[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 34 (Friday, February 21, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10084-10085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02894]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-753 and 731-TA-1731 (Preliminary)]


Slag Pots From China

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 slag pots 
from China, provided for in subheading 7309.00.00 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 imports of 
the subject merchandise from China that are alleged 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\ 90 FR 8267 and 90 FR 8276 (January 28, 2025).
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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

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(``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. Any other party 
may file an entry of appearance for the final phase of the 
investigations after publication of the final phase notice of 
scheduling. 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. As provided in section 207.20 of the Commission's 
rules, the Director of the Office of Investigations will circulate 
draft questionnaires for the final phase of the investigations to 
parties to the investigations, placing copies on the Commission's 
Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, https://edis.usitc.gov), 
for comment.

Background

    On December 31, 2024, WHEMCO-Steel Castings, Inc., Pittsburgh, 
Pennsylvania, 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 slag 
pots from China and LTFV imports of slag pots from China. Accordingly, 
effective December 31, 2024, the Commission instituted countervailing 
duty investigation No. 701-TA-753 and antidumping duty investigation 
No. 731-TA-1731 (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 January 7, 2025 (90 FR 1195). The 
Commission conducted its conference on January 21, 2025. 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 
February 14, 2025. The views of the Commission are contained in USITC 
Publication 5592 (February 2025), entitled Slag Pots from China: 
Investigation Nos. 701-TA-753 and 731-TA-1731 (Preliminary).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: February 14, 2025.
Sharon Bellamy,
Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-02894 Filed 2-20-25; 8:45 am]
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