[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 26 (Friday, February 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7330-7331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02420]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-632-635 and 731-TA-1466-1468 (Preliminary)]


Fluid End Blocks From China, Germany, India, 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 there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the 
United States is materially injured by reason of imports of fluid end 
blocks from Germany, India, and Italy, provided for in subheadings 
7218.91.00, 7218.99.00, 7224.90.00, 7326.19.00, 7326.90.86, and 
8413.91.90 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 to be subsidized by the Governments of China, Germany, 
India, and Italy.\2\
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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)).
    \2\ 85 FR 2385 and 85 FR 2394 (January 15, 2020).
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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. The Commission will 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 U.S. 
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.

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Background

    On December 19, 2019, Ellwood City Forge Company, Ellwood Quality 
Steels Company, and Ellwood National Steel Company, Ellwood City, 
Pennsylvania; A. Finkl & Sons, Chicago, Illinois; and FEB Fair Trade 
Coalition, Cleveland, Ohio, filed petitions 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 fluid end blocks from China, Germany, India, and Italy and 
LTFV imports of fluid end blocks from Germany, India, and Italy. 
Accordingly, effective December 19, 2019, the Commission instituted 
countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-632-635 and antidumping 
duty investigation Nos. 731-TA-1466-1468 (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 December 27, 2019 (84 FR 71462). The 
conference was held in Washington, DC, on January 9, 2020, 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 
February 3, 2020. The views of the Commission are contained in USITC 
Publication 5017 (February 2020), entitled Fluid End Blocks from China, 
Germany, India, and Italy: Investigation Nos. 701-TA-632-635 and 731-
TA-1466-1468 (Preliminary).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: February 3, 2020.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-02420 Filed 2-6-20; 8:45 am]
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