[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 103 (Friday, May 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33705-33706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12537]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-559-561 and 731-TA-1317-1328 (Preliminary)]


Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Austria, 
Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, South 
Africa, Taiwan, 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 the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the 
Act''), that there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the 
United States is materially injured by reason of imports of certain 
carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from Austria, Belgium, 
Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, South Africa, 
Taiwan, and Turkey, provided for in subheadings 7208.51.00, 7208.52.00, 
7211.13.00, 7211.14.00, 7225.40.11, 7225.40.30, 7226.20.00, and 
7226.91.50 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 alleged to be subsidized by the governments of 
China and Korea. The Commission further determines that allegedly 
subsidized imports of certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length 
plate from Brazil are negligible pursuant to section 771(24) of the 
Act, and its countervailing duty investigation with regard to certain 
carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from this country is thereby 
terminated pursuant to section 703(a)(1) of the Act.
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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 on which it has made preliminary determinations. The 
Commission will

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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 April 8, 2016, ArcelorMittal USA LLC (Chicago, Illinois), Nucor 
Corporation (Charlotte, North Carolina), and SSAB Enterprises, LLC 
(Lisle, Illinois) filed a petition with the Commission and Commerce, 
alleging that an industry in the United States is materially injured or 
threatened with material injury by reason of subsidized imports of 
certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from Brazil, China, 
and Korea, and LTFV imports of certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-
length plate from Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Germany, 
Italy, Japan, Korea, South Africa, Taiwan, and Turkey. Accordingly, 
effective April 8, 2016, the Commission, pursuant to sections 703(a) 
and 733(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)), instituted 
countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-559-561 and antidumping 
duty investigation Nos. 731-TA-1317-1328 (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 14, 2016 (81 FR 22116). The 
conference was held in Washington, DC, on April 29, 2016, and all 
persons who requested the opportunity were permitted to appear in 
person or by counsel.
    The Commission made these determinations pursuant to sections 
703(a) and 733(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)). It 
completed and filed its determinations in these investigations on May 
23, 2016. The views of the Commission are contained in USITC 
Publication 4615 (May 2016), entitled Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel 
Cut-To-Length Plate from Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, France, 
Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, South Africa, Taiwan, and Turkey: 
Investigation Nos. 701-TA-559-561 and 731-TA-1317-1328 (Preliminary).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: May 23, 2016.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2016-12537 Filed 5-26-16; 8:45 am]
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