[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2983-2984]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-811]



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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 701-TA-364 (Final)]


Oil Country Tubular Goods From Italy

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of a final countervailing duty investigation.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of final 
countervailing duty investigation No. 701-TA-364 (Final) under section 
705(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(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 Italy 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.

    \1\For the purposes of this investigation, 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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    Pursuant to a request from petitioner under section 705(a)(1) of 
the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671d(a)(1)), Commerce has extended the date for its 
final determination to coincide with that to be made in the ongoing 
antidumping investigation on OCTG from Italy. Accordingly, the 
Commission will not establish a schedule for the conduct of the 
countervailing duty investigation until Commerce makes a preliminary 
determination in the antidumping investigation (currently scheduled for 
January 26, 1995).
    For further information concerning the conduct of this 
investigation, 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: December 2, 1994.

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.--This investigation is being instituted as a result of 
an affirmative preliminary determination 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 Italy of OCTG. The 
investigation was requested in petitions filed on June 30, 1994, by 
IPSCO Steel, Inc. (Camanche, IA); [[Page 2984]] 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 investigation and public service list.--
Persons wishing to participate in the investigation 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 this investigation 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 this final investigation available to 
authorized applicants under the APO issued in the investigation, 
provided that the application is made not later than twenty-one (21) 
days after 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.

    Authority: This investigation is 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: January 6, 1995.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-811 Filed 1-11-95; 8:45 am]
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