[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60445-60446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25612]


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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

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 an industry in the United States is materially injured by 
reason of imports of forged steel fittings from China and Italy that 
have been found by the U.S. Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') to be 
sold in the United States at less than fair value (``LTFV''), and to be 
subsidized by the government of China.
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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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Background

    The Commission instituted these investigations effective October 5, 
2017, following receipt of a petition filed with the Commission and 
Commerce by Bonney Forge Corporation, Mount Union, Pennsylvania, and 
the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, 
Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, Pittsburgh, 
Pennsylvania. Effective May 17, 2018, the Commission established a 
general schedule for the conduct of the final phase of its 
investigations on forged steel fittings, following notification of 
preliminary determinations by Commerce that imports of forged steel 
fittings from China, Italy, and Taiwan were being sold at LTFV within 
the meaning of 733(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b(b)).\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,

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Washington, DC, and by publishing the notice in the Federal Register on 
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 
dumped imports of forged steel fittings from Taiwan on September 14, 
2018 (83 FR 47640, September 20, 2018). Following notification of final 
determinations by Commerce that imports of forged steel fittings from 
Italy and China were being sold at LTFV within the meaning of section 
735(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673d(a)),\3\ and subsidized by the 
government of China within meaning of section 705(a) of the Act (19 
U.S.C. 1671d(a)),\4\ notice of the supplemental schedule of the final 
phase of the Commission's antidumping and countervailing duty 
investigations with respect to China and Italy 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 22, 2018 (83 FR 53295).
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    \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 and Forged Steel Fittings from Italy: Final 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 83 FR 50345, October 
5, 2018.
    \4\ Forged Steel Fittings from the People's Republic of China: 
Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 83 FR 50342, 
October 5, 2018.
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    The Commission made these determinations pursuant to sections 
705(b) and 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and 19 U.S.C. 
1673d(b)). It completed and filed its determinations in these 
investigations on November 19, 2018. The views of the Commission are 
contained in USITC Publication 4850 (November 2018), entitled Forged 
Steel Fittings from China and Italy: Investigation Nos. 701-TA-589 and 
731-TA-1394-1395 (Final).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: November 19, 2018.
Katherine Hiner,
Supervisory Attorney.
[FR Doc. 2018-25612 Filed 11-23-18; 8:45 am]
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