[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 3, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26580-26582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10248]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION


Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating 
to the Public Interest

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade 
Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Carbon and Alloy 
Steel Products DN 3144; the Commission is soliciting comments on any 
public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant's filing 
under section 210.8(b) of the Commission's Rules of

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Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 210.8(b)).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa R. Barton, Secretary to the 
Commission, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2000. The public version of 
the complaint can be accessed on the Commission's Electronic Document 
Information System (EDIS) at EDIS,\1\ and will be available for 
inspection during official business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in 
the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2000.
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    \1\ Electronic Document Information System (EDIS): http://edis.usitc.gov.
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    General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained 
by accessing its Internet server at United States International Trade 
Commission (USITC) at USITC.\2\ The public record for this 
investigation may be viewed on the Commission's Electronic Document 
Information System (EDIS) at EDIS.\3\ Hearing-impaired persons are 
advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting 
the Commission's TDD terminal on (202) 205-1810.
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    \2\ United States International Trade Commission (USITC): http://edis.usitc.gov.
    \3\ Electronic Document Information System (EDIS): http://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has received a complaint and 
a submission pursuant to section 210.8(b) of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure filed on behalf of United States Steel 
Corporation on April 26 2016. The complaint alleges violations of 
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) in the 
importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the 
sale within the United States after importation of certain carbon and 
alloy steel products. The complaint names as respondents Hebei Iron and 
Steel Group Co., Ltd. of China; Hebei Iron & Steel Group Hengshui Strip 
Rolling Co., Ltd. of China; Hebei Iron & Steel (Hong Kong) 
International Trade Co., Ltd. of China; Shanghai Baosteel Group 
Corporation of China; Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. of China; Baosteel 
America Inc. of Montvale, NJ; Jiangsu Shagang Group of China; Jiangsu 
Shagang International Trade Co., Ltd. of China; Anshan Iron and Steel 
Group of China; Angang Group International Trade Corporation of China; 
Angang Group Hong Kong Co., Ltd. of China; Wuhan Iron and Steel Group 
Corp. of China; Wuhan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. of China; WISCO America 
Co., Ltd. of Newport Beach, CA; Shougang Group of China; China Shougang 
International Trade & Engineering Corporation of China; Shandong Iron 
and Steel Group Co., Ltd. of China; Shandong Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. 
of China; Jigang Hong Kong Holdings Co., Ltd. of China; Jinan Steel 
International Trade Co., Ltd. of China; Magang Group Holding Co. Ltd. 
of China; Maanshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. of China; Bohai Iron and 
Steel Group of China; Tianjin Pipe (Group) Corporation of China; 
Tianjin Pipe International Economic & Trading Corporation of China; 
TPCO Enterprise Inc. of Houston, TX; TPCO America Corporation of 
Gregory, TX; Benxi Steel (Group) Co., Ltd. of China; Benxi Iron and 
Steel (Group) International Economic and Trading Co., Ltd. of China; 
Hunan Valin Steel Co., Ltd. of China; Hunan Valin Xiangtan Iron and 
Steel Co., Ltd. of China; Tianjin Tiangang Guanye Co., Ltd. of China; 
Wuxi Sunny Xin Rui Science and Technology Co., Ltd. of China; Taian JNC 
Industrial Co., Ltd. of China; EQ Metal (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. of China; 
Kunshan Xinbei International Trade Co., Ltd of China; Tianjin Xinhai 
Trade Co., Ltd. of China; Tianjin Xinlianxin Steel Pipe Co. Ltd. of 
China; Tianjin Xinyue Industrial and Trade Co., Ltd. of China; and Xian 
Linkun Materials (Steel Pipe Supplies) Co., Ltd. of China. The 
complainant requests that the Commission issue a limited exclusion, 
general exclusion order, cease and desist orders and impose a bond upon 
respondents' alleged infringing articles during the 60-day Presidential 
review period pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j).
    Proposed respondents, other interested parties, and members of the 
public are invited to file comments, not to exceed five (5) pages in 
length, inclusive of attachments, on any public interest issues raised 
by the complaint or section 210.8(b) filing. Comments should address 
whether issuance of the relief specifically requested by the 
complainant in this investigation would affect the public health and 
welfare in the United States, competitive conditions in the United 
States economy, the production of like or directly competitive articles 
in the United States, or United States consumers.
    In particular, the Commission is interested in comments that:
    (i) Explain how the articles potentially subject to the requested 
remedial orders are used in the United States;
    (ii) identify any public health, safety, or welfare concerns in the 
United States relating to the requested remedial orders;
    (iii) identify like or directly competitive articles that 
complainant, its licensees, or third parties make in the United States 
which could replace the subject articles if they were to be excluded;
    (iv) indicate whether complainant, complainant's licensees, and/or 
third party suppliers have the capacity to replace the volume of 
articles potentially subject to the requested exclusion order and/or a 
cease and desist order within a commercially reasonable time; and
    (v) explain how the requested remedial orders would impact United 
States consumers.
    Written submissions must be filed no later than by close of 
business, eight calendar days after the date of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register.There will be further opportunities for 
comment on the public interest after the issuance of any final initial 
determination in this investigation.
    Persons filing written submissions must file the original document 
electronically on or before the deadlines stated above and submit 8 
true paper copies to the Office of the Secretary by noon the next day 
pursuant to section 210.4(f) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)). Submissions should refer to the docket 
number (``Docket No. 3144'') in a prominent place on the cover page 
and/or the first page. (See Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures, 
Electronic Filing Procedures).\4\ Persons with questions regarding 
filing should contact the Secretary (202-205-2000).
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    \4\ Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures: http://www.usitc.gov/secretary/fed_reg_notices/rules/handbook_on_electronic_filing.pdf.
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    Any person desiring to submit a document to the Commission in 
confidence must request confidential treatment. All such requests 
should be directed to the Secretary to the Commission and must include 
a full statement of the reasons why the Commission should grant such 
treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents for which confidential treatment 
by the Commission is properly sought will be treated accordingly. All 
nonconfidential written submissions will be available for public 
inspection at the Office of the Secretary and on EDIS.\5\
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    This action is taken under the authority of section 337 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and of sections 201.10 
and 210.8(c) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 
CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)).


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    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: April 26, 2016.
 Lisa R. Barton,
 Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2016-10248 Filed 5-2-16; 8:45 am]
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