[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 234 (Friday, December 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72202-72203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28533]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-524-525 and 731-TA-1260-1261 (Preliminary)]


Certain Welded Line Pipe From Korea and Turkey

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 Korea and Turkey 
of certain welded line pipe, provided for in subheadings 7305.11, 
7305.12, 7305.19, and 7306.19 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 that are allegedly subsidized by the 
governments of Korea 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 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 October 16, 2014, a petition was filed with the Commission and 
Commerce by American Cast Iron Pipe Company, Birmingham, Alabama; 
Energex, a division of JMC Steel Group, Chicago, Illinois; Maverick 
Tube Corporation, Houston, Texas; Northwest Pipe Company, Vancouver, 
Washington; Stupp Corporation, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Tex-Tube 
Company, Houston, Texas; TMK IPSCO, Houston, Texas; and Welspun Tubular 
LLC USA, Little Rock, Arkansas, alleging that an industry in the United 
States is materially injured or threatened with material injury by 
reason of subsidized imports of certain welded line pipe from Korea and 
Turkey and LTFV imports of certain welded line pipe from Korea and 
Turkey. Accordingly, effective October 16, 2014, the Commission 
instituted countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-524-525 and 
antidumping duty investigation Nos. 731-TA-1260-1261 (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 October 23, 2013 (79 FR 63438). The 
conference was held in Washington, DC, on November 6, 2014, 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 December 1, 2014. The 
views of the Commission

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are contained in USITC Publication 4505 (December 2014), entitled 
Certain Welded Line Pipe from Korea and Turkey: Investigation Nos. 701-
524-525 and 731-1260-1261 (Preliminary).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: December 1, 2014.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2014-28533 Filed 12-4-14; 8:45 am]
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