6740 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 24 / Tuesday, February 5, 2008 / Notices 

1Prior to February 3, 2007, the merchandise 

subject to these investigations was properly 

classified under subheading 7306.60.50 of the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. 

pursuant to section 207.21 of the 

Commission’s rules. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: January 31, 2008. 

Marilyn R. Abbott, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. E8–2053 Filed 2–4–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–449 and 731–

TA–1118–1121 (Final)] 

Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and 

Tube From China, Korea, Mexico, and 

Turkey 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Scheduling of the final phase of 

countervailing duty and antidumping 

duty investigations. 

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives 

notice of the scheduling of the final 

phase countervailing duty investigation 

No. 701–TA–449 (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 

threatened with material injury, or the 

establishment of an industry in the 

United States is materially retarded, by 

reason of imports from China of lightwalled rectangular pipe and tube, 

currently provided for in subheading 

7306.61.50 of the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States,1 that are 

alleged to be subsidized by the 

Government of the People’s Republic of 

China. The Commission also hereby 

gives notice of the scheduling of the 

final phase antidumping investigation 

Nos. 731–TA–1118–1121 (Final) under 

section 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 

1673d(b)) to determine whether an 

industry in the United States is 

materially injured or threatened with 

material injury, or the establishment of 

an industry in the United States is 

materially retarded, by reason of 

imports from China, Korea, Mexico, and 

Turkey of light-walled rectangular pipe 

and tube, currently provided for in 

subheading 7306.61.50 of the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States, that are alleged to be sold 

in the United States at less than fair 

value. 

For further information concerning 

the conduct of this phase of the 

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 28, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Russell Duncan (202–708–4727; 

russell.duncan@usitc.gov), 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. 

General information concerning the 

Commission may also be obtained by 

accessing its internet server (http:// 

www.usitc.gov). The public record for 

these investigations may be viewed on 

the Commission’s electronic docket 

(EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background.—The final phase of 

these investigations is being scheduled 

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 China of light-walled rectangular 

pipe and tube, and that such products 

from China, Korea, Mexico, and Turkey 

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). The investigations were 

requested in a petition filed on June 27, 

2007, by the following firms: Allied 

Tube and Conduit, Harvey, IL; Atlas 

Tube, Plymouth, MI; California Steel 

and Tube, City of Industry, CA; Ex-LTube, Kansas City, MO; Hannibal 

Industries, Los Angeles, CA; Leavitt 

Tube Company LLC, Chicago, IL; 

Maruichi American Corporation, Sante 

Fe Springs, CA; Searing Industries, 

Rancho Cucamonga, CA; Southland 

Tube, Birmingham, AL; Vest Inc., Los 

Angeles, CA; Welded Tube, Concord, 

Ontario (Canada); and Western Tube 

and Conduit, Long Beach, CA. 

Participation in the investigations and 

public service list.—Persons, including 

industrial users of the subject 

merchandise and, if the merchandise is 

sold at the retail level, representative 

consumer organizations, wishing to 

participate in the final phase of these 

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, no later than 21 days prior to the 

hearing date specified in this notice. A 

party that filed a notice of appearance 

during the preliminary phase of the 

investigations need not file an 

additional notice of appearance during 

this final phase. The Secretary will 

maintain a public service list containing 

the names and addresses of all persons, 

or their representatives, who are parties 

to the investigations. 

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 the final phase of these 

investigations available to authorized 

applicants under the APO issued in the 

investigations, provided that the 

application is made no later than 21 

days prior to the hearing date specified 

in this notice. Authorized applicants 

must represent interested parties, as 

defined by 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are 

parties to the investigations. A party 

granted access to BPI in the preliminary 

phase of the investigations need not 

reapply for such access. 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 the final phase of these 

investigations will be placed in the 

nonpublic record on March 28, 2008, 

and a public version will be issued 

thereafter, pursuant to section 207.22 of 

the Commission’s rules. 

Hearing.—The Commission will hold 

a hearing in connection with the final 

phase of these investigations beginning 

at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, April 11, 2008, 

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 April 4, 2008. 

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 April 9, 2008, 

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 

207.24 of the Commission’s rules. 

Parties must submit any request to 

present a portion of their hearing 

testimony in camera no later than 7 


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business days prior to the date of the 

hearing. 

Written submissions.—Each party 

who is an interested party shall submit 

a prehearing brief to the Commission. 

Prehearing briefs must conform with the 

provisions of section 207.23 of the 

Commission’s rules; the deadline for 

filing is Friday, April 4, 2008. Parties 

may also file written testimony in 

connection with their presentation at 

the hearing, as provided in section 

207.24 of the Commission’s rules, and 

posthearing briefs, which must conform 

with the provisions of section 207.25 of 

the Commission’s rules. The deadline 

for filing posthearing briefs is Friday, 

April 18, 2008; witness testimony must 

be filed no later than three 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, including statements of 

support or opposition to the petition, on 

or before April 18, 2008. On May 6, 

2008, the Commission will make 

available to parties all information on 

which they have not had an opportunity 

to comment. Parties may submit final 

comments on this information on or 

before May 8, 2008, but such final 

comments must not contain new factual 

information and must otherwise comply 

with section 207.30 of the Commission’s 

rules. In addition, comments on the 

Department of Commerce’s final 

determinations with respect to subject 

imports from China and Korea will be 

permitted based on a schedule to be 

issued by the Commission no later than 

the publication in the Federal Register 

of such determinations by the 

Department of Commerce. 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. The Commission’s rules do not 

authorize filing of submissions with the 

Secretary by facsimile or electronic 

means, except to the extent permitted by 

section 201.8 of the Commission’s rules, 

as amended, 67 Fed. Reg. 68036 

(November 8, 2002). Even where 

electronic filing of a document is 

permitted, certain documents must also 

be filed in paper form, as specified in II 

(C) of the Commission’s Handbook on 

Electronic Filing Procedures, 67 Fed. 

Reg. 68168, 68173 (November 8, 2002). 

Additional written submissions to the 

Commission, including requests 

pursuant to section 201.12 of the 

Commission’s rules, shall not be 

accepted unless good cause is shown for 

accepting such submissions, or unless 

the submission is pursuant to a specific 

request by a Commissioner or 

Commission staff. 

In accordance with sections 201.16(c) 

and 207.3 of the Commission’s 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 title VII of the 

Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published 

pursuant to section 207.21 of the 

Commission’s rules. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: January 31, 2008. 

Marilyn R. Abbott, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. E8–2052 Filed 2–4–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–454 and 731–

TA–1144 (Preliminary)] 

Welded Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe 

From China 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Institution of countervailing 

duty and antidumping duty 

investigations and scheduling of 

preliminary phase investigations. 

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives 

notice of the institution of an 

investigation and commencement of 

preliminary phase countervailing duty 

investigation No. 701–TA–454 

(Preliminary) and antidumping duty 

investigation No. 731–TA–1144 

(Preliminary) under sections 703(a) and 

733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 

U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)) (the Act) 

to determine whether there is a 

reasonable indication that an industry 

in the United States is materially 

injured or threatened with material 

injury, or the establishment of an 

industry in the United States is 

materially retarded, by reason of 

imports from China of welded stainless 

steel pressure pipe, provided for in 

subheadings 7306.40.50 and 7306.40.10 

of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 

the United States, that are alleged to be 

subsidized by the Government of China, 

and sold in the United States at less 

than fair value. Unless the Department 

of Commerce extends the time for 

initiation pursuant to sections 

702(c)(1)(B) or 732(c)(1)(B) of the Act 

(19 U.S.C. 1671a(c)(1)(B) or 

1673a(c)(1)(B)), the Commission must 

reach a preliminary determination in 

these investigations in 45 days, or in 

this case by March 17, 2008. The 

Commission’s views are due at 

Commerce within five business days 

thereafter, or by March 24, 2008. 

For further information concerning 

the conduct of these investigations 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 B (19 CFR part 207). 

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 30, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Haines (202–205–3200), 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. 

General information concerning the 

Commission may also be obtained by 

accessing its internet server (http:// 

www.usitc.gov). The public record for 

these investigations may be viewed on 

the Commission’s electronic docket 

(EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background.—These investigations 

are being instituted in response to a 

petition filed on January 30, 2008, by 

Bristol Metals (Bristol, TN), Felker 

Brothers Corp. (Marshfield, WI), 

Marcegaglia USA Inc. (Munhall, PA), 

Outoukumpu Stainless Pipe, Inc. 

(Schaumburg, IL), and the United Steel 

Workers of America (Pittsburgh, PA). 

Participation in the investigations and 

public service list.—Persons (other than 

petitioners) wishing to participate in the 

investigations as parties must file an 

entry of appearance with the Secretary 

to the Commission, as provided in 

sections 201.11 and 207.10 of the 

Commission’s rules, not later than seven 

days after publication of this notice in 

the Federal Register. Industrial users 

and (if the merchandise under 

investigation is sold at the retail level) 

representative consumer organizations 

have the right to appear as parties in 

Commission countervailing duty and 

antidumping duty investigations. 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 


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