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required if a currently valid Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) number is not displayed; the

OMB number is 3117–0016/USITC No. 00–5–058,

expiration date July 31, 2002. Public reporting

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regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate to

the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade

Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC

20436.

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 701–TA–364 (Review)

and 731–TA–711 and 713–716 (Review)]

Oil Country Tubular Goods From

Argentina, Italy, Japan, Korea, and

Mexico

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of five-year reviews

concerning the countervailing duty and

antidumping duty orders on oil country

tubular goods from Argentina, Italy,

Japan, Korea, and Mexico.

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives

notice that it has instituted reviews

pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff

Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)) (the Act)

to determine whether revocation of the

countervailing duty and antidumping

duty orders on oil country tubular goods

from Argentina, Italy, Japan, Korea, and

Mexico would be likely to lead to

continuation or recurrence of material

injury. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of

the Act, interested parties are requested

to respond to this notice by submitting

the information specified below to the

Commission; 1 to be assured of

consideration, the deadline for

responses is August 22, 2000.

Comments on the adequacy of responses

may be filed with the Commission by

September 18, 2000. For further

information concerning the conduct of

these reviews 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, D, E, and

F (19 CFR part 207).

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 3, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Messer (202–205–3193) or Vera

Libeau (202–205–3176), Office of

Investigations, U.S. International Trade

Commission, 500 E Street SW,

Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired 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).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background.—On August 10, 1995, the

Department of Commerce issued a

countervailing duty order on imports of

oil country tubular goods from Italy (60

FR 40822). On August 11, 1995, the

Department of Commerce issued

antidumping duty orders on imports of

oil country tubular goods from

Argentina, Italy, Japan, Korea, and

Mexico (60 FR 41055). The Commission

is conducting reviews to determine

whether revocation of the orders would

be likely to lead to continuation or

recurrence of material injury to the

domestic industry within a reasonably

foreseeable time. It will assess the

adequacy of interested party responses

to this notice of institution to determine

whether to conduct full or expedited

reviews. The Commission’s

determinations in any expedited

reviews will be based on the facts

available, which may include

information provided in response to this

notice.

Definitions.—The following

definitions apply to these reviews:

(1) Subject Merchandise is the class or

kind of merchandise that is within the

scope of the five-year reviews, as

defined by the Department of

Commerce.

(2) The Subject Countries in these

reviews are Argentina, Italy, Japan,

Korea, and Mexico.

(3) The Domestic Like Product is the

domestically produced product or

products which are like, or in the

absence of like, most similar in

characteristics and uses with, the

Subject Merchandise. In its original

determinations, the Commission found

two Domestic Like Products consisting

of (1) OCTG excluding drill pipe (i.e.,

casing and tubing) and (2) drill pipe.

(4) The Domestic Industry is the U.S.

producers as a whole of the Domestic

Like Product, or those producers whose

collective output of the Domestic Like

Product constitutes a major proportion

of the total domestic production of the

product. In its original determinations,

the Commission found two Domestic

Industries consisting of (1) producers of

OCTG excluding drill pipe (i.e., casing

and tubing) and (2) producers of drill

pipe. The Commission found that

processors should be included in both

the domestic casing and tubing industry

and in the domestic drill pipe industry,

but those firms that only perform basic

threading and coupling operations

should not be included.

(5) The Order Dates are the dates that

the countervailing duty and

antidumping duty orders under review

became effective. In the review

concerning the countervailing duty

order on OCTG from Italy, the Order

Date is August 10, 1995. In the reviews

concerning the antidumping duty orders

on OCTG from Argentina, Italy, Japan,

Korea, and Mexico, the Order Date is

August 11, 1995.

(6) An Importer is any person or firm

engaged, either directly or through a

parent company or subsidiary, in

importing the Subject Merchandise into

the United States from a foreign

manufacturer or through its selling

agent.

Participation in the Reviews and

Public Service List.—Persons, including

industrial users of the Subject

Merchandise and, if the merchandise is

sold at the retail level, representative

consumer organizations, wishing to

participate in the reviews as parties

must file an entry of appearance with

the Secretary to the Commission, as

provided in section 201.11(b)(4) of the

Commission’s rules, no later than 21

days after publication of this notice in

the Federal Register. The Secretary will

maintain a public service list containing

the names and addresses of all persons,

or their representatives, who are parties

to the reviews.

Former Commission employees who

are seeking to appear in Commission

five-year reviews are reminded that they

are required, pursuant to 19 CFR 201.15,

to seek Commission approval if the

matter in which they are seeking to

appear was pending in any manner or

form during their Commission

employment. The Commission’s

designated agency ethics official has

advised that a five-year review is the

‘‘same particular matter’’ as the

underlying original investigation for

purposes of 19 CFR 201.15 and 18

U.S.C. 207, the post employment statute

for Federal employees. Former

employees may seek informal advice

from Commission ethics officials with

respect to this and the related issue of

whether the employee’s participation

was ‘‘personal and substantial.’’

However, any informal consultation will

not relieve former employees of the

obligation to seek approval to appear

from the Commission under its rule

201.15. For ethics advice, contact Carol

McCue Verratti, Deputy Agency Ethics

Official, at 202–205–3088.

Limited Disclosure of Business

Proprietary Information (BPI) under an

Administrative Protective Order (APO)

and APO Service List.—Pursuant to

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section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s

rules, the Secretary will make BPI

submitted in these reviews available to

authorized applicants under the APO

issued in the reviews, provided that the

application is made no later than 21

days after publication of this notice in

the Federal Register. Authorized

applicants must represent interested

parties, as defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9),

who are parties to the reviews. A

separate service list will be maintained

by the Secretary for those parties

authorized to receive BPI under the

APO.

Certification.—Pursuant to section

207.3 of the Commission’s rules, any

person submitting information to the

Commission in connection with these

reviews must certify that the

information is accurate and complete to

the best of the submitter’s knowledge. In

making the certification, the submitter

will be deemed to consent, unless

otherwise specified, for the

Commission, its employees, and

contract personnel to use the

information provided in any other

reviews or investigations of the same or

comparable products which the

Commission conducts under Title VII of

the Act, or in internal audits and

investigations relating to the programs

and operations of the Commission

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. appendix 3.

Written Submissions.—Pursuant to

section 207.61 of the Commission’s

rules, each interested party response to

this notice must provide the information

specified below. The deadline for filing

such responses is August 22, 2000.

Pursuant to section 207.62(b) of the

Commission’s rules, eligible parties (as

specified in Commission rule

207.62(b)(1)) may also file comments

concerning the adequacy of responses to

the notice of institution and whether the

Commission should conduct expedited

or full reviews. The deadline for filing

such comments is September 18, 2000.

All written submissions must conform

with the provisions of sections 201.8

and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules and

any submissions that contain BPI must

also conform with the requirements of

sections 201.6 and 207.7 of the

Commission’s rules. The Commission’s

rules do not authorize filing of

submissions with the Secretary by

facsimile or electronic means. Also, in

accordance with sections 201.16(c) and

207.3 of the Commission’s rules, each

document filed by a party to the reviews

must be served on all other parties to

the reviews (as identified by either the

public or APO service list as

appropriate), and a certificate of service

must accompany the document (if you

are not a party to the reviews you do not

need to serve your response).

Inability to Provide Requested

Information.—Pursuant to section

207.61(c) of the Commission’s rules, any

interested party that cannot furnish the

information requested by this notice in

the requested form and manner shall

notify the Commission at the earliest

possible time, provide a full explanation

of why it cannot provide the requested

information, and indicate alternative

forms in which it can provide

equivalent information. If an interested

party does not provide this notification

(or the Commission finds the

explanation provided in the notification

inadequate) and fails to provide a

complete response to this notice, the

Commission may take an adverse

inference against the party pursuant to

section 776(b) of the Act in making its

determinations in the reviews.

Information To Be Provided in

Response to This Notice of Institution

Please provide the requested

information separately for each

Domestic Like Product, as defined by

the Commission in its original

determinations, and for each of the

products identified by Commerce as

Subject Merchandise. If you are a

domestic producer, union/worker

group, or trade/business association;

import/export Subject Merchandise

from more than one Subject Country; or

produce Subject Merchandise in more

than one Subject Country, you may file

a single response. If you do so, please

ensure that your response to each

question includes the information

requested for each pertinent Subject

Country. As used below, the term

‘‘firm’’ includes any related firms.

(1) The name and address of your firm

or entity (including World Wide Web

address if available) and name,

telephone number, fax number, and Email address of the certifying official.

(2) A statement indicating whether

your firm/entity is a U.S. producer of

the Domestic Like Product, a U.S. union

or worker group, a U.S. importer of the

Subject Merchandise, a foreign producer

or exporter of the Subject Merchandise,

a U.S. or foreign trade or business

association, or another interested party

(including an explanation). If you are a

union/worker group or trade/business

association, identify the firms in which

your workers are employed or which are

members of your association.

(3) A statement indicating whether

your firm/entity is willing to participate

in these reviews by providing

information requested by the

Commission.

(4) A statement of the likely effects of

the revocation of the countervailing

duty and antidumping duty orders on

the Domestic Industry in general and/or

your firm/entity specifically. In your

response, please discuss the various

factors specified in section 752(a) of the

Act (19 U.S.C. 1675a(a)) including the

likely volume of subject imports, likely

price effects of subject imports, and

likely impact of imports of Subject

Merchandise on the Domestic Industry.

(5) A list of all known and currently

operating U.S. producers of the

Domestic Like Product. Identify any

known related parties and the nature of

the relationship as defined in section

771(4)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C.

1677(4)(B)).

(6) A list of all known and currently

operating U.S. importers of the Subject

Merchandise and producers of the

Subject Merchandise in the Subject

Countries that currently export or have

exported Subject Merchandise to the

United States or other countries since

1994.

(7) If you are a U.S. producer of the

Domestic Like Product, provide the

following information on your firm’s

operations on that product during

calendar year 1999 (report quantity data

in short tons and value data in

thousands of U.S. dollars, f.o.b. plant).

If you are a union/worker group or

trade/business association, provide the

information, on an aggregate basis, for

the firms in which your workers are

employed/which are members of your

association.

(a) Production (quantity) and, if

known, an estimate of the percentage of

total U.S. production of the Domestic

Like Product accounted for by your

firm’s(s’) production;

(b) the quantity and value of U.S.

commercial shipments of the Domestic

Like Product produced in your U.S.

plant(s); and

(c) the quantity and value of U.S.

internal consumption/company

transfers of the Domestic Like Product

produced in your U.S. plant(s).

(8) If you are a U.S. importer or a

trade/business association of U.S.

importers of the Subject Merchandise

from the Subject Countries, provide the

following information on your firm’s(s’)

operations on that product during

calendar year 1999 (report quantity data

in short tons and value data in

thousands of U.S. dollars). If you are a

trade/business association, provide the

information, on an aggregate basis, for

the firms which are members of your

association.

(a) The quantity and value (landed,

duty-paid but not including

antidumping or countervailing duties)

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and Budget (OMB) number is not displayed; the

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expiration date July 31, 2002. Public reporting

burden for the request is estimated to average 7

hours per response. Please send comments

regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate to

the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade

Commission, 500 E Street, SW, Washington, DC

20436.

of U.S. imports and, if known, an

estimate of the percentage of total U.S.

imports of Subject Merchandise from

the Subject Countries accounted for by

your firm’s(s’) imports;

(b) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S.

port, including antidumping and/or

countervailing duties) of U.S.

commercial shipments of Subject

Merchandise imported from the Subject

Countries; and

(c) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S.

port, including antidumping and/or

countervailing duties) of U.S. internal

consumption/company transfers of

Subject Merchandise imported from the

Subject Countries.

(9) If you are a producer, an exporter,

or a trade/business association of

producers or exporters of the Subject

Merchandise in the Subject Countries,

provide the following information on

your firm’s(s’) operations on that

product during calendar year 1999

(report quantity data in short tons and

value data in thousands of U.S. dollars,

landed and duty-paid at the U.S. port

but not including antidumping or

countervailing duties). If you are a

trade/business association, provide the

information, on an aggregate basis, for

the firms which are members of your

association.

(a) Production (quantity) and, if

known, an estimate of the percentage of

total production of Subject Merchandise

in the Subject Countries accounted for

by your firm’s(s’) production; and

(b) the quantity and value of your

firm’s(s’) exports to the United States of

Subject Merchandise and, if known, an

estimate of the percentage of total

exports to the United States of Subject

Merchandise from the Subject Countries

accounted for by your firm’s(s’) exports.

(10) Identify significant changes, if

any, in the supply and demand

conditions or business cycle for the

Domestic Like Product that have

occurred in the United States or in the

market for the Subject Merchandise in

the Subject Countries since the Order

Dates, and significant changes, if any,

that are likely to occur within a

reasonably foreseeable time. Supply

conditions to consider include

technology; production methods;

development efforts; ability to increase

production (including the shift of

production facilities used for other

products and the use, cost, or

availability of major inputs into

production); and factors related to the

ability to shift supply among different

national markets (including barriers to

importation in foreign markets or

changes in market demand abroad).

Demand conditions to consider include

end uses and applications; the existence

and availability of substitute products;

and the level of competition among the

Domestic Like Product produced in the

United States, Subject Merchandise

produced in the Subject Countries, and

such merchandise from other countries.

(11) (OPTIONAL) A statement of

whether you agree with the above

definitions of the Domestic Like Product

and Domestic Industry; if you disagree

with either or both of these definitions,

please explain why and provide

alternative definitions.

Authority: These reviews are being

conducted under authority of title VII of the

Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published

pursuant to section 207.61 of the

Commission’s rules.

Issued: June 23, 2000.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–16672 Filed 6–30–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 701–TA–362 (Review)

and 731–TA–707–710 (Review)]

Seamless Pipe From Argentina, Brazil,

Germany, and Italy

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of five-year reviews

concerning the countervailing duty and

antidumping duty orders on seamless

pipe from Argentina, Brazil, Germany,

and Italy.

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives

notice that it has instituted reviews

pursuant to section 751  of the Tariff

Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)) (the Act)

to determine whether revocation of the

countervailing duty and antidumping

duty orders on seamless pipe from

Argentina, Brazil, Germany, and Italy

would be likely to lead to continuation

or recurrence of material injury.

Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act,

interested parties are requested to

respond to this notice by submitting the

information specified below to the

Commission; 1 to be assured of

consideration, the deadline for

responses is August 22, 2000.

Comments on the adequacy of responses

may be filed with the Commission by

September 18, 2000. For further

information concerning the conduct of

these reviews 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, D, E, and

F (19 CFR part 207).

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 3, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Messer (202–205–3193) or Vera

Libeau (202–205–3176), Office of

Investigations, U.S. International Trade

Commission, 500 E Street SW,

Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired 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).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background.—On August 3, 1995, the

Department of Commerce issued

antidumping duty orders on imports of

seamless pipe from Argentina, Brazil,

Germany, and Italy (60 FR 39704). On

August 8, 1995, the Department of

Commerce issued a countervailing duty

order on imports of seamless pipe from

Italy (60 FR 40569). The Commission is

conducting reviews to determine

whether revocation of the orders would

be likely to lead to continuation or

recurrence of material injury to the

domestic industry within a reasonably

foreseeable time. It will assess the

adequacy of interested party responses

to this notice of institution to determine

whether to conduct full or expedited

reviews. The Commission’s

determinations in any expedited

reviews will be based on the facts

available, which may include

information provided in response to this

notice.

Definitions.—The following

definitions apply to these reviews:

(1) Subject Merchandise is the class or

kind of merchandise that is within the

scope of the five-year reviews, as

defined by the Department of

Commerce.

(2) The Subject Countries in these

reviews are Argentina, Brazil, Germany,

and Italy.

(3) The Domestic Like Product is the

domestically produced product or

products which are like, or in the