[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 205 (Thursday, October 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63438-63439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-25156]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-524-525 and 731-TA-1260-1261 (Preliminary)]
Certain Welded Line Pipe From Korea and Turkey; Institution of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations and Scheduling of
Preliminary Phase Investigations
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of
investigations and commencement of preliminary phase antidumping and
countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-524-525 and 731-TA-1260-
1261 (Preliminary) under sections 703(a) and 733(a) of the Tariff Act
of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)) (the Act) to determine
whether there is a reasonable indication that 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 imports from Korea and Turkey of certain welded
line pipe, provided for in subheadings 7305.11, 7305.12, 7305.19, and
7306.19 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that
are alleged to be subsidized by the Governments of Korea and Turkey and
are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value.
Unless the Department of Commerce extends the time for initiation
pursuant to sections 702(c)(1)(B) or 732(c)(1)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
1671a(c)(1)(B) or 1673a(c)(1)(B)), the Commission must reach its
preliminary determinations in these antidumping and countervailing duty
investigations in 45 days, or in this case by Monday, December 1, 2014.
The Commission's views must be transmitted to Commerce within five
business days thereafter, or by Monday, December 8, 2014.
For further information concerning the conduct of these
investigations 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 B (19 CFR
part 207).
DATES: Effective Date: Thursday, October 16, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Szustakowski (202-205-3169),
Office of Investigations, U.S. 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 these
investigations may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket
(EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background. These investigations are being instituted in response
to a petition filed on Thursday, October 16, 2014, by American Cast
Iron Pipe Company, Birmingham, AL; Energex, a division of JMC Steel
Group, Chicago, IL; Maverick Tube Corporation, Houston, TX; Northwest
Pipe Company, Vancouver, WA; Stupp Corporation, Baton Rouge, LA; Tex-
Tube Company, Houston, TX; TMK IPSCO, Houston, TX; and Welspun Tubular
LLC USA, Little Rock, AR.
Participation in the investigations and public service list.
Persons (other than
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petitioners) wishing to participate in the investigations as parties
must file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission,
as provided in sections 201.11 and 207.10 of the Commission's rules,
not later than seven days after publication of this notice in the
Federal Register. 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 duty 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 these
investigations upon the expiration of the period for filing entries of
appearance.
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 these investigations available to authorized applicants
representing interested parties (as defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9)) who
are parties to the investigations under the APO issued in the
investigations, provided that the application is made not later than
seven days after the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. A separate service list will be maintained by the Secretary
for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
Conference. The Commission's Director of Investigations has
scheduled a conference in connection with these investigations for 9:30
a.m. on Thursday, November 6, 2014, at the U.S. International Trade
Commission Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC. Requests to
appear at the conference should be emailed to [email protected]
and [email protected] (DO NOT FILE ON EDIS) on or before
Tuesday, November 4, 2014. Parties in support of the imposition of
countervailing and antidumping duties in these investigations and
parties in opposition to the imposition of such duties will each be
collectively allocated one hour within which to make an oral
presentation at the conference. A nonparty who has testimony that may
aid the Commission's deliberations may request permission to present a
short statement at the conference.
Written submissions. As provided in sections 201.8 and 207.15 of
the Commission's rules, any person may submit to the Commission on or
before Wednesday, November 12, 2014, a written brief containing
information and arguments pertinent to the subject matter of the
investigations. Parties may file written testimony in connection with
their presentation at the conference no later than three days before
the conference. If briefs or written testimony contain BPI, they must
conform with the requirements of sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of
the Commission's rules. Please consult the Commission's rules, as
amended, 76 FR 61937 (Oct. 6, 2011) and the Commission's Handbook on
Filing Procedures, 76 FR 62092 (Oct. 6, 2011), available on the
Commission's Web site at http://edis.usitc.gov.
In accordance with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the rules, each
document filed by a party to the investigations must be served on all
other parties to the investigations (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: These investigations are being conducted under
authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is
published pursuant to section 207.12 of the Commission's rules.
Issued: October 17, 2014.
By order of the Commission.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2014-25156 Filed 10-22-14; 8:45 am]
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