[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 109 (Friday, June 5, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34648-34649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12153]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-646 and 731-TA-1502-1516 (Preliminary)]


Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From Argentina, Colombia, 
Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, South 
Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, and United Arab 
Emirates

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 prestressed 
concrete steel wire strand (``PC strand'') from Argentina, Colombia, 
Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, South 
Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, and United Arab 
Emirates (``UAE'') provided for in subheading 7312.10.30 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 government of Turkey.\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\ Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From Argentina, 
Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Saudi 
Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, the Republic of 
Turkey, Ukraine, and the United Arab Emirates: Initiation of Less-
Than-Fair-Value Investigations; 85 FR 28605 (May 13, 2020), and 
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From the Republic of Turkey: 
Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation; 85 FR 28610 (May 
13, 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.

Background

    On April 16, 2020, Insteel Wire Products Company, Mount Airy, North 
Carolina, Sumiden Wire Products Corporation, Dickson, Tennessee, and 
Wire Mesh Corporation, Houston, Texas, 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 PC strand from Turkey and LTFV imports of PC 
strand from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, 
Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, 
Turkey, Ukraine, and UAE. Accordingly, effective April 16, 2020, the 
Commission instituted countervailing duty investigation No. 701-TA-646 
and antidumping duty investigation Nos. 731-TA-1502-1516 (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 April 23, 2020 (85 FR 22751). In 
light of the restrictions on access to the Commission building due to 
the COVID-19 pandemic, the Commission conducted its conference through 
written questions, submissions of opening remarks and written 
testimony, written responses to questions, and postconference briefs. 
All persons who requested the opportunity were permitted to 
participate.
    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 June 
1, 2020. The views of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 
5062 (June 2020), entitled Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from 
Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, 
Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, 
and United Arab Emirates: Investigation Nos. 701-TA-646 and 731-TA-
1502-1516 (Preliminary).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: June 1, 2020.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-12153 Filed 6-4-20; 8:45 am]
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