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1For 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.

determination from the presiding

administrative law judge in the above

captioned investigation terminating the

following respondent on the basis of a

settlement agreement: Samsung

Electronics, Co, Ltd. and Samsung

Electronics America, Inc.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

investigation is being conducted

pursuant to section 337 of the Tariff Act

of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1337). Under the

Commission’s rules, the presiding

officer’s initial determination will

become the determination of the

Commission thirty (30) days after the

date of its service upon the parties,

unless the Commission orders review of

the initial determination. The initial

determination in this matter was served

upon parties on February 13, 1995.

Copies of the initial determination,

the settlement agreement, and all other

nonconfidential documents filed in

connection with this investigation are

available for inspection during official

business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.)

in the Office of the Secretary, U.S.

International Trade Commission, 500 E

Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20436,

telephone (202) 205–1802. Hearing

impaired individuals are advised that

information on this matter can be

obtained by contacting the

Commission’s TDD terminal on (202)

205–1810.

WRITTEN COMMENTS: Interested persons

may file written comments with the

Commission concerning termination of

the aforementioned respondents. The

original and 14 copies of all such

documents must be filed with the

Secretary to the Commission, 500 E

Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20436,

no later than 10 days after publication

of this notice in the Federal Register.

Any person desiring to submit a

document (or portions thereof) to the

Commission in confidence must request

confidential treatment. Such requests

should be directed to the Secretary to

the Commission and must include a full

statement of the reasons why

confidential treatment should be

granted. The Commission will either

accept the submission in confidence or

return it.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ruby J. Dionne, Office of the Secretary,

U.S. International Trade Commission,

Telephone (202) 205–1802.

By order of the Commission.

Issued: February 13, 1995.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–4431 Filed 2–22–95; 8:45 am]

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[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.

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.

§ 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),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).

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. 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.

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.

§ 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. § 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
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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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Possible Modifications to the

International Harmonized System

Nomenclature

AGENCY: International Trade

Commission.

ACTION: Request for proposals to amend

the international Harmonized System

nomenclature.

SUMMARY: The Commission is soliciting

proposals from interested parties and

agencies to amend the international

Harmonized Commodity Description

and Coding System (Harmonized

System), including the rules of

interpretation, section and chapter notes

and the texts of the headings and

subheadings, with a view to keeping the

System current with changes in

technology and trading patterns.

Specific proposals in this connection

will be reviewed by the Commission

staff for potential submission to the

Customs Co-operation Council, now

known as the World Customs

Organization (WCO), in Brussels,

Belgium.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 10, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Eugene A. Rosengarden, Director, Office

of Tariff Affairs & Trade Agreements (O/

TA&TA) (telephone (202) 205–2592) or

Holm J. Kappler, Deputy Director (O/

TA&TA) ((202) 205–2598), U.S.

International Trade Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20436.

BACKGROUND: Beginning with its 11th

Session in March, 1995, the HS Review

Sub-Committee of the WCO will initiate

its second major review of the

Harmonized System. Administered by

the WCO, the Harmonized System

provides the basis for the customs tariff

and statistical nomenclatures of all

major trading countries of the world,

including the United States.

The Harmonized System was

established by an international

convention, which, inter alia, provides

that the System should be kept up-todate in the light of changes in

technology and patterns of international

trade.

The Commission, the U.S. Customs

Service and the Bureau of the Census

have been assigned responsibilities for

the development of U.S. technical

proposals related to the Harmonized

System under section 1210 of the

Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness

Act of 1988 (19 U.S.C. 3010). As

indicated in a 1988 notice issued by the

United States Trade Representative

(USTR) (53 FR 45646 of Nov. 10, 1988),

the Commission is the lead agency in

considering proposals for amendments

to the Harmonized System that are

intended to ensure that the System is

kept abreast of changes in technology

and patterns of international trade.

REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS: In accordance

with the USTR notice, the Commission

is seeking proposals for specific

modifications to the Harmonized

System (including the rules of

interpretation, section and chapter notes

and the texts of the headings and

subheadings) that will further the above

goals. No proposals for changes to the

national-level provisions (which include

U.S. 8-digit subheadings, statistical

annotations and rates of duty) will be

considered by the Commission as a part

of this review. Interested parties,

associations and government agencies

should submit specific language for

proposed amendments to the

Harmonized System together with

appropriate descriptive comments and,

to the extent available, trade data.

As part of this review, the

Commission particularly invites

proposals concerning the following

matters:

—The separate identification in the HS

of waste products of environmental

concern,

—The separate identification of

dangerous or toxic chemicals,

—The deletion of HS headings or

subheadings with low trade volume,

—The identification of new products

important in international trade,

—The simplification of the HS, e.g., by

the elimination of classification

provisions which are difficult to

administer.

WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS: Interested parties,

including other Federal agencies, are

invited to submit written proposals

concerning this review of the

Harmonized System. Proposals must be