80_FR_25052 80 FR 24968 - Ironing Tables and Certain Parts Thereof From China; Institution of a Five-Year Review

80 FR 24968 - Ironing Tables and Certain Parts Thereof From China; Institution of a Five-Year Review

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 84 (May 1, 2015)

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FR Document2015-10105

The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted a review pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on ironing tables and certain parts thereof from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury. Pursuant to the Act, interested parties are requested to respond to this notice by submitting the information specified below to the Commission; \1\ to be assured of consideration, the deadline for responses is June 1, 2015. Comments on the adequacy of responses may be filed with the Commission by July 14, 2015. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 84 (Friday, May 1, 2015)
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 731-TA-1047 (Second Review)]


Ironing Tables and Certain Parts Thereof From China; Institution 
of a Five-Year Review

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted a 
review pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act) to determine 
whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on ironing tables and 
certain parts thereof from China would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of material injury. Pursuant to the Act, 
interested parties are requested to respond to this notice by 
submitting the information specified below to the Commission; \1\ to be 
assured of consideration, the deadline for responses is June 1, 2015. 
Comments on the adequacy of responses may be filed with the Commission 
by July 14, 2015.
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    \1\ No response to this request for information is required if a 
currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) number is not 
displayed; the OMB number is 3117-0016/USITC No. 15-5-332, 
expiration date June 30, 2017. Public reporting burden for the 
request is estimated to average 15 hours per response. Please send 
comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate to the 
Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20436.

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DATES: Effective Date: May 1, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Messer (202-205-3193), 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. General information concerning 
the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its Internet server 
(http://www.usitc.gov). The public record for this proceeding may be 
viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background.--On August 6, 2004, the 
Department of Commerce issued an antidumping duty order on imports of 
ironing tables and certain parts thereof from China (69 FR 47868). 
Following the first five-year reviews by Commerce and the Commission, 
effective June 28, 2010, Commerce issued a continuation of the 
antidumping duty order on imports of ironing tables and certain parts 
thereof from China (75 FR 36629). The Commission is now conducting a 
second review pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)) to determine whether revocation of the 
order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material 
injury to the domestic industry within a reasonably foreseeable time. 
Provisions concerning the conduct of this proceeding may be found in 
the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure at 19 CFR parts 201, 
subparts A and B and 19 CFR part 207, subparts A and F. The Commission 
will assess the adequacy of interested party responses to this notice 
of institution to determine whether to conduct a full review or an 
expedited review. The Commission's determination in any expedited 
review will be based on the facts available, which may include 
information provided in response to this notice.
    Definitions.--The following definitions apply to this review:
    (1) Subject Merchandise is the class or kind of merchandise that is 
within the scope of the five-year review, as defined by the Department 
of Commerce.
    (2) The Subject Country in this review is China.
    (3) The Domestic Like Product is the domestically produced product 
or products which are like, or in the absence of like, most similar in 
characteristics and uses with, the Subject Merchandise. In its original 
determination and full first five-year review, the Commission found one 
Domestic Like Product consisting of ironing tables and certain parts 
thereof, coextensive with Commerce's scope.
    (4) The Domestic Industry is the U.S. producers as a whole of the 
Domestic Like Product, or those producers whose collective output of 
the Domestic Like Product constitutes a major proportion of the total 
domestic production of the product. In its original determination and 
full first five-year review determination, the Commission defined the 
Domestic Industry as U.S. producers of the Domestic Like Product.
    (5) An Importer is any person or firm engaged, either directly or 
through a parent company or subsidiary, in importing the Subject 
Merchandise into the United States from a foreign manufacturer or 
through its selling agent.
    Participation in the proceeding 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 proceeding as parties must 
file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, as 
provided in section 201.11(b)(4) of the Commission's rules, no later 
than 21 days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register. 
The Secretary will maintain a public service list containing the names 
and addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties 
to the proceeding.
    Former Commission employees who are seeking to appear in Commission 
five-year reviews are advised that they may appear in a review even if 
they participated personally and substantially in the corresponding 
underlying original investigation or an earlier review of the same 
underlying investigation. The Commission's designated agency ethics 
official has advised that a five-year review is not the same particular 
matter as the underlying original investigation, and a five-year review 
is not the same particular matter as an earlier review of the same 
underlying investigation for purposes of 18 U.S.C. 207, the post 
employment

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statute for Federal employees, and Commission rule 201.15(b) (19 CFR 
201.15(b)), 79 FR 3246 (Jan. 17, 2014), 73 FR 24609 (May 5, 2008). 
Consequently, former employees are not required to seek Commission 
approval to appear in a review under Commission rule 19 CFR 201.15, 
even if the corresponding underlying original investigation or an 
earlier review of the same underlying investigation was pending when 
they were Commission employees. For further ethics advice on this 
matter, contact Carol McCue Verratti, Deputy Agency Ethics Official, at 
202-205-3088.
    Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under 
an administrative protective order (APO) and APO service list.--
Pursuant to section 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary 
will make BPI submitted in this proceeding available to authorized 
applicants under the APO issued in the proceeding, provided that the 
application is made no later than 21 days after publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. Authorized applicants must represent 
interested parties, as defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are parties to 
the proceeding. A separate service list will be maintained by the 
Secretary for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
    Certification.--Pursuant to section 207.3 of the Commission's 
rules, any person submitting information to the Commission in 
connection with this proceeding must certify that the information is 
accurate and complete to the best of the submitter's knowledge. In 
making the certification, the submitter will be deemed to consent, 
unless otherwise specified, for the Commission, its employees, and 
contract personnel to use the information provided in any other reviews 
or investigations of the same or comparable products which the 
Commission conducts under Title VII of the Act, or in internal audits 
and investigations relating to the programs and operations of the 
Commission pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3.
    Written submissions.--Pursuant to section 207.61 of the 
Commission's rules, each interested party response to this notice must 
provide the information specified below. The deadline for filing such 
responses is June 1, 2015. Pursuant to section 207.62(b) of the 
Commission's rules, eligible parties (as specified in Commission rule 
207.62(b)(1)) may also file comments concerning the adequacy of 
responses to the notice of institution and whether the Commission 
should conduct an expedited or full review. The deadline for filing 
such comments is July 14, 2015. All written submissions must conform 
with the provisions of sections 201.8 and 207.3 of the Commission's 
rules and any submissions that contain BPI must also conform with the 
requirements of sections 201.6 and 207.7 of the Commission's rules. 
Please be aware that the Commission's rules with respect to filing have 
changed. The most recent amendments took effect on July 25, 2014. See 
79 FR 35920 (June 25, 2014), and the revised Commission Handbook on E-
filing, available from the Commission's Web site at http://edis.usitc.gov. Also, in accordance with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 
of the Commission's rules, each document filed by a party to the 
proceeding must be served on all other parties to the proceeding (as 
identified by either the public or APO service list as appropriate), 
and a certificate of service must accompany the document (if you are 
not a party to the proceeding you do not need to serve your response).
    Inability to provide requested information.--Pursuant to section 
207.61(c) of the Commission's rules, any interested party that cannot 
furnish the information requested by this notice in the requested form 
and manner shall notify the Commission at the earliest possible time, 
provide a full explanation of why it cannot provide the requested 
information, and indicate alternative forms in which it can provide 
equivalent information. If an interested party does not provide this 
notification (or the Commission finds the explanation provided in the 
notification inadequate) and fails to provide a complete response to 
this notice, the Commission may take an adverse inference against the 
party pursuant to section 776(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1677e(b)) in 
making its determination in the review.
    Information To Be Provided In Response to This Notice of 
Institution: As used below, the term ``firm'' includes any related 
firms.
    (1) The name and address of your firm or entity (including World 
Wide Web address) and name, telephone number, fax number, and Email 
address of the certifying official.
    (2) A statement indicating whether your firm/entity is a U.S. 
producer of the Domestic Like Product, a U.S. union or worker group, a 
U.S. importer of the Subject Merchandise, a foreign producer or 
exporter of the Subject Merchandise, a U.S. or foreign trade or 
business association, or another interested party (including an 
explanation). If you are a union/worker group or trade/business 
association, identify the firms in which your workers are employed or 
which are members of your association.
    (3) A statement indicating whether your firm/entity is willing to 
participate in this proceeding by providing information requested by 
the Commission.
    (4) A statement of the likely effects of the revocation of the 
antidumping duty order on the Domestic Industry in general and/or your 
firm/entity specifically. In your response, please discuss the various 
factors specified in section 752(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675a(a)) 
including the likely volume of subject imports, likely price effects of 
subject imports, and likely impact of imports of Subject Merchandise on 
the Domestic Industry.
    (5) A list of all known and currently operating U.S. producers of 
the Domestic Like Product. Identify any known related parties and the 
nature of the relationship as defined in section 771(4)(B) of the Act 
(19 U.S.C. 1677(4)(B)).
    (6) A list of all known and currently operating U.S. importers of 
the Subject Merchandise and producers of the Subject Merchandise in the 
Subject Country that currently export or have exported Subject 
Merchandise to the United States or other countries after 2009.
    (7) A list of 3-5 leading purchasers in the U.S. market for the 
Domestic Like Product and the Subject Merchandise (including street 
address, World Wide Web address, and the name, telephone number, fax 
number, and Email address of a responsible official at each firm).
    (8) A list of known sources of information on national or regional 
prices for the Domestic Like Product or the Subject Merchandise in the 
U.S. or other markets.
    (9) If you are a U.S. producer of the Domestic Like Product, 
provide the following information on your firm's operations on that 
product during calendar year 2014, except as noted (report quantity 
data in number of tables and value data in U.S. dollars, f.o.b. plant). 
If you are a union/worker group or trade/business association, provide 
the information, on an aggregate basis, for the firms in which your 
workers are employed/which are members of your association.
    (a) Production (quantity) and, if known, an estimate of the 
percentage of total U.S. production of the Domestic Like Product 
accounted for by your firm's(s') production;
    (b) capacity (quantity) of your firm to produce the Domestic Like 
Product (i.e., the level of production that your establishment(s) could 
reasonably have expected to attain during the year,

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assuming normal operating conditions (using equipment and machinery in 
place and ready to operate), normal operating levels (hours per week/
weeks per year), time for downtime, maintenance, repair, and cleanup, 
and a typical or representative product mix);
    (c) the quantity and value of U.S. commercial shipments of the 
Domestic Like Product produced in your U.S. plant(s);
    (d) the quantity and value of U.S. internal consumption/company 
transfers of the Domestic Like Product produced in your U.S. plant(s); 
and
    (e) the value of (i) net sales, (ii) cost of goods sold (COGS), 
(iii) gross profit, (iv) selling, general and administrative (SG&A) 
expenses, and (v) operating income of the Domestic Like Product 
produced in your U.S. plant(s) (include both U.S. and export commercial 
sales, internal consumption, and company transfers) for your most 
recently completed fiscal year (identify the date on which your fiscal 
year ends).
    (10) If you are a U.S. importer or a trade/business association of 
U.S. importers of the Subject Merchandise from the Subject Country, 
provide the following information on your firm's(s') operations on that 
product during calendar year 2014 (report quantity data in number of 
tables and value data in U.S. dollars). If you are a trade/business 
association, provide the information, on an aggregate basis, for the 
firms which are members of your association.
    (a) The quantity and value (landed, duty-paid but not including 
antidumping duties) of U.S. imports and, if known, an estimate of the 
percentage of total U.S. imports of Subject Merchandise from the 
Subject Country accounted for by your firm's(s') imports;
    (b) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. port, including antidumping 
duties) of U.S. commercial shipments of Subject Merchandise imported 
from the Subject Country; and
    (c) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. port, including antidumping 
duties) of U.S. internal consumption/company transfers of Subject 
Merchandise imported from the Subject Country.
    (11) If you are a producer, an exporter, or a trade/business 
association of producers or exporters of the Subject Merchandise in the 
Subject Country, provide the following information on your firm's(s') 
operations on that product during calendar year 2014 (report quantity 
data in number of tables and value data in U.S. dollars, landed and 
duty-paid at the U.S. port but not including antidumping duties). If 
you are a trade/business association, provide the information, on an 
aggregate basis, for the firms which are members of your association.
    (a) Production (quantity) and, if known, an estimate of the 
percentage of total production of Subject Merchandise in the Subject 
Country accounted for by your firm's(s') production;
    (b) capacity (quantity) of your firm(s) to produce the Subject 
Merchandise in the Subject Country (i.e., the level of production that 
your establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during 
the year, assuming normal operating conditions (using equipment and 
machinery in place and ready to operate), normal operating levels 
(hours per week/weeks per year), time for downtime, maintenance, 
repair, and cleanup, and a typical or representative product mix); and
    (c) the quantity and value of your firm's(s') exports to the United 
States of Subject Merchandise and, if known, an estimate of the 
percentage of total exports to the United States of Subject Merchandise 
from the Subject Country accounted for by your firm's(s') exports.
    (12) Identify significant changes, if any, in the supply and demand 
conditions or business cycle for the Domestic Like Product that have 
occurred in the United States or in the market for the Subject 
Merchandise in the Subject Country after 2009, and significant changes, 
if any, that are likely to occur within a reasonably foreseeable time. 
Supply conditions to consider include technology; production methods; 
development efforts; ability to increase production (including the 
shift of production facilities used for other products and the use, 
cost, or availability of major inputs into production); and factors 
related to the ability to shift supply among different national markets 
(including barriers to importation in foreign markets or changes in 
market demand abroad). Demand conditions to consider include end uses 
and applications; the existence and availability of substitute 
products; and the level of competition among the Domestic Like Product 
produced in the United States, Subject Merchandise produced in the 
Subject Country, and such merchandise from other countries.
    (13) (OPTIONAL) A statement of whether you agree with the above 
definitions of the Domestic Like Product and Domestic Industry; if you 
disagree with either or both of these definitions, please explain why 
and provide alternative definitions.

    Authority: This proceeding is being conducted under authority of 
Title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published 
pursuant to section 207.61 of the Commission's rules.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: April 27, 2015.
Jennifer D. Rohrbach,
Supervisory Attorney.
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                                                  upon a settlement agreement between                      be assured of consideration, the                        (1) Subject Merchandise is the class or
                                                  them. The parties asserted that there are                deadline for responses is June 1, 2015.              kind of merchandise that is within the
                                                  no other agreements, written or oral,                    Comments on the adequacy of responses                scope of the five-year review, as defined
                                                  express or implied between them                          may be filed with the Commission by                  by the Department of Commerce.
                                                  concerning the subject matter of this                    July 14, 2015.                                          (2) The Subject Country in this review
                                                  investigation. The Commission’s                                                                               is China.
                                                                                                           DATES:   Effective Date: May 1, 2015.                   (3) The Domestic Like Product is the
                                                  Investigative Attorney filed a response
                                                  in support of the motion.                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                     domestically produced product or
                                                    On April 2, 2015, the ALJ issued an                    Mary Messer (202–205–3193), Office of                products which are like, or in the
                                                  ID (Order No. 51), granting the motion                   Investigations, U.S. International Trade             absence of like, most similar in
                                                  to terminate the investigation as to                     Commission, 500 E Street SW.,                        characteristics and uses with, the
                                                  respondents Ethicon and Ferrosan. The                    Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-                       Subject Merchandise. In its original
                                                  ALJ found that the settlement agreement                  impaired persons can obtain                          determination and full first five-year
                                                  appears to resolve the dispute between                   information on this matter by contacting             review, the Commission found one
                                                  the parties, and that granting the motion                the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–                Domestic Like Product consisting of
                                                  would not adversely affect the public                    205–1810. Persons with mobility                      ironing tables and certain parts thereof,
                                                  interest factors. No petitions for review                impairments who will need special                    coextensive with Commerce’s scope.
                                                  were filed.                                              assistance in gaining access to the                     (4) The Domestic Industry is the U.S.
                                                    The Commission has determined not                      Commission should contact the Office                 producers as a whole of the Domestic
                                                  to review the subject ID.                                of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.                    Like Product, or those producers whose
                                                    The authority for the Commission’s                     General information concerning the                   collective output of the Domestic Like
                                                  determination is contained in section                    Commission may also be obtained by                   Product constitutes a major proportion
                                                  337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as                        accessing its Internet server (http://               of the total domestic production of the
                                                  amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in                         www.usitc.gov). The public record for                product. In its original determination
                                                  section 210 of the Commission’s Rules                    this proceeding may be viewed on the                 and full first five-year review
                                                  of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part                   Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)                determination, the Commission defined
                                                  210).                                                    at http://edis.usitc.gov.                            the Domestic Industry as U.S. producers
                                                                                                                                                                of the Domestic Like Product.
                                                    By order of the Commission.                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              (5) An Importer is any person or firm
                                                    Issued: April 27, 2015.                                Background.—On August 6, 2004, the                   engaged, either directly or through a
                                                  Lisa R. Barton,                                          Department of Commerce issued an                     parent company or subsidiary, in
                                                  Secretary to the Commission.                             antidumping duty order on imports of                 importing the Subject Merchandise into
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–10198 Filed 4–30–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                           ironing tables and certain parts thereof             the United States from a foreign
                                                                                                           from China (69 FR 47868). Following                  manufacturer or through its selling
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                                                                                                           the first five-year reviews by Commerce              agent.
                                                                                                           and the Commission, effective June 28,                  Participation in the proceeding and
                                                  INTERNATIONAL TRADE                                      2010, Commerce issued a continuation                 public service list.—Persons, including
                                                  COMMISSION                                               of the antidumping duty order on                     industrial users of the Subject
                                                                                                           imports of ironing tables and certain                Merchandise and, if the merchandise is
                                                  [Investigation No. 731–TA–1047 (Second                   parts thereof from China (75 FR 36629).              sold at the retail level, representative
                                                  Review)]                                                 The Commission is now conducting a                   consumer organizations, wishing to
                                                  Ironing Tables and Certain Parts                         second review pursuant to section                    participate in the proceeding as parties
                                                  Thereof From China; Institution of a                     751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as                 must file an entry of appearance with
                                                  Five-Year Review                                         amended (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)) to                       the Secretary to the Commission, as
                                                                                                           determine whether revocation of the                  provided in section 201.11(b)(4) of the
                                                  AGENCY: United States International                      order would be likely to lead to                     Commission’s rules, no later than 21
                                                  Trade Commission.                                        continuation or recurrence of material               days after publication of this notice in
                                                  ACTION: Notice.                                          injury to the domestic industry within               the Federal Register. The Secretary will
                                                                                                           a reasonably foreseeable time.                       maintain a public service list containing
                                                  SUMMARY:   The Commission hereby gives                   Provisions concerning the conduct of                 the names and addresses of all persons,
                                                  notice that it has instituted a review                   this proceeding may be found in the                  or their representatives, who are parties
                                                  pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the                  Commission’s Rules of Practice and                   to the proceeding.
                                                  Act) to determine whether revocation of                  Procedure at 19 CFR parts 201, subparts                 Former Commission employees who
                                                  the antidumping duty order on ironing                    A and B and 19 CFR part 207, subparts                are seeking to appear in Commission
                                                  tables and certain parts thereof from                    A and F. The Commission will assess                  five-year reviews are advised that they
                                                  China would be likely to lead to                         the adequacy of interested party                     may appear in a review even if they
                                                  continuation or recurrence of material                   responses to this notice of institution to           participated personally and
                                                  injury. Pursuant to the Act, interested                  determine whether to conduct a full                  substantially in the corresponding
                                                  parties are requested to respond to this                 review or an expedited review. The                   underlying original investigation or an
                                                  notice by submitting the information                     Commission’s determination in any                    earlier review of the same underlying
                                                  specified below to the Commission; 1 to                  expedited review will be based on the                investigation. The Commission’s
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                                                  OMB number is 3117–0016/USITC No. 15–5–332,                 Definitions.—The following                        original investigation, and a five-year
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                                                  statute for Federal employees, and                      is July 14, 2015. All written submissions             your workers are employed or which are
                                                  Commission rule 201.15(b) (19 CFR                       must conform with the provisions of                   members of your association.
                                                  201.15(b)), 79 FR 3246 (Jan. 17, 2014),                 sections 201.8 and 207.3 of the                          (3) A statement indicating whether
                                                  73 FR 24609 (May 5, 2008).                              Commission’s rules and any                            your firm/entity is willing to participate
                                                  Consequently, former employees are not                  submissions that contain BPI must also                in this proceeding by providing
                                                  required to seek Commission approval                    conform with the requirements of                      information requested by the
                                                  to appear in a review under Commission                  sections 201.6 and 207.7 of the                       Commission.
                                                  rule 19 CFR 201.15, even if the                         Commission’s rules. Please be aware                      (4) A statement of the likely effects of
                                                  corresponding underlying original                       that the Commission’s rules with                      the revocation of the antidumping duty
                                                  investigation or an earlier review of the               respect to filing have changed. The most              order on the Domestic Industry in
                                                  same underlying investigation was                       recent amendments took effect on July                 general and/or your firm/entity
                                                  pending when they were Commission                       25, 2014. See 79 FR 35920 (June 25,                   specifically. In your response, please
                                                  employees. For further ethics advice on                 2014), and the revised Commission                     discuss the various factors specified in
                                                  this matter, contact Carol McCue                        Handbook on E-filing, available from the              section 752(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
                                                  Verratti, Deputy Agency Ethics Official,                Commission’s Web site at http://                      1675a(a)) including the likely volume of
                                                  at 202–205–3088.                                        edis.usitc.gov. Also, in accordance with              subject imports, likely price effects of
                                                     Limited disclosure of business                       sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the                   subject imports, and likely impact of
                                                  proprietary information (BPI) under an                  Commission’s rules, each document                     imports of Subject Merchandise on the
                                                  administrative protective order (APO)                   filed by a party to the proceeding must               Domestic Industry.
                                                  and APO service list.—Pursuant to                       be served on all other parties to the                    (5) A list of all known and currently
                                                  section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s                    proceeding (as identified by either the               operating U.S. producers of the
                                                  rules, the Secretary will make BPI                      public or APO service list as                         Domestic Like Product. Identify any
                                                  submitted in this proceeding available                  appropriate), and a certificate of service            known related parties and the nature of
                                                  to authorized applicants under the APO                  must accompany the document (if you                   the relationship as defined in section
                                                  issued in the proceeding, provided that                 are not a party to the proceeding you do              771(4)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
                                                  the application is made no later than 21                not need to serve your response).                     1677(4)(B)).
                                                  days after publication of this notice in                                                                         (6) A list of all known and currently
                                                                                                             Inability to provide requested
                                                  the Federal Register. Authorized                                                                              operating U.S. importers of the Subject
                                                                                                          information.—Pursuant to section
                                                  applicants must represent interested                                                                          Merchandise and producers of the
                                                                                                          207.61(c) of the Commission’s rules, any
                                                  parties, as defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9),                                                                     Subject Merchandise in the Subject
                                                                                                          interested party that cannot furnish the
                                                  who are parties to the proceeding. A                                                                          Country that currently export or have
                                                                                                          information requested by this notice in
                                                  separate service list will be maintained                                                                      exported Subject Merchandise to the
                                                                                                          the requested form and manner shall
                                                  by the Secretary for those parties                                                                            United States or other countries after
                                                                                                          notify the Commission at the earliest
                                                  authorized to receive BPI under the                                                                           2009.
                                                                                                          possible time, provide a full explanation
                                                  APO.                                                                                                             (7) A list of 3–5 leading purchasers in
                                                                                                          of why it cannot provide the requested
                                                     Certification.—Pursuant to section                                                                         the U.S. market for the Domestic Like
                                                                                                          information, and indicate alternative
                                                  207.3 of the Commission’s rules, any                                                                          Product and the Subject Merchandise
                                                  person submitting information to the                    forms in which it can provide
                                                                                                                                                                (including street address, World Wide
                                                  Commission in connection with this                      equivalent information. If an interested
                                                                                                                                                                Web address, and the name, telephone
                                                  proceeding must certify that the                        party does not provide this notification
                                                                                                                                                                number, fax number, and Email address
                                                  information is accurate and complete to                 (or the Commission finds the
                                                                                                                                                                of a responsible official at each firm).
                                                  the best of the submitter’s knowledge. In               explanation provided in the notification                 (8) A list of known sources of
                                                  making the certification, the submitter                 inadequate) and fails to provide a                    information on national or regional
                                                  will be deemed to consent, unless                       complete response to this notice, the                 prices for the Domestic Like Product or
                                                  otherwise specified, for the                            Commission may take an adverse                        the Subject Merchandise in the U.S. or
                                                  Commission, its employees, and                          inference against the party pursuant to               other markets.
                                                  contract personnel to use the                           section 776(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C.                     (9) If you are a U.S. producer of the
                                                  information provided in any other                       1677e(b)) in making its determination in              Domestic Like Product, provide the
                                                  reviews or investigations of the same or                the review.                                           following information on your firm’s
                                                  comparable products which the                              Information To Be Provided In                      operations on that product during
                                                  Commission conducts under Title VII of                  Response to This Notice of Institution:               calendar year 2014, except as noted
                                                  the Act, or in internal audits and                      As used below, the term ‘‘firm’’ includes             (report quantity data in number of tables
                                                  investigations relating to the programs                 any related firms.                                    and value data in U.S. dollars, f.o.b.
                                                  and operations of the Commission                           (1) The name and address of your firm              plant). If you are a union/worker group
                                                  pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3.                        or entity (including World Wide Web                   or trade/business association, provide
                                                     Written submissions.—Pursuant to                     address) and name, telephone number,                  the information, on an aggregate basis,
                                                  section 207.61 of the Commission’s                      fax number, and Email address of the                  for the firms in which your workers are
                                                  rules, each interested party response to                certifying official.                                  employed/which are members of your
                                                  this notice must provide the information                   (2) A statement indicating whether                 association.
                                                  specified below. The deadline for filing                your firm/entity is a U.S. producer of                   (a) Production (quantity) and, if
                                                  such responses is June 1, 2015. Pursuant                the Domestic Like Product, a U.S. union               known, an estimate of the percentage of
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                                                  to section 207.62(b) of the Commission’s                or worker group, a U.S. importer of the               total U.S. production of the Domestic
                                                  rules, eligible parties (as specified in                Subject Merchandise, a foreign producer               Like Product accounted for by your
                                                  Commission rule 207.62(b)(1)) may also                  or exporter of the Subject Merchandise,               firm’s(s’) production;
                                                  file comments concerning the adequacy                   a U.S. or foreign trade or business                      (b) capacity (quantity) of your firm to
                                                  of responses to the notice of institution               association, or another interested party              produce the Domestic Like Product (i.e.,
                                                  and whether the Commission should                       (including an explanation). If you are a              the level of production that your
                                                  conduct an expedited or full review.                    union/worker group or trade/business                  establishment(s) could reasonably have
                                                  The deadline for filing such comments                   association, identify the firms in which              expected to attain during the year,


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                                                  24970                             Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 84 / Friday, May 1, 2015 / Notices

                                                  assuming normal operating conditions                    for the firms which are members of your                 By order of the Commission.
                                                  (using equipment and machinery in                       association.                                            Issued: April 27, 2015.
                                                  place and ready to operate), normal                        (a) Production (quantity) and, if                  Jennifer D. Rohrbach,
                                                  operating levels (hours per week/weeks                  known, an estimate of the percentage of               Supervisory Attorney.
                                                  per year), time for downtime,                           total production of Subject Merchandise               [FR Doc. 2015–10105 Filed 4–30–15; 8:45 am]
                                                  maintenance, repair, and cleanup, and a                 in the Subject Country accounted for by
                                                                                                                                                                BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
                                                  typical or representative product mix);                 your firm’s(s’) production;
                                                     (c) the quantity and value of U.S.                      (b) capacity (quantity) of your firm(s)
                                                  commercial shipments of the Domestic                    to produce the Subject Merchandise in
                                                                                                                                                                INTERNATIONAL TRADE
                                                  Like Product produced in your U.S.                      the Subject Country (i.e., the level of
                                                                                                                                                                COMMISSION
                                                  plant(s);                                               production that your establishment(s)
                                                     (d) the quantity and value of U.S.                   could reasonably have expected to                     [Investigation Nos. 731–TA–770–773 and
                                                  internal consumption/company                            attain during the year, assuming normal               775 (Third Review)]
                                                  transfers of the Domestic Like Product                  operating conditions (using equipment
                                                  produced in your U.S. plant(s); and                     and machinery in place and ready to                   Stainless Steel Wire Rod From Italy,
                                                     (e) the value of (i) net sales, (ii) cost            operate), normal operating levels (hours              Japan, Korea, Spain, and Taiwan;
                                                  of goods sold (COGS), (iii) gross profit,               per week/weeks per year), time for                    Institution of Five-Year Reviews
                                                  (iv) selling, general and administrative                downtime, maintenance, repair, and                    AGENCY: United States International
                                                  (SG&A) expenses, and (v) operating                      cleanup, and a typical or representative              Trade Commission.
                                                  income of the Domestic Like Product                     product mix); and
                                                                                                                                                                ACTION: Notice.
                                                  produced in your U.S. plant(s) (include                    (c) the quantity and value of your
                                                  both U.S. and export commercial sales,                  firm’s(s’) exports to the United States of            SUMMARY:    The Commission hereby gives
                                                  internal consumption, and company                       Subject Merchandise and, if known, an                 notice that it has instituted reviews
                                                  transfers) for your most recently                       estimate of the percentage of total                   pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the
                                                  completed fiscal year (identify the date                exports to the United States of Subject               Act) to determine whether revocation of
                                                  on which your fiscal year ends).                        Merchandise from the Subject Country                  the antidumping duty orders on
                                                     (10) If you are a U.S. importer or a                 accounted for by your firm’s(s’) exports.             stainless steel wire rod from Italy, Japan,
                                                  trade/business association of U.S.                         (12) Identify significant changes, if              Korea, Spain, and Taiwan would be
                                                  importers of the Subject Merchandise                    any, in the supply and demand                         likely to lead to continuation or
                                                  from the Subject Country, provide the                   conditions or business cycle for the                  recurrence of material injury. Pursuant
                                                  following information on your firm’s(s’)                Domestic Like Product that have                       to the Act, interested parties are
                                                  operations on that product during                       occurred in the United States or in the               requested to respond to this notice by
                                                  calendar year 2014 (report quantity data                market for the Subject Merchandise in                 submitting the information specified
                                                  in number of tables and value data in                   the Subject Country after 2009, and                   below to the Commission; 1 to be
                                                  U.S. dollars). If you are a trade/business              significant changes, if any, that are                 assured of consideration, the deadline
                                                  association, provide the information, on                likely to occur within a reasonably                   for responses is June 1, 2015. Comments
                                                  an aggregate basis, for the firms which                 foreseeable time. Supply conditions to                on the adequacy of responses may be
                                                  are members of your association.                        consider include technology;                          filed with the Commission by July 14,
                                                     (a) The quantity and value (landed,                  production methods; development                       2015.
                                                  duty-paid but not including                             efforts; ability to increase production
                                                                                                                                                                DATES: Effective Date: May 1, 2015.
                                                  antidumping duties) of U.S. imports                     (including the shift of production
                                                  and, if known, an estimate of the                       facilities used for other products and the            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  percentage of total U.S. imports of                     use, cost, or availability of major inputs            Mary Messer (202–205–3193), Office of
                                                  Subject Merchandise from the Subject                    into production); and factors related to              Investigations, U.S. International Trade
                                                  Country accounted for by your firm’s(s’)                the ability to shift supply among                     Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
                                                  imports;                                                different national markets (including                 Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-
                                                     (b) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S.              barriers to importation in foreign                    impaired persons can obtain
                                                  port, including antidumping duties) of                  markets or changes in market demand                   information on this matter by contacting
                                                  U.S. commercial shipments of Subject                    abroad). Demand conditions to consider                the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
                                                  Merchandise imported from the Subject                   include end uses and applications; the                205–1810. Persons with mobility
                                                  Country; and                                            existence and availability of substitute              impairments who will need special
                                                     (c) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S.              products; and the level of competition                assistance in gaining access to the
                                                  port, including antidumping duties) of                  among the Domestic Like Product                       Commission should contact the Office
                                                  U.S. internal consumption/company                       produced in the United States, Subject                of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
                                                  transfers of Subject Merchandise                        Merchandise produced in the Subject                   General information concerning the
                                                  imported from the Subject Country.                      Country, and such merchandise from                    Commission may also be obtained by
                                                     (11) If you are a producer, an exporter,             other countries.                                      accessing its internet server (http://
                                                  or a trade/business association of                         (13) (OPTIONAL) A statement of                     www.usitc.gov). The public record for
                                                  producers or exporters of the Subject                   whether you agree with the above                      this proceeding may be viewed on the
                                                  Merchandise in the Subject Country,                     definitions of the Domestic Like Product
                                                  provide the following information on                    and Domestic Industry; if you disagree                  1 No response to this request for information is

                                                                                                                                                                required if a currently valid Office of Management
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                                                  your firm’s(s’) operations on that                      with either or both of these definitions,             and Budget (OMB) number is not displayed; the
                                                  product during calendar year 2014                       please explain why and provide                        OMB number is 3117–0016/USITC No. 15–5–334,
                                                  (report quantity data in number of tables               alternative definitions.                              expiration date June 30, 2017. Public reporting
                                                  and value data in U.S. dollars, landed                                                                        burden for the request is estimated to average 15
                                                                                                            Authority: This proceeding is being                 hours per response. Please send comments
                                                  and duty-paid at the U.S. port but not                  conducted under authority of Title VII of the         regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate to
                                                  including antidumping duties). If you                   Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published          the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade
                                                  are a trade/business association, provide               pursuant to section 207.61 of the                     Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC
                                                  the information, on an aggregate basis,                 Commission’s rules.                                   20436.



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Document Created: 2018-02-21 10:20:37
Document Modified: 2018-02-21 10:20:37
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesEffective Date: May 1, 2015.
ContactMary Messer (202-205-3193), 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. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov). The public record for this proceeding may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at http:// edis.usitc.gov.
FR Citation80 FR 24968 

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