[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 36 (Thursday, February 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10107-10108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4430]



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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigations Nos. 701-TA-363 & 364 (Final) and 731-TA-711-715 
(Final)]


OCTG From Argentina, Austria, Italy, Japan, and Korea

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution and scheduling of a final countervailing duty 
investigation and final antidumping investigations and scheduling of 
the ongoing countervailing duty investigation.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution and 
scheduling of countervailing duty investigation No. 701-TA-363 (Final) 
and antidumping investigations Nos. 731-TA-711-715 (Final) under 
sections 705(b) and 735(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
Sec. 1671d(b) and 1673d(b)) (the Act) to determine whether an industry 
in the United States is materially injured, or is threatened with 
material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United 
States is materially retarded, by reason of imports from Argentina, 
Austria, Italy, Japan, and Korea of oil country tubular goods 
(OCTG),<SUP>1 provided for in subheadings 7304.20, 7305.20, and 7306.20 
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. The Commission 
also gives notice of the schedule to be followed in the ongoing 
countervailing duty investigation regarding imports of OCTG from Italy 
(inv. No. 701-TA-364 (Final)), which the Commission instituted 
effective December 2, 1994 (60 F.R. 2983, January 12, 1995).

    \1\For the purposes of these investigations, OCTG are hollow 
steel products of circular cross-section. These products include oil 
well casing, tubing, and drill pipe, of iron (other than cast iron) 
or steel (both carbon and alloy), whether or not conforming to 
American Petroleum Institute (``API'') or non-API specifications, 
whether finished or unfinished (including green tubes). This 
investigation does not cover casing, tubing, or drill pipe 
containing 10.5 percent or more of chromium.
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    For further information concerning the conduct of these 
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).

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 23, 1995 (inv. No. 701-TA-364 (Final)) and 
January 30, 1995 (invs. Nos. 731-TA-711-715 (Final)).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Corkran (202-205-3177), 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. Information can also be 
obtained by calling the Office of Investigations' remote bulletin board 
system for personal computers at 202-205-1895 (N,8,1).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Background.--The subject investigations are being instituted as a 
result of affirmative preliminary determinations by the Department of 
Commerce that certain benefits which constitute subsidies within the 
meaning of section 703 of the Act (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1671b) are being 
provided to manufacturers, producers, or exporters in Austria of OCTG 
and that imports of OCTG from Argentina, Austria, Italy, Japan, and 
Korea 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). 
These investigations were requested in petitions filed on June 30, 
1994, by Bellville Tube Corp. (Bellville, TX); IPSCO Steel, Inc. 
(Camanche, IA); Koppel Steel Corp. (Beaver Falls, PA); Maverick Tube 
Corp. (Chesterfield, MO); North Star Steel Ohio (Youngstown, OH); U.S. 
Steel Group (Pittsburgh, PA); and USS/Kobe Steel Co. (Lorain, OH).
    Participation in the investigations and public service list.--Any 
person having already filed an entry of appearance in the 
countervailing duty investigation on OCTG from Italy is considered a 
party in the antidumping investigations. Any other persons wishing to 
participate in the investigations as parties must file an entry of 
appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, as provided in section 
201.11 of the Commission's rules, not later than twenty-one (21) days 
after publication of this notice in the Federal Register. 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 upon the expiration of the period for filing entries of 
appearance.
    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 these final investigations available to 
authorized applicants under the APO issued in the investigations, 
provided that the application is made not later than twenty-one (21) 
days after [[Page 10108]] the publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register. A separate service list will be maintained by the Secretary 
for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
    Staff report.--The prehearing staff report in these investigations 
will be placed in the nonpublic record on June 14, 1995, and a public 
version will be issued thereafter, pursuant to section 207.21 of the 
Commission's rules.
    Hearing.--The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with 
these investigations beginning at 9:30 a.m. on June 27, 1995, at the 
U.S. International Trade Commission Building. Requests to appear at the 
hearing should be filed in writing with the Secretary to the Commission 
on or before June 20, 1995. A nonparty who has testimony that may aid 
the Commission's deliberations may request permission to present a 
short statement at the hearing. All parties and nonparties desiring to 
appear at the hearing and make oral presentations should attend a 
prehearing conference to be held at 9:30 a.m. on June 22, 1995, at the 
U.S. International Trade Commission Building. Oral testimony and 
written materials to be submitted at the public hearing are governed by 
sections 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and 207.23(b) of the Commission's 
rules. Parties are strongly encouraged to submit as early in the 
investigations as possible any requests to present a portion of their 
hearing testimony in camera.
    Written submissions.--Each party is encouraged to submit a 
prehearing brief to the Commission. Prehearing briefs must conform with 
the provisions of section 207.22 of the Commission's rules; the 
deadline for filing is June 21, 1995. Parties may also file written 
testimony in connection with their presentation at the hearing, as 
provided in section 207.23(b) of the Commission's rules, and 
posthearing briefs, which must conform with the provisions of section 
207.24 of the Commission's rules. The deadline for filing posthearing 
briefs is July 6, 1995; witness testimony must be filed no later than 
three (3) days before the hearing. In addition, any person who has not 
entered an appearance as a party to the investigations may submit a 
written statement of information pertinent to the subject of the 
investigations on or before July 6, 1995. 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 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 the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This notice is 
published pursuant to section 207.20 of the Commission's rules.

    Issued: February 17, 1995.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-4430 Filed 2-22-95; 8:45 am]
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