[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 23, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51329-51330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21500]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigations Nos. 731-TA-872-883 (Preliminary)]
Certain Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars From Austria, Belarus,
China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, Russia,
Ukraine, and Venezuela
Determinations
On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject
investigations, the United States International Trade Commission
determines, pursuant to section 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 1673b(a)), that there is a reasonable indication that a regional
industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with
material injury by reason of imports from Belarus, China, Indonesia,
Korea, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine of certain steel concrete
reinforcing bars, provided for in subheading 7214.20.00 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States,\2\ that are alleged to
be sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The
Commission further
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determines, pursuant to section 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 1673b(a)), that there is no reasonable indication that an
industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with
material injury, or that the establishment of an industry in the United
States is materially retarded, by reason of such imports from Japan.\3\
Finally, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1677(24)(A) the Commission determines
that the subject imports from Austria, Russia, and Venezuela are
negligible,\4\ and thereby, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1673b(a)(1), the
Commission's investigations with respect to Austria, Russia, and
Venezuela are terminated.
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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\ For purposes of these investigations, certain steel concrete
reinforcing bars are all steel concrete reinforcing bars (``rebar'')
sold in straight lengths. Specifically excluded are plain rounds
(i.e., non-deformed or smooth bars) and rebar that has been further
processed through bending or coating.
\3\ Commissioner Lynn M. Bragg dissenting.
\4\ Commissioner Lynn M. Bragg dissenting. Commissioner Bragg
finds that there is a potential that such imports from Austria,
Russia, and Venezuela will imminently account for more than 7
percent of the total import volume of all such merchandise such that
there is a reasonable indication that a regional industry in the
United States is threatened with material injury by reason of
imports of the subject merchandise from Austria, Russia, and
Venezuela that are alleged to be sold in the United States at LTFV.
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Commencement of Final Phase Investigations
Pursuant to section 207.18 of the Commission's rules, the
Commission also gives notice of the commencement of the final phase of
its investigations. The Commission will issue a final phase notice of
scheduling which will be published in the Federal Register as provided
in section 207.21 of the Commission's rules upon notice from the
Department of Commerce (Commerce) of affirmative preliminary
determinations in the investigations under section 733(b) of the Act,
or, if the preliminary determinations are negative, upon notice of
affirmative final determinations in the investigations under section
735(a) of the Act. Parties that filed entries of appearance in the
preliminary phase of the investigations need not enter a separate
appearance for the final phase of the investigations. 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 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 the investigations.
Background
On June 28, 2000, petitions were filed with the Commission and the
Department of Commerce by the Rebar Trade Action Coalition (RTAC)
(Washington, DC) and its individual members \5\ alleging that a
regional industry in the United States is materially injured or
threatened with material injury by reason of LTFV imports of certain
steel concrete reinforcing bars from Austria, Belarus, China,
Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, and
Venezuela. Accordingly, effective June 28, 2000, the Commission
instituted antidumping duty investigations Nos. 731-TA-872-883
(Preliminary).
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\5\ The members of RTAC are AmeriSteel (Tampa, FL); Auburn Steel
Co., Inc. (Auburn, NY); Birmingham Steel Corp. (Birmingham, AL);
Border Steel, Inc. (El Paso, TX); CMC Steel Group (Seguin, TX);
Marion Steel Co. (Marion, OH); Riverview Steel (Glassport, PA); and
Nucor Steel (Darlington, SC). Auburn Steel Co., Inc., is not a
petitioner with respect to Indonesia and Japan.
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Notice of the institution of the Commission's investigations and of
a public conference to be held in connection therewith was given by
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 July 7, 2000 (65 FR 42029). The
conference was held in Washington, DC, on July 19, 2000, and all
persons who requested the opportunity were permitted to appear in
person or by counsel.
The Commission transmitted its determinations in these
investigations to the Secretary of Commerce on August 14, 2000. The
views of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 3343 (August
2000), entitled Certain Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars from Austria,
Belarus, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Moldova, Poland,
Russia, Ukraine, and Venezuela: Investigations Nos. 731-TA-872-883
(Preliminary).
Issued: August 17, 2000.
By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-21500 Filed 8-22-00; 8:45 am]
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