. Bishop,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-13526 Filed 6-9-09; 8:45 am]
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