[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 11, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75371-75372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29484]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 731-TA-1206 (Final)]
Diffusion-Annealed, Nickel-Plated Flat-Rolled Steel Products From
Japan; Scheduling of the Final Phase of an Antidumping Investigation
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the
final phase of antidumping investigation No. 731-TA-1206 (Final) under
section 735(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)) (the Act)
to determine whether an industry in the United States is materially
injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an
industry in the United States is materially retarded, by reason of
less-than-fair-value imports from Japan of diffusion-annealed, nickel-
plated flat-rolled steel products, provided for primarily in
subheadings 7210.90.60 and 7212.50.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States.\1\
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\1\ For purposes of this investigation, the Department of
Commerce has defined the subject merchandise as flat-rolled, cold
reduced steel products, regardless of chemistry; whether or not in
coils; either plated or coated with nickel or nickel-based alloys
and subsequently annealed (i.e., ``diffusion-annealed''); whether or
not painted, varnished or coated with plastics or other metallic or
nonmetallic substances; and less than or equal to 2.0 mm in nominal
thickness. For purposes of this investigation, ``nickel-based
alloys'' include all nickel alloys with other metals in which nickel
accounts for at least 80 percent of the alloy by volume. (78 FR
69371, November 19, 2013)
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For further information concerning the conduct of this phase of the
investigation, hearing procedures, and rules of general application,
consult the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201,
subparts A through E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and C
(19 CFR part 207).
DATES: Effective Date: November 19, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathanael Comly (202-205-3174), Office
of Investigations, U.S.
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International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436.
Hearing-impaired persons can obtain information on this matter by
contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-1810. Persons with
mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access
to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202-
205-2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be
obtained by accessing its Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov). The
public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's
electronic docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background. The final phase of this investigation is being
scheduled as a result of an affirmative preliminary determination by
the Department of Commerce that imports of diffusion-annealed, nickel-
plated flat-rolled steel products from Japan are being sold in the
United States at less than fair value within the meaning of section 733
of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b). The investigation was requested in a
petition filed on March 27, 2013, by Thomas Steel Strip Corporation,
Warren, OH.
Participation in the investigation and public service list.
Persons, including industrial users of the subject merchandise and, if
the merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer
organizations, wishing to participate in the final phase of this
investigation as parties must file an entry of appearance with the
Secretary to the Commission, as provided in section 201.11 of the
Commission's rules, no later than 21 days prior to the hearing date
specified in this notice. A party that filed a notice of appearance
during the preliminary phase of the investigation need not file an
additional notice of appearance during this final phase. The Secretary
will maintain a public service list containing the names and addresses
of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the
investigation.
Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under
an administrative protective order (APO) and BPI service list. Pursuant
to section 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary will make
BPI gathered in the final phase of this investigation available to
authorized applicants under the APO issued in the investigation,
provided that the application is made no later than 21 days prior to
the hearing date specified in this notice. Authorized applicants must
represent interested parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are
parties to the investigation. A party granted access to BPI in the
preliminary phase of the investigation need not reapply for such
access. A separate service list will be maintained by the Secretary for
those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
Staff report. The prehearing staff report in the final phase of
this investigation will be placed in the nonpublic record on March 18,
2014, and a public version will be issued thereafter, pursuant to
section 207.22 of the Commission's rules.
Hearing. The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the
final phase of this investigation beginning at 9:30 a.m. on April 1,
2014, at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building. Requests to
appear at the hearing should be filed in writing with the Secretary to
the Commission on or before March 26, 2014. A nonparty who has
testimony that may aid the Commission's deliberations may request
permission to present a short statement at the hearing. All parties and
nonparties desiring to appear at the hearing and make oral
presentations should attend a prehearing conference to be held at 9:30
a.m. on March 28, 2014, at the U.S. International Trade Commission
Building. Oral testimony and written materials to be submitted at the
public hearing are governed by sections 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and
207.24 of the Commission's rules. Parties must submit any request to
present a portion of their hearing testimony in camera no later than 7
business days prior to the date of the hearing.
Written submissions. Each party who is an interested party shall
submit a prehearing brief to the Commission. Prehearing briefs must
conform with the provisions of section 207.23 of the Commission's
rules; the deadline for filing is March 25, 2014. Parties may also file
written testimony in connection with their presentation at the hearing,
as provided in section 207.24 of the Commission's rules, and
posthearing briefs, which must conform with the provisions of section
207.25 of the Commission's rules. The deadline for filing posthearing
briefs is April 8, 2014. In addition, any person who has not entered an
appearance as a party to the investigation may submit a written
statement of information pertinent to the subject of the investigation,
including statements of support or opposition to the petition, on or
before April 8, 2014. On April 24, 2014, the Commission will make
available to parties all information on which they have not had an
opportunity to comment. Parties may submit final comments on this
information on or before April 28, 2014, but such final comments must
not contain new factual information and must otherwise comply with
section 207.30 of the Commission's rules. All written submissions must
conform with the provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission's rules;
any submissions that contain BPI must also conform with the
requirements of sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission's
rules. The Commission's Handbook on E-Filing, available on the
Commission's Web site at http://edis.usitc.gov, elaborates upon the
Commission's rules with respect to electronic filing.
Additional written submissions to the Commission, including
requests pursuant to section 201.12 of the Commission's rules, shall
not be accepted unless good cause is shown for accepting such
submissions, or unless the submission is pursuant to a specific request
by a Commissioner or Commission staff.
In accordance with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission's
rules, each document filed by a party to the investigation must be
served on all other parties to the investigation (as identified by
either the public or BPI service list), and a certificate of service
must be timely filed. The Secretary will not accept a document for
filing without a certificate of service.
Authority: This investigation is being conducted under authority
of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to section 207.21 of the Commission's rules.
Dated: December 5, 2013.
By order of the Commission.
Lisa R. Barton,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2013-29484 Filed 12-10-13; 8:45 am]
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