[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11314-11315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4435]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 701-TA-413 (Preliminary) and 731-TA-913-918 
(Preliminary)]


Stainless Steel Bar From France, Germany, Italy, Korea, Taiwan, 
and the United Kingdom

Determinations

    On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject 
investigations, the United States International Trade Commission 
determines,\2\ pursuant to section 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 
(the Act),\3\ that there is a reasonable indication that an industry in 
the United States is materially injured by reason of imports of 
stainless steel bar \4\ from France, Germany, Italy, Korea, Taiwan, and 
the United Kingdom that are alleged to be sold in the United States at 
less than fair value (LTFV).\5\
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    \1\ The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the Commission's 
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)).
    \2\ Commissioner Dennis M. Devaney not participating.
    \3\ 19 U.S.C. 1673b(a).
    \4\ For purposes of these investigations, the term ``stainless 
steel bar'' includes articles of stainless steel in straight lengths 
that have been either hot-rolled, forged, turned, cold-drawn, cold-
rolled or otherwise cold-finished, or ground, having a uniform solid 
cross section along their whole length in the shape of circles, 
segments of circles, ovals, rectangles (including squares), 
triangles, hexagons, octagons, or other convex polygons. Stainless 
steel bar includes cold-finished stainless steel bars that are 
turned or ground in straight lengths, whether produced from hot-
rolled bar or from straightened and cut rod or wire, and reinforcing 
bars that have indentations, ribs, grooves, or other deformations 
produced during the rolling process.
    Except as specified above, the term does not include stainless 
steel semi-finished products, cut length flat-rolled products (i.e., 
cut length rolled products which if less than 4.75 mm in thickness 
have a width measuring at least 10 times the thickness, or if 4.75 
mm or more in thickness having a width which exceeds 150 mm and 
measures at least twice the thickness), products that have been cut 
from stainless steel sheet, strip, or plate, wire (i.e., cold-formed 
products in coils, of any uniform solid cross section along their 
whole length, which do not conform to the definition of flat-rolled 
products), and angles, shapes and sections.
    \5\ Commissioner Lynn M. Bragg determines that there is a 
reasonable indication that an industry in the United States is 
threatened with material injury.
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    The Commission also determines,\6\ pursuant to section 703(a) of 
the Act,\7\ that there is a reasonable indication that an industry in 
the United States is materially injured by reason of imports of 
stainless steel bar from Italy that are alleged to be subsidized by the 
Government of Italy.\8\
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    \6\ Commissioner Dennis M. Devaney not participating.
    \7\ 19 U.S.C. 1671b(a).
    \8\ Commissioner Lynn M. Bragg determines that there is a 
reasonable indication that an industry in the United States is 
threatened with material injury.
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Commencement of Final Phase Investigations

    Pursuant to section 207.18 of the Commission's rules, the 
Commission also gives notice of the commencement of the final phase of 
its investigations. The Commission will issue a final phase notice of 
scheduling which will be published in the Federal Register as provided 
in section 207.21 of the Commission's rules upon notice from the 
Department of Commerce (Commerce) of affirmative preliminary 
determinations in the investigation under sections 703(b) and 733(b) of 
the Act, or, if the preliminary determinations are negative, upon 
notice of affirmative final determinations in those investigations 
under sections 705(a) and 735(a) of the Act. Parties that filed entries 
of appearance in the preliminary phase of

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the investigations need not enter a separate appearance for the final 
phase of the investigations. 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 antidumping and countervailing 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 
the investigations.

Background

    The Commission instituted these investigations effective December 
28, 2000, following receipt of a petition filed with the Commission and 
the Department of Commerce by Carpenter Technology Corp. (Wyomissing, 
PA); Crucible Specialty Metals (Syracuse, NY); Electralloy Corp. (Oil 
City, PA); Empire Specialty Steel, Inc. (Dunkirk, NY); Slater Steels 
Corp., Specialty Alloys Division (Fort Wayne, IN); and the United 
Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO/CLC (Pittsburgh, PA), alleging that an 
industry in the United States is materially injured and threatened with 
material injury by reason of imports of stainless steel bar from 
France, Germany, Italy, Korea, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom, that are 
alleged to be sold in the United States at LTFV, and by reason of 
imports of stainless steel bar from Italy that are alleged to be 
subsidized by the Government of Italy. Accordingly, effective December 
28, 2000, the Commission instituted countervailing duty investigation 
No. 701-TA-413 (Preliminary) and antidumping investigations Nos. 731-
TA-913-918 (Preliminary).
    Notice of the institution of the Commission's investigations and of 
a public conference to be held in connection therewith was given by 
posting copies of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. 
International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the 
notice in the Federal Register of January 4, 2001 (66 FR 807). The 
conference was held in Washington, DC, on January 18, 2001, and all 
persons who requested the opportunity were permitted to appear in 
person or by counsel.
    The Commission transmitted its determinations in these 
investigations to the Secretary of Commerce on February 12, 2001. The 
views of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 3395 
(February 2001), entitled Stainless Steel Bar From France, Germany, 
Italy, Korea, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom: Investigations Nos. 701-
TA 413 and 731-TA-913-918 (Preliminary).

    Issued: February 13, 2001.

By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-4435 Filed 2-22-01; 8:45 am]
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