[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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