[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 204 (Monday, October 22, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53295-53296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22961]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-589 and 731-TA-1394-1395 (Final)]


Forged Steel Fittings From China and Italy; Scheduling of the 
Final Phase of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations

AGENCY:  United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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DATES:  October 17, 2018

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Celia Feldpausch (202-205-2387), 
Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain 
information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal 
on 202-205-1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need 
special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact 
the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information 
concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its 
internet server (https://www.usitc.gov). The public record for these 
investigations may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket 
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Effective May 17, 2018, the Commission 
established a general schedule for the conduct of the final phase of 
its investigations on forged steel fittings from China, Italy, and 
Taiwan,\1\ following preliminary determinations by the U.S. Department 
of Commerce (``Commerce'') that imports of subject forged steel 
fittings from China, Italy, and Taiwan were being sold at less than 
fair value (LTFV) in the United States.\2\ Notice of the scheduling of 
the final phase of the Commission's investigations and of a public 
hearing 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 June 4, 2018 (83 FR 25715). The hearing was held in 
Washington, DC, on August 2, 2018, and all persons who requested the 
opportunity were permitted to appear in person or by counsel. The 
Commission subsequently issued its final affirmative determination 
regarding LTFV imports from Taiwan on September 14, 2018 (83 FR 47640, 
September 20, 2018). Commerce has issued final affirmative 
determinations with respect to the subject forged steel fittings from 
China \3\ and Italy.\4\ Accordingly, the Commission currently is 
issuing a supplemental schedule for its antidumping and countervailing 
duty investigations on imports of forged steel fittings from China and 
Italy.
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    \1\ Forged Steel Fittings From China, Italy, and Taiwan; 
Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Anti-
Dumping Duty Investigations, 83 FR 25715, June 4, 2018.
    \2\ Forged Steel Fittings From the People's Republic of China: 
Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair 
Value, Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of 
Provisional Measures, 83 FR 22948, May 17, 2018; Forged Steel 
Fittings From Italy: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales 
at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination and 
Extension of Provisional Measures, 83 FR 22954, May 17, 2018; and 
Forged Steel Fittings from Taiwan: Affirmative Preliminary 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 83 FR 22957, May 17, 
2018; see also Forged Steel Fittings From the People's Republic of 
China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and 
Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty 
Determination, 83 FR 11170, March 14, 2018.
    \3\ Forged Steel Fittings From the People's Republic of China: 
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 83 FR 50339, 
October 5, 2018; Forged Steel Fittings From the People's Republic of 
China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 83 FR 
50342, October 5, 2018.
    \4\ Forged Steel Fittings From Italy: Final Determination of 
Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 83 FR 50345, October 5, 2018.
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    This supplemental schedule is as follows: The deadline for filing 
supplemental party comments on Commerce's final antidumping and 
countervailing duty determinations is October 19, 2018. Supplemental 
party comments may address only Commerce's final antidumping and 
countervailing duty determinations regarding imports of forged steel 
fittings from China and Italy. These supplemental final comments may 
not contain new factual information and may not exceed five (5) pages 
in length. The supplemental staff report in the final phase of these 
investigations regarding subject imports from China and Italy will be 
placed in the nonpublic record on October 30, 2018; and a public 
version will be issued thereafter.

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    For further information concerning these investigations see the 
Commission's notice cited above and the Commission's Rules of Practice 
and Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B (19 CFR part 201), and part 
207, subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207).
    Additional written submissions to the Commission, including 
requests pursuant to section 201.12 of the Commission's rules, shall 
not be accepted unless good cause is shown for accepting such 
submissions, or unless the submission is pursuant to a specific request 
by a Commissioner or Commission staff.
    In accordance with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission's 
rules, each document filed by a party to the investigations must be 
served on all other parties to the investigations (as identified by 
either the public or BPI service list), and a certificate of service 
must be timely filed. The Secretary will not accept a document for 
filing without a certificate of service.
    Authority: These investigations are being conducted under authority 
of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published 
pursuant to section 207.21 of the Commission's rules.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: October 17, 2018.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2018-22961 Filed 10-19-18; 8:45 am]
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