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###### International Trade Commission

          - [Investigation Nos. 701-TA-447 (Final) and 731-TA-1116 (Final)] 

# AGENCY:

United States International Trade Commission. 

# ACTION:

Scheduling of the final phase of countervailing duty and antidumping investigations.

# SUMMARY:

                        The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of countervailing duty investigation No. 701-TA-447 (Final) under section 705(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b)) (the Act) and the final phase of antidumping investigation No. 731-TA-1116 (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 subsidized and less-than-fair-value imports from China of circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe, provided for in subheadings 7306.30.10, 7306.30.50, 7306.50.10, 7306.50.50, 7306.19.10, and 7306.19.51 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.[1] 

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 10, 2008. 

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        Joanna Lo (202-205-1888), Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade                               ( print page 6739)                            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. 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 circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe, and that such products 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 7, 2007, by Allied Tube & Conduit, Sharon Tube Company, IPSCO Tubulars, Inc., Western Tube & Conduit Corporation, Northwest Pipe Company, Wheatland Tube Co.,                     *i.e.*, the Ad Hoc Coalition For Fair Pipe Imports From China, and the United Steelworkers (collectively, the “petitioners”) on behalf of the domestic industry producing circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe.                 

*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 April 29, 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 May 13, 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 May 7, 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 May 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 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 May 6, 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 May 20, 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 May 20, 2008. In addition, comments on the Department of Commerce's final determinations with respect to subject imports from China will be permitted; parties and non-parties should file such comments (not to exceed 10 pages in length) on or before June 2, 2008. On June 16, 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 by noon on June 18, 2008, but such final comments must not contain new factual information and must otherwise comply with section 207.30 of the Commission's rules. 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 FR 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 FR 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                               ( print page 6740)                            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.

# Footnotes

1.                                 For purposes of these investigations, the Department of Commerce has defined the subject merchandise as “certain welded carbon quality steel pipes and tubes, of circular cross-section, and with an outside diameter of 0.372 inches (9.45 mm) or more, but not more than 16 inches (406.4 mm), whether or not stenciled, regardless of wall thickness, surface finish (                            *e.g.*, black, galvanized, or painted), end finish (                            *e.g.*, plain end, beveled end, grooved, threaded, or threaded and coupled), or industry specification (                            *e.g.*, ASTM, proprietary, or other), generally known as standard pipe and structural pipe (they may also be referred to as circular, structural, or mechanical tubing).                         

The scope of this investigation does not include: (a) Pipe suitable for use in boilers, superheaters, heat exchangers, condensers, refining furnaces and feedwater heaters, whether or not cold drawn; (b) mechanical tubing, whether or not cold-drawn; (c) finished electrical conduit; (d) finished scaffolding; (e) tube and pipe hollows for redrawing; (f) oil country tubular goods produced to API specifications; and (g) line pipe produced to only API specifications.”
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