[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 222 (Friday, November 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 69340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25178]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-682 and 731-TA-1592-1593 (Preliminary)]


Certain Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof From China and 
Mexico

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 certain 
freight rail couplers and parts thereof from China and Mexico, provided 
for in subheadings 8607.30.10 and 7326.90.86 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 China.\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\ 87 FR 64440 and 87 FR 64444 (October 25, 2022).
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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 Sec.  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 Sec. Sec.  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 Sec. Sec.  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 September 28, 2022, McConway & Torley LLC, Pittsburgh, 
Pennsylvania, and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, 
Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers 
International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC 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 freight rail couplers from China and LTFV imports 
of freight rail couplers from China and Mexico. Accordingly, effective 
September 28, 2022, the Commission instituted countervailing duty 
investigation no. 701-TA-682 and antidumping duty investigation nos. 
731-TA-1592-1593 (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 October 5, 2022 (87 FR 60413). The 
Commission conducted its conference on October 19, 2022. All persons 
who requested the opportunity were permitted to participate.
    The Commission made these determinations pursuant to Sec. Sec.  
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 
November 14, 2022. The views of the Commission are contained in USITC 
Publication 5387 (November 2022), entitled Certain Freight Rail 
Couplers and Parts Thereof: Investigation Nos. 701-TA-682 and 731-TA-
1592-1593 (Preliminary).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: November 15, 2022.
Katherine Hiner,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2022-25178 Filed 11-17-22; 8:45 am]
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