[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 163 (Thursday, August 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52213-52214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20456]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-499-500 and 731-TA-1215-1223 (Preliminary)]


Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From India, Korea, the 
Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, and 
Vietnam: 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, Korea, the 
Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, and 
Vietnam of certain oil country tubular goods, provided for primarily in 
subheadings 7304.29, 7305.20, and 7306.29 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States, that are alleged to be sold in the 
United States at less than fair value (LTFV), and by imports of certain 
oil country tubular goods that are allegedly subsidized by the 
Governments of India and Turkey.
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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

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the Department of Commerce (Commerce) of affirmative preliminary 
determinations in the investigations under sections 703(b) or 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) or 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 July 2, 2013, a petition was filed with the Commission and 
Commerce by United States Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA; Maverick 
Tube Corporation, Houston, TX; Boomerang Tube LLC, Chesterfield, MO; 
EnergeX, a division of JMC Steel Group, Chicago, IL; Northwest Pipe 
Company, Vancouver, WA; Tejas Tubular Products Inc., Houston, TX; TMK 
IPSCO, Houston, TX; Vallourec Star, L.P., Houston, TX; and Welded Tube 
USA, Inc., Lackawanna, NY, alleging that an industry in the United 
States is materially injured or threatened with material injury by 
reason of subsidized imports of certain oil country tubular goods from 
India and Turkey and LTFV imports of certain oil country tubular goods 
from India, Korea, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Thailand, 
Turkey, Ukraine, and Vietnam. Accordingly, effective July 2, 2013, the 
Commission instituted countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-
499-500 (Preliminary) and antidumping duty investigation Nos. 731-TA-
1215-1223 (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 July 10, 2013 (78 FR 41421). The 
conference was held in Washington, DC, on July 23, 2013, 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 August 16, 2013. The 
views of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 4422 
(September 2013), entitled Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from 
India, Korea, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, 
Ukraine, and Vietnam: Investigation Nos. 701-TA-499-500 and 731-TA-
1215-1223 (Preliminary).

     Issued: August 16, 2013.

    By order of the Commission.
Lisa R. Barton,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2013-20456 Filed 8-21-13; 8:45 am]
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