[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 148 (Thursday, August 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42880-42881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16683]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 731-TA-1527 (Final)]


Standard Steel Welded Wire Mesh From Mexico

Determination

    On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject 
investigation, 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 standard steel welded wire mesh from Mexico, 
provided for in subheadings 7314.20.00 and 7314.39.00 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States, 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'').\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\ 86 FR 32891, June 23, 2021.
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Background

    The Commission, pursuant to section 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 
1673d(b)), instituted antidumping and countervailing duty 
investigations effective June 30, 2020, following receipt of petitions 
filed with the Commission and Commerce by Insteel Industries Inc., 
Mount Airy, North Carolina; Mid-South Wire Company, Nashville, 
Tennessee; National Wire LLC, Conroe, Texas; Oklahoma Steel & Wire Co., 
Madill, Oklahoma; and Wire Mesh Corp., Houston, Texas. Effective 
December 3, 2020, the Commission established a general schedule for the 
conduct of the final phase of its investigations on standard steel 
welded wire mesh, following a preliminary determination by Commerce 
that imports of the subject standard steel welded wire mesh were 
subsidized by the government of Mexico. Notice of the scheduling of the 
final phase of the

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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 
December 16, 2020 (85 FR 81487). In light of the restrictions on access 
to the Commission building due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Commission 
conducted its hearing through written testimony and video conference on 
February 12, 2021. All persons who requested the opportunity were 
permitted to participate.
    The investigation schedules became staggered when Commerce did not 
align its countervailing duty investigation with its antidumping duty 
investigation, and reached an earlier final countervailing duty 
determination. In April 2021, the Commission issued a final affirmative 
determination in its countervailing duty investigation of standard 
steel welded wire mesh from Mexico (86 FR 18555, April 9, 2021). 
Following notification of a final determination by Commerce that 
imports of standard steel welded wire mesh from Mexico were being sold 
at LTFV within the meaning of section 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 
1673d(a)), notice of the supplemental scheduling of the final phase of 
the Commission's antidumping duty investigation 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 July 1, 2021 (86 FR 35124).
    The Commission made this determination pursuant to section 735(b) 
of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)). It completed and filed its 
determination in this investigation on July 30, 2021. The views of the 
Commission are contained in USITC Publication 5217 (July 2021), 
entitled Standard Steel Welded Wire Mesh from Mexico: Investigation No. 
731-TA-1527 (Final).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: July 30, 2021.
Katherine Hiner,
Supervisory Attorney.
[FR Doc. 2021-16683 Filed 8-4-21; 8:45 am]
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