[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 3, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26580-26582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10248]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating
to the Public Interest
AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade
Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Carbon and Alloy
Steel Products DN 3144; the Commission is soliciting comments on any
public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant's filing
under section 210.8(b) of the Commission's Rules of
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Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 210.8(b)).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa R. Barton, Secretary to the
Commission, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2000. The public version of
the complaint can be accessed on the Commission's Electronic Document
Information System (EDIS) at EDIS,\1\ and will be available for
inspection during official business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in
the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E
Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2000.
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\1\ Electronic Document Information System (EDIS): http://edis.usitc.gov.
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General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained
by accessing its Internet server at United States International Trade
Commission (USITC) at USITC.\2\ The public record for this
investigation may be viewed on the Commission's Electronic Document
Information System (EDIS) at EDIS.\3\ Hearing-impaired persons are
advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting
the Commission's TDD terminal on (202) 205-1810.
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\2\ United States International Trade Commission (USITC): http://edis.usitc.gov.
\3\ Electronic Document Information System (EDIS): http://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has received a complaint and
a submission pursuant to section 210.8(b) of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure filed on behalf of United States Steel
Corporation on April 26 2016. The complaint alleges violations of
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) in the
importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the
sale within the United States after importation of certain carbon and
alloy steel products. The complaint names as respondents Hebei Iron and
Steel Group Co., Ltd. of China; Hebei Iron & Steel Group Hengshui Strip
Rolling Co., Ltd. of China; Hebei Iron & Steel (Hong Kong)
International Trade Co., Ltd. of China; Shanghai Baosteel Group
Corporation of China; Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. of China; Baosteel
America Inc. of Montvale, NJ; Jiangsu Shagang Group of China; Jiangsu
Shagang International Trade Co., Ltd. of China; Anshan Iron and Steel
Group of China; Angang Group International Trade Corporation of China;
Angang Group Hong Kong Co., Ltd. of China; Wuhan Iron and Steel Group
Corp. of China; Wuhan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. of China; WISCO America
Co., Ltd. of Newport Beach, CA; Shougang Group of China; China Shougang
International Trade & Engineering Corporation of China; Shandong Iron
and Steel Group Co., Ltd. of China; Shandong Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.
of China; Jigang Hong Kong Holdings Co., Ltd. of China; Jinan Steel
International Trade Co., Ltd. of China; Magang Group Holding Co. Ltd.
of China; Maanshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. of China; Bohai Iron and
Steel Group of China; Tianjin Pipe (Group) Corporation of China;
Tianjin Pipe International Economic & Trading Corporation of China;
TPCO Enterprise Inc. of Houston, TX; TPCO America Corporation of
Gregory, TX; Benxi Steel (Group) Co., Ltd. of China; Benxi Iron and
Steel (Group) International Economic and Trading Co., Ltd. of China;
Hunan Valin Steel Co., Ltd. of China; Hunan Valin Xiangtan Iron and
Steel Co., Ltd. of China; Tianjin Tiangang Guanye Co., Ltd. of China;
Wuxi Sunny Xin Rui Science and Technology Co., Ltd. of China; Taian JNC
Industrial Co., Ltd. of China; EQ Metal (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. of China;
Kunshan Xinbei International Trade Co., Ltd of China; Tianjin Xinhai
Trade Co., Ltd. of China; Tianjin Xinlianxin Steel Pipe Co. Ltd. of
China; Tianjin Xinyue Industrial and Trade Co., Ltd. of China; and Xian
Linkun Materials (Steel Pipe Supplies) Co., Ltd. of China. The
complainant requests that the Commission issue a limited exclusion,
general exclusion order, cease and desist orders and impose a bond upon
respondents' alleged infringing articles during the 60-day Presidential
review period pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j).
Proposed respondents, other interested parties, and members of the
public are invited to file comments, not to exceed five (5) pages in
length, inclusive of attachments, on any public interest issues raised
by the complaint or section 210.8(b) filing. Comments should address
whether issuance of the relief specifically requested by the
complainant in this investigation would affect the public health and
welfare in the United States, competitive conditions in the United
States economy, the production of like or directly competitive articles
in the United States, or United States consumers.
In particular, the Commission is interested in comments that:
(i) Explain how the articles potentially subject to the requested
remedial orders are used in the United States;
(ii) identify any public health, safety, or welfare concerns in the
United States relating to the requested remedial orders;
(iii) identify like or directly competitive articles that
complainant, its licensees, or third parties make in the United States
which could replace the subject articles if they were to be excluded;
(iv) indicate whether complainant, complainant's licensees, and/or
third party suppliers have the capacity to replace the volume of
articles potentially subject to the requested exclusion order and/or a
cease and desist order within a commercially reasonable time; and
(v) explain how the requested remedial orders would impact United
States consumers.
Written submissions must be filed no later than by close of
business, eight calendar days after the date of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register.There will be further opportunities for
comment on the public interest after the issuance of any final initial
determination in this investigation.
Persons filing written submissions must file the original document
electronically on or before the deadlines stated above and submit 8
true paper copies to the Office of the Secretary by noon the next day
pursuant to section 210.4(f) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)). Submissions should refer to the docket
number (``Docket No. 3144'') in a prominent place on the cover page
and/or the first page. (See Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures,
Electronic Filing Procedures).\4\ Persons with questions regarding
filing should contact the Secretary (202-205-2000).
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\4\ Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures: http://www.usitc.gov/secretary/fed_reg_notices/rules/handbook_on_electronic_filing.pdf.
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Any person desiring to submit a document to the Commission in
confidence must request confidential treatment. All such requests
should be directed to the Secretary to the Commission and must include
a full statement of the reasons why the Commission should grant such
treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents for which confidential treatment
by the Commission is properly sought will be treated accordingly. All
nonconfidential written submissions will be available for public
inspection at the Office of the Secretary and on EDIS.\5\
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\5\ Electronic Document Information System (EDIS): http://edis.usitc.gov.
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This action is taken under the authority of section 337 of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and of sections 201.10
and 210.8(c) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19
CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)).
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By order of the Commission.
Issued: April 26, 2016.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2016-10248 Filed 5-2-16; 8:45 am]
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