[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58536-58537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24207]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-472 and 731-TA-1171 to 1172 ;Prelim. ; 
Remand]


Certain Standard Steel Fasteners From China and Taiwan

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 Investigation Nos. 701-TA-472 and 731-TA-1171 to 1172 
(Preliminary) concerning certain standard steel fasteners (``CSSF'') 
from China and Taiwan. For further information concerning the conduct 
of these remand proceedings 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: September 14, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas E. Corkran, Office of 
Investigations, telephone 202-205-3057, or Mary Jane Alves, Office of 
General Counsel, telephone 202-708-2969, 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. 701-TA-472 and 731-TA-1171 to 1172 may be viewed 
on the Commission's electronic docket (``EDIS'') at http://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background.--In November 2009, the Commission issued unanimous 
negative preliminary determinations in which it found no reasonable 
indication that an industry in the United States was materially injured 
or threatened with material injury by reason of imports of CSSF from 
China and Taiwan that were allegedly sold in the United States at less-
than-fair value and imports of subject merchandise from China that were 
allegedly subsidized by the Government of China. Nucor Fasteners 
Division, a domestic producer of CSSF and petitioner, contested the 
Commission's determination before the U.S. Court of International Trade 
(CIT). The CIT affirmed certain aspects of the Commission's 
determination, but remanded two issues to the Commission. It ordered 
the Commission to take ``action consistent with {its{time}  opinion.'' 
Nucor Fasteners Division v. United States, Slip. Op. 11-104 at 2, 31 
(Ct. Int'l Trade Aug. 11, 2011).
    Participation in the proceeding.--Only those persons who were 
interested parties to the original investigations (i.e., persons listed 
on the Commission Secretary's service list) and participated in the 
appeal proceedings before the CIT may participate in the remand 
proceedings. Such persons need not re-file their appearance notices or 
protective order applications to participate in the remand proceedings. 
Business proprietary information (``BPI'') referred to during the 
remand proceedings will be governed, as appropriate, by the 
administrative protective order issued in the original investigations.
    Written submissions.--The Commission is not reopening the record in 
these remand proceedings for the submission of new factual information. 
Nonetheless, the Commission will permit the parties to file written 
comments pertaining to the issues that

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are the subject of the CIT's remand instructions, specifically:
    1. The nature of the action the Commission should take on remand to 
address the Court's finding that the Commission treated its import data 
as ``comprehensive.''
    2. The nature of the action the Commission should take on remand to 
address the Court's finding that the Commission did not identify a 
rational basis for its ``unqualified reliance on'' the questionnaire 
response of a firm referred to in the Court's opinion as Producer A, 
which reported itself as a U.S. producer of the domestic like product 
CSSF.

Comments should be limited to no more than fifteen (15) double-spaced 
and single-sided pages of textual material, inclusive of appendices or 
other such attachments. The parties may not submit any new factual 
information in their comments and may not address any issue other than 
those listed above. Any such comments must be filed with the Commission 
no later than October 7, 2011.
    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: September 15, 2011.
James R. Holbein,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2011-24207 Filed 9-20-11; 8:45 am]
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