[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 12, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18611-18612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8992]



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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigations Nos. 701-TA-360 and 361 (Final) and 731-TA-688 through 
695 (Final)]


Certain Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings From France, India, 
Israel, Malaysia, The Republic of Korea, Thailand, The United Kingdom, 
and Venezuela

Determinations

    On the basis of the record<SUP>1 developed in the subject 
investigations, the Commission determines, pursuant to section 705(b) 
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1671d(b)) (the Act), that an 
industry in the United States is not materially injured or threatened 
with material injury, and the establishment of an industry in the 
United States is not materially retarded, by reason of imports from 
India or Israel of certain [[Page 18612]] carbon steel butt-weld pipe 
fittings, provided for in subheading 7307.93.30 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States, that have been found by the 
Department of Commerce to be subsidized by the Governments of India and 
Israel. The Commission also determines pursuant to section 735(b) of 
the Act that an industry in the United States is not materially injured 
or threatened with material injury, and the establishment of an 
industry in the United States is not materially retarded, by reason of 
imports from France,<SUP>2 India, Israel, Malaysia, the Republic of 
Korea, Thailand,<SUP>3 the United Kingdom, or Venezuela of certain 
carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings that have been found by the 
Department of Commerce to be sold in the United States at LTFV.

    \1\The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the Commission's 
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR Sec. 207.2(f)).
    \2\Commissioner Don E. Newquist did not participate in this 
investigation.
    \3\Only the certain carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings 
exported by Awaji Sangyo (Thailand) Co., Ltd. from Thailand were 
found to be sold in the United States at less than fair value 
(LTFV). All other producers and exporters of such product in 
Thailand are subject to a 1992 antidumping order currently in 
effect.
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Background

    The Commission instituted countervailing duty investigations Nos. 
701-TA-360 and 361 (Final) effective June 1, 1994, following 
preliminary determinations by the Department of Commerce that imports 
of certain carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings from India and Israel 
were being subsidized within the meaning of section 703(b) of the Act 
(19 U.S.C. Sec. 1671b(b)). The antidumping duty investigations (invs. 
Nos. 731-TA-688 through 695 (Final)) were instituted effective October 
3, 1994, following preliminary determinations by the Department of 
Commerce that imports of certain carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings 
from France, India, Israel, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, 
the United Kingdom, and Venezuela were being sold at LTFV within the 
meaning of section 733(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1673b(b)). Notice 
of the institution of the Commission's investigations and of a public 
hearing to be held in connection therewith was given by posting copies 
of the notices in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade 
Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the notices in the 
Federal Register of July 20, 1994 (59 FR 37054) and October 19, 1994 
(59 FR 52806).<SUP>4 The hearing was held in Washington, DC, on 
February 28, 1995, and persons who requested the opportunity were 
permitted to appear in person or by counsel.

    \4\Notice of the Commission's revised schedule for the subject 
countervailing and antidumping duty investigations was published on 
November 30, 1994 (59 FR 61342).
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    The Commission transmitted its determinations in these 
investigations to the Secretary of Commerce on April 3, 1995. The views 
of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 2870 (April 1995) 
entitled ``Certain Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from France, 
India, Israel, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, the United 
Kingdom, and Venezuela: Investigations Nos. 701-TA-360 and 361 (Final) 
and 731-TA-688 through 695 (Final).''

    Issued: April 6, 1995.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-8992 Filed 4-11-95; 8:45 am]
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