[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 53 (Friday, March 20, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11967-11968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-6129]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-432 and 731-TA-1024-1028 (Review) and 
AA1921-188 (Third Review)]


Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From Brazil, India, Japan, 
Korea, Mexico, and Thailand

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Commission determination to conduct full five-year 
reviews concerning the countervailing duty order on prestressed 
concrete steel wire strand (``PC strand'') from India and the 
antidumping duty orders on PC strand from Brazil, India, Japan, Korea, 
Mexico, and Thailand.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice that it will proceed with 
full reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 
(19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)) to determine whether revocation of the 
countervailing duty order on PC strand from India and the antidumping 
duty orders on PC strand from Brazil, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, and 
Thailand would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of 
material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. A schedule for 
the reviews will be established and announced at a later date. 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).

DATES: Effective Date: March 6, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Messer (202-205-3193), 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). The public record for these reviews may be 
viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 6, 2009, the Commission determined 
that it should proceed to full reviews in the subject five-year reviews 
pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Act. The Commission found that the 
domestic interested party group response to its notice of institution 
(73 FR 72834, December 1, 2008) was adequate and that the respondent 
interested party group responses with respect to Korea and Mexico were 
adequate \1\ and decided to conduct full reviews with respect to the 
antidumping duty orders concerning PC strand from Korea and Mexico. The 
Commission found that the respondent interested party group responses 
with respect to Brazil, India, Japan, and Thailand were inadequate. 
However, the Commission determined to conduct full reviews concerning 
the countervailing duty order on PC strand from India and the 
antidumping duty orders on PC strand from Brazil, India, Japan, and 
Thailand to promote administrative efficiency in light of its decision 
to conduct full reviews with respect to the antidumping duty orders 
concerning PC strand from Korea and Mexico. A record of the 
Commissioners' votes, the Commission's statement on adequacy, and any 
individual Commissioner's statements will be available from the Office 
of the Secretary and at the Commission's Web site.
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    \1\ Commissioners Charlotte R. Lane and Dean A. Pinkert found 
that the respondent interested party group response with respect to 
Korea was inadequate.

    Authority: These reviews are being conducted under authority of 
title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published 
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pursuant to section 207.62 of the Commission's rules.


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    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: March 16, 2009.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. E9-6129 Filed 3-19-09; 8:45 am]
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