[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 74 (Wednesday, April 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 18468]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07758]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1002]


Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Products; Commission Determination 
To Reset the Time for the Beginning of the April 20, 2017, Oral 
Argument

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 determined to reset the time for the beginning of the 
oral argument, see 82 FR 16417-8 (Apr. 4, 2017), to 10 a.m. on April 
20, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Houda Morad, Office of the General 
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 708-4716. Copies of non-
confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation are 
or 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. General information concerning the Commission 
may also be obtained by accessing its Internet server at https://www.usitc.gov. The public record for this investigation may be viewed 
on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. 
Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information on this matter 
can be obtained by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on (202) 
205-1810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission instituted Investigation No. 
337-TA-1002 on June 2, 2016, based on a complaint filed by Complainant 
United States Steel Corporation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (``U.S. 
Steel''), alleging a violation of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337. See 81 FR 35381-2 (June 2, 2016). The 
complaint alleges violations of Section 337 based upon the importation, 
the sale for importation, or the sale after importation into the United 
States of certain carbon and alloy steel products by reason of: (1) A 
conspiracy to fix prices and control output and export volumes, the 
threat or effect of which is to restrain or monopolize trade and 
commerce in the United States; (2) misappropriation and use of trade 
secrets, the threat or effect of which is to destroy or substantially 
injure an industry in the United States; and (3) false designation of 
origin or manufacturer, the threat or effect of which is to destroy or 
substantially injure an industry in the United States. Id. The notice 
of investigation identified forty (40) respondents that are Chinese 
steel manufacturers or distributors, as well as some of their Hong Kong 
and United States affiliates. Id. In addition to the private parties, 
the Commission assigned an Investigative Attorney from the Commission's 
Office of Unfair Import Investigations (OUII), who functions as an 
independent litigant or party in the investigation. Id.
    On August 26, 2016, Respondents filed a motion to terminate U.S. 
Steel's antitrust claim under 19 CFR 210.21. On November 14, 2016, the 
administrative law judge (``ALJ'') issued an initial determination 
(``ID'') (Order No. 38), granting Respondents' motion to terminate 
Complainant's antitrust claim under 19 CFR 210.21 and, in the 
alternative, under 19 CFR 210.18.
    On December 19, 2016, the Commission issued a Notice determining to 
review the ID (Order No. 38). See 81 FR 94416-7 (Dec. 23, 2016). In the 
December 19, 2016, Notice, the Commission requested written submissions 
from ``[t]he parties to the investigation, including the Office of 
Unfair Import Investigations, and interested government agencies,'' and 
set a date of March 14, 2017, for possible oral argument. Id.
    On March 3, 2017, the Commission issued another notice seeking 
further written submissions from the public and rescheduling the date 
and time for the oral argument to April 20, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. See 82 FR 
13133-4 (Mar. 9, 2017).
    On March 30, 2017, the Commission issued another notice setting the 
procedure for the oral argument. See 82 FR 16417-8 (Apr. 4, 2017).
    The Commission has determined to reset the time for the beginning 
of the oral argument to 10 a.m. on April 20, 2017.
    The authority for the Commission's determination is contained in 
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and 
in part 210 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 
part 210).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: April 12, 2017.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2017-07758 Filed 4-18-17; 8:45 am]
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