[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 204 (Wednesday, October 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54854-54855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27937]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 731-TA-763-766 (Final)]


Certain Steel Wire Rod From Canada, Germany, Trinidad and Tobago, 
and Venezuela

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Scheduling of the final phase of antidumping investigations.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the 
final phase of antidumping investigations Nos. 731-TA-763-766 (Final) 
under section 735(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
Sec. 1673d(b)) (the Act) to determine whether an industry in the United 
States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the 
establishment of an industry in the United States is materially 
retarded, by reason of less-than-fair-value imports from Canada, 
Germany, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela of certain steel wire rod, 
provided for in subheadings 7213.91, 7213.99, 7227.20, and 7227.90 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
    For further information concerning the conduct of this phase of the 
investigations, hearing procedures, 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 and C 
(19 CFR part 207), as amended by 61 FR 37818, July 22, 1996.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 29, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Reavis (202-205-3185), Office of 
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired 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 or ftp://ftp.usitc.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Background.--The final phase of these investigations is being 
scheduled as a result of affirmative preliminary determinations by the 
Department of Commerce that imports of certain steel wire rod from 
Canada, Germany, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela are being sold in 
the United States at less than fair value within the meaning of section 
733 of the Act (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1673b). The investigations were 
requested in petitions filed on February 26, 1997, by Connecticut Steel 
Corp., Wallingford, CT; Co-Steel Raritan, Perth Amboy, NJ; GS 
Industries, Inc., Georgetown, SC; Keystone Steel & Wire Co., Peoria, 
IL; North Star Steel Texas, Inc., Beaumont, TX; and Northwestern Steel 
& Wire, Sterling, IL.
    Participation in the investigations 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 final phase of these 
investigations as parties should have filed an entry of appearance with 
the Secretary to the Commission, as provided in section 201.11 of the 
Commission's rules, no later than 21 days prior to the October 16, 
1997, hearing date applicable to these investigations and to the 
related countervailing duty investigations on certain steel wire rod 
from Canada, Germany, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (invs. Nos. 
701-TA-368-371 (Final)). A party that filed a notice of appearance 
during the preliminary phase of the investigations need not have filed 
an additional notice of

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appearance during this final phase. The Secretary will maintain a 
public service list containing the names and addresses of all persons, 
or their representatives, who are parties to the investigations.
    Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under 
an administrative protective order (APO) and BPI service list.--
Pursuant to section 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary 
will make BPI gathered in the final phase of these investigations 
available to authorized applicants under the APO issued in the 
investigations, provided that the application was made no later than 21 
days prior to the October 16, 1997, hearing date. Authorized applicants 
must represent interested parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C. 
Sec. 1677(9), who are parties to the investigations. A party granted 
access to BPI in the preliminary phase of the investigations need not 
reapply for such access. A separate service list will be maintained by 
the Secretary for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the 
APO.
    Written submissions.--On February 24, 1998, the Commission will 
make available to parties any supplementary information on which they 
have not had an opportunity to comment. Parties may submit final 
comments on this information on or before March 3, 1998. Final comments 
must not contain new factual information and must otherwise comply with 
section 207.30 of the Commission's rules, except that the Commission 
has determined to waive the page limit and permit final comments not 
exceeding 25 pages. All written submissions must conform with the 
provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission's rules; any submissions 
that contain BPI must also conform with the requirements of sections 
201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission's rules.
    In accordance with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission's 
rules, each document filed by a party to the investigations must be 
served on all other parties to the investigations (as identified by 
either the public or BPI service list), and a certificate of service 
must be timely filed. The Secretary will not accept a document for 
filing without a certificate of service.

    Authority: These investigations are being conducted under 
authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is 
published pursuant to section 207.21 of the Commission's rules.

    Issued: October 15, 1997.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-27937 Filed 10-21-97; 8:45 am]
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