[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 96 (Thursday, May 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22991-22992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10507]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. Nos. 701-TA-573-574 and 731-TA-1350, 1351, 1354, 1355, and 1358 
(Final)]


Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Italy, Korea, Spain, 
Turkey, and the United Kingdom; Determinations

    On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject 
investigations, the United States International Trade Commission 
(``Commission'') determines,\2\ pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 
(``the Act''), that an industry in the United States is materially 
injured by reason of imports of carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod 
from Italy, Korea, Spain, Turkey, and the United Kingdom, provided for 
in subheadings 7213.91.30, 7213.91.45, 7213.91.60, 7213.99.00, 
7227.20.00, and 7227.90.60 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States, that have been found by the Department of Commerce 
(``Commerce'') to be sold in the United States at less than fair value 
(``LTFV'') and imports of such wire rod found by Commerce to be 
subsidized by the governments of Italy and Turkey.\3\
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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\ Chairman Schmidtlein, Vice Chairman Johanson, and 
Commissioners Williamson and Broadbent voted in the affirmative. 
Commissioner Kearns did not participate in these investigations.
    \3\ The Commission also finds that imports of wire rod subject 
to Commerce's affirmative critical circumstances determinations are 
not likely to undermine seriously the remedial effect of the 
antidumping duty orders on imports from Spain and the United Kingdom 
and the countervailing duty order on imports from Turkey.
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Background

    The Commission, pursuant to sections 705(b) and 735(b) of the Act 
(19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and 19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)), instituted these 
investigations effective March 28, 2017, following receipt of a 
petition filed with the Commission and Commerce by Charter Steel, 
Saukville, Wisconsin; Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc., Tampa, Florida; 
Keystone Consolidated Industries, Inc., Peoria, Illinois; and Nucor 
Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina. Effective September 5, 2017, 
the Commission established a general schedule for the conduct of the 
final phase of its investigations on carbon and certain alloy steel 
wire rod, following preliminary determinations by Commerce that imports 
of the subject wire rod were subsidized by the governments of Italy and 
Turkey. Notice of the scheduling of the final phase of the Commission's 
investigations and of a public hearing to be held in connection 
therewith was given by

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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 September 20, 2017 (82 FR 44001). The 
hearing was held in Washington, DC, on November 16, 2017 and all 
persons who requested the opportunity were permitted to appear in 
person or by counsel.
    The Commission made these determinations pursuant to sections 
705(b) and 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and 19 U.S.C. 
1673d(b)). It completed and filed its determinations in these 
investigations on May 11, 2018. The views of the Commission are 
contained in USITC Publication 4782, May 2018, entitled Carbon and 
Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy, Korea, Spain, Turkey, and the 
United Kingdom (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-573-574 and 731-TA-1350-1351, 1354-
1355, and 1358 (Final)).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: May 11, 2018.
Katherine Hiner,
Supervisory Attorney.
[FR Doc. 2018-10507 Filed 5-16-18; 8:45 am]
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