[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 38 (Wednesday, February 26, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 11101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03875]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-618-619 and 731-TA-1441-1442 (Final)]


Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod From China and India; 
Supplemental Schedule for the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and 
Antidumping Duty Investigations

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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DATES: February 18, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristina Lara ((202) 205-3386), 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 August 7, 2019, the Commission 
established a general schedule for the conduct of the final phase of 
its investigations on carbon and alloy steel threaded rod (``threaded 
rod'') from China, India, Taiwan, and Thailand,\1\ following a 
preliminary determination by the U.S. Department of Commerce 
(``Commerce'') that imports of threaded rod from Thailand 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 August 27, 2019 (84 FR 44916). The 
hearing was held in Washington, DC, on October 15, 2019, and all 
persons who requested the opportunity were permitted to appear in 
person or by counsel. On October 21, 2019, Commerce issued a final 
affirmative determination of sales at LTFV and critical circumstances 
with respect to imports of threaded rod from Thailand.\3\ The 
Commission issued its final affirmative determination regarding LTFV 
imports of threaded rod from Thailand on December 5, 2019. On December 
9, 2019, Commerce issued its final affirmative determination that 
imports of threaded rod from Taiwan were being sold at LTFV in the 
United States.\4\ The Commission issued its final affirmative 
determination regarding LTFV imports of threaded rod from Taiwan on 
January 23, 2020.
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    \1\ 84 FR 44916, August 27, 2019.
    \2\ 84 FR 38597, August 7, 2019.
    \3\ 84 FR 56162, October 21, 2019.
    \4\ 84 FR 67258, December 9, 2019.
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    On February 18, 2020, Commerce issued its final affirmative 
determinations that imports of threaded rod were being sold in the 
United States at less than fair value (``LTFV''), and were being 
subsidized by the governments of China and India.\5\ Accordingly, the 
Commission currently is issuing a supplemental schedule for its 
antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on imports of 
threaded rod from China and India.
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    \5\ 85 FR 8818, February 18, 2020, 85 FR 8821, February 18, 
2020, 85 FR 8828, February 18, 2020, and 85 FR 8833, February 18, 
2020.
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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 February 27, 2020. Supplemental 
party comments may address only Commerce's final antidumping and 
countervailing duty determinations regarding imports of threaded rod 
from China and India. 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 India will be 
placed in the nonpublic record on March 12, 2020; and a public version 
will be issued thereafter.
    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: February 21, 2020.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-03875 Filed 2-25-20; 8:45 am]
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