[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 74 (Wednesday, April 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 18468]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07758]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337-TA-1002]
Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Products; Commission Determination
To Reset the Time for the Beginning of the April 20, 2017, Oral
Argument
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 determined to reset the time for the beginning of the
oral argument, see 82 FR 16417-8 (Apr. 4, 2017), to 10 a.m. on April
20, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Houda Morad, Office of the General
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 708-4716. Copies of non-
confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation are
or 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. General information concerning the Commission
may also be obtained by accessing its Internet server at https://www.usitc.gov. The public record for this investigation may be viewed
on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information on this matter
can be obtained by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on (202)
205-1810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission instituted Investigation No.
337-TA-1002 on June 2, 2016, based on a complaint filed by Complainant
United States Steel Corporation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (``U.S.
Steel''), alleging a violation of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337. See 81 FR 35381-2 (June 2, 2016). The
complaint alleges violations of Section 337 based upon the importation,
the sale for importation, or the sale after importation into the United
States of certain carbon and alloy steel products by reason of: (1) A
conspiracy to fix prices and control output and export volumes, the
threat or effect of which is to restrain or monopolize trade and
commerce in the United States; (2) misappropriation and use of trade
secrets, the threat or effect of which is to destroy or substantially
injure an industry in the United States; and (3) false designation of
origin or manufacturer, the threat or effect of which is to destroy or
substantially injure an industry in the United States. Id. The notice
of investigation identified forty (40) respondents that are Chinese
steel manufacturers or distributors, as well as some of their Hong Kong
and United States affiliates. Id. In addition to the private parties,
the Commission assigned an Investigative Attorney from the Commission's
Office of Unfair Import Investigations (OUII), who functions as an
independent litigant or party in the investigation. Id.
On August 26, 2016, Respondents filed a motion to terminate U.S.
Steel's antitrust claim under 19 CFR 210.21. On November 14, 2016, the
administrative law judge (``ALJ'') issued an initial determination
(``ID'') (Order No. 38), granting Respondents' motion to terminate
Complainant's antitrust claim under 19 CFR 210.21 and, in the
alternative, under 19 CFR 210.18.
On December 19, 2016, the Commission issued a Notice determining to
review the ID (Order No. 38). See 81 FR 94416-7 (Dec. 23, 2016). In the
December 19, 2016, Notice, the Commission requested written submissions
from ``[t]he parties to the investigation, including the Office of
Unfair Import Investigations, and interested government agencies,'' and
set a date of March 14, 2017, for possible oral argument. Id.
On March 3, 2017, the Commission issued another notice seeking
further written submissions from the public and rescheduling the date
and time for the oral argument to April 20, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. See 82 FR
13133-4 (Mar. 9, 2017).
On March 30, 2017, the Commission issued another notice setting the
procedure for the oral argument. See 82 FR 16417-8 (Apr. 4, 2017).
The Commission has determined to reset the time for the beginning
of the oral argument to 10 a.m. on April 20, 2017.
The authority for the Commission's determination is contained in
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and
in part 210 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR
part 210).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: April 12, 2017.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2017-07758 Filed 4-18-17; 8:45 am]
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