[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 217 (Monday, November 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 77612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24881]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 731-TA-1593 (Final)]


Certain Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof 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 certain freight rail couplers and parts thereof 
from Mexico, provided for in subheadings 8607.30.10 and 7326.90.86 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\ \3\
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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\ 88 FR 65153 (September 21, 2023).
    \3\ Chairman David S. Johanson dissenting.
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Background

    The Commission instituted investigations effective September 28, 
2022, following receipt of petitions filed with the Commission and 
Commerce by the Coalition of Freight Coupler Producers, consisting of 
McConway & Torley LLC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the United Steel, 
Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial 
and Service Workers International Union, AFL[hyphen]CIO, CLC. The final 
phase of the investigations was scheduled by the Commission following 
notification of preliminary determinations by Commerce that imports of 
FRCs from China were subsidized within the meaning of section 703(b) of 
the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b(b)) and sold at LTFV within the meaning of 
733(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b(b)). 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 on March 15, 2023 (88 FR 16031). The Commission conducted its 
hearing on May 18, 2023. All persons who requested the opportunity were 
permitted to participate.
    The investigation schedules became staggered when Commerce did not 
align its antidumping and countervailing duty investigations for China 
with its antidumping duty investigation for Mexico, and reached earlier 
final antidumping and countervailing duty determinations for China. On 
July 3, 2023, the Commission issued final affirmative determinations in 
its antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of certain 
freight rail couplers and parts thereof from China (88 FR 43398, July 
7, 2023). Following notification of a final determination by Commerce 
that imports of certain freight rail couplers and parts thereof from 
Mexico were being sold at LTFV within the meaning of section 735(a) 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 October 2, 2023 (88 FR 67812).
    The Commission made this determination pursuant to Sec.  735(b) of 
the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)). It completed and filed its determination 
in this investigation on November 6, 2023. The views of the Commission 
are contained in USITC Publication 5470 (November 2023), entitled 
Certain Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof from Mexico: 
Investigation No. 731-TA-1593 (Final).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: November 6, 2023.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-24881 Filed 11-9-23; 8:45 am]
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