81 FR 18884 - Certain Aluminum Extrusions From China; Institution of Five-Year Reviews
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 63 (April 1, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 63 (April 1, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 63 (Friday, April 1, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 18884-18887] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-07257] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701-TA-475 and 731-TA-1177 (Review)] Certain Aluminum Extrusions From China; Institution of Five-Year Reviews AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act''), as amended, to determine whether revocation of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on certain aluminum extrusions other than finished heat sinks 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 May 2, 2016. Comments on the adequacy of responses may be filed with the Commission by June 14, 2016. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \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. 16-5-353, 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DATES: Effective Date: April 1, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward Petronzio (202-205-3176), Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E [[Page 18885]] 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 May 26, 2011, the Department of Commerce issued antidumping and countervailing duty orders on imports of certain aluminum extrusions other than finished heat sinks from China (76 FR 30650-30655). The Commission is conducting reviews pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)), to determine whether revocation of the orders 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 full or expedited reviews. The Commission's determinations in any expedited reviews will be based on the facts available, which may include information provided in response to this notice. Definitions.--The following definitions apply to these reviews: (1) Subject Merchandise is the class or kind of merchandise that is within the scope of the five-year reviews, as defined by the Department of Commerce. (2) The Subject Country in these reviews 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 affirmative determinations, the Commission found one Domestic Like Product: All aluminum extrusions other than finished heat sinks corresponding to Commerce's scope of the orders.\2\ Certain Commissioners defined the Domestic Like Product differently. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ The Commission found two separate Domestic Like Products in the original investigations: (1) Finished heat sinks and (2) all other aluminum extrusions corresponding to Commerce's scope of the investigations. However, the Commission determined that an industry in the United States was not materially injured or threatened with material injury, or that the establishment of an industry in the United States was not materially retarded, by reason of imports of finished heat sinks from China. Therefore, the antidumping and countervailing duty orders pertain to aluminum extrusions other than finished heat sinks corresponding to Commerce's scope of the orders. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 affirmative determinations, the Commission found one Domestic Industry consisting of all domestic producers of certain aluminum extrusions other than finished heat sinks, except for one producer which the Commission excluded as a related party. Certain Commissioners defined the Domestic Industry differently. (5) The Order Date is the date that the antidumping and countervailing duty orders under review became effective. In these reviews, the Order Date is May 26, 2011. (6) 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 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 May 2, 2016. Pursuant to section 207.62(b) of the Commission's rules, eligible parties (as specified in [[Page 18886]] 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 expedited or full reviews. The deadline for filing such comments is June 14, 2016. 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 Handbook on E-Filing, available on the Commission's Web site at http://edis.usitc.gov, elaborates upon the Commission's rules with respect to electronic filing. 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 determinations in the reviews. 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 and countervailing duty orders 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 since the Order Date. (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 2015, except as noted (report quantity data in short tons 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, 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 2015(report quantity data in short tons 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 or countervailing 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 and/or countervailing 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 and/or countervailing 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 2015 (report quantity data in short tons and value data in U.S. dollars, landed and [[Page 18887]] duty-paid at the U.S. port but not including antidumping or countervailing 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 since the Order Date, 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: March 28, 2016. Lisa R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2016-07257 Filed 3-31-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020-02-P
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(a) Production (quantity) and, if producers or exporters of the Subject Country, and such merchandise from
known, an estimate of the percentage of Merchandise in the Subject Country, other countries.
total U.S. production of the Domestic provide the following information on (13) (Optional) A statement of
Like Product accounted for by your your firm’s(s’) operations on that whether you agree with the above
firm’s(s’) production; product during crop year (September 1– definitions of the Domestic Like Product
(b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm to August 31) 2009/10 and crop year 2014/ and Domestic Industry; if you disagree
produce the Domestic Like Product (i.e., 15 (report quantity data in pounds and with either or both of these definitions,
the level of production that your value data in U.S. dollars, landed and please explain why and provide
establishment(s) could reasonably have duty-paid at the U.S. port but not alternative definitions.
expected to attain during the year, including antidumping duties). If you Authority: This proceeding is being
assuming normal operating conditions are a trade/business association, provide conducted under authority of Title VII of the
(using equipment and machinery in the information, on an aggregate basis, Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
place and ready to operate), normal for the firms which are members of your pursuant to section 207.61 of the
operating levels (hours per week/weeks association. Commission’s rules.
per year), time for downtime, (a) Production (quantity) and, if By order of the Commission.
maintenance, repair, and cleanup, and a known, an estimate of the percentage of Issued: March 28, 2016.
typical or representative product mix); total production of Subject Merchandise Lisa R. Barton,
(c) the quantity and value of U.S. in the Subject Country accounted for by
commercial shipments of the Domestic Secretary to the Commission.
your firm’s(s’) production;
Like Product produced in your U.S. [FR Doc. 2016–07254 Filed 3–31–16; 8:45 am]
(b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm(s)
plant(s); to produce the Subject Merchandise in
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
(d) the quantity and value of U.S. the Subject Country (i.e., the level of
internal consumption/company production that your establishment(s)
transfers of the Domestic Like Product INTERNATIONAL TRADE
could reasonably have expected to COMMISSION
produced in your U.S. plant(s); and attain during the year, assuming normal
(e) the value of (i) net sales, (ii) cost [Investigation Nos. 701–TA–475 and 731–
operating conditions (using equipment
of goods sold (COGS), (iii) gross profit, TA–1177 (Review)]
and machinery in place and ready to
(iv) selling, general and administrative
operate), normal operating levels (hours
(SG&A) expenses, and (v) operating Certain Aluminum Extrusions From
per week/weeks per year), time for
income of the Domestic Like Product China; Institution of Five-Year Reviews
downtime, maintenance, repair, and
produced in your U.S. plant(s) (include
cleanup, and a typical or representative AGENCY: United States International
both U.S. and export commercial sales,
product mix); and Trade Commission.
internal consumption, and company
(c) the quantity and value of your ACTION: Notice.
transfers) for your most recently
firm’s(s’) exports to the United States of
completed fiscal year (identify the date SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives
Subject Merchandise and, if known, an
on which your fiscal year ends). notice that it has instituted reviews
(10) If you are a U.S. importer or a estimate of the percentage of total
exports to the United States of Subject pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the
trade/business association of U.S. Act’’), as amended, to determine
importers of the Subject Merchandise Merchandise from the Subject Country
accounted for by your firm’s(s’) exports. whether revocation of the antidumping
from the Subject Country, provide the and countervailing duty orders on
following information on your firm’s(s’) (12) Identify significant changes, if
any, in the supply and demand certain aluminum extrusions other than
operations on that product during crop finished heat sinks from China would be
year (September 1–August 31) 2009/10 conditions or business cycle for the
Domestic Like Product that have likely to lead to continuation or
and crop year 2014/15 (report quantity recurrence of material injury. Pursuant
data in pounds and value data in U.S. occurred in the United States or in the
market for the Subject Merchandise in to the Act, interested parties are
dollars). If you are a trade/business requested to respond to this notice by
association, provide the information, on the Subject Country after crop year
(September 1–August 31) 2004/05, and submitting the information specified
an aggregate basis, for the firms which below to the Commission; 1 to be
are members of your association. significant changes, if any, that are
likely to occur within a reasonably assured of consideration, the deadline
(a) The quantity and value (landed,
foreseeable time. Supply conditions to for responses is May 2, 2016. Comments
duty-paid but not including
consider include technology; on the adequacy of responses may be
antidumping duties) of U.S. imports
production methods; development filed with the Commission by June 14,
and, if known, an estimate of the
efforts; ability to increase production 2016.
percentage of total U.S. imports of
Subject Merchandise from the Subject (including the shift of production DATES: Effective Date: April 1, 2016.
Country accounted for by your firm’s(s’) facilities used for other products and the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
imports; use, cost, or availability of major inputs Edward Petronzio (202–205–3176),
(b) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. into production); and factors related to Office of Investigations, U.S.
port, including antidumping duties) of the ability to shift supply among International Trade Commission, 500 E
U.S. commercial shipments of Subject different national markets (including
barriers to importation in foreign
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1 No response to this request for information is
Merchandise imported from the Subject
markets or changes in market demand required if a currently valid Office of Management
Country; and and Budget (OMB) number is not displayed; the
(c) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. abroad). Demand conditions to consider OMB number is 3117–0016/USITC No. 16–5–353,
port, including antidumping duties) of include end uses and applications; the expiration date June 30, 2017. Public reporting
U.S. internal consumption/company existence and availability of substitute burden for the request is estimated to average 15
transfers of Subject Merchandise products; and the level of competition hours per response. Please send comments
regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate to
imported from the Subject Country. among the Domestic Like Product the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade
(11) If you are a producer, an exporter, produced in the United States, Subject Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC
or a trade/business association of Merchandise produced in the Subject 20436.
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duty-paid at the U.S. port but not Authority: This proceeding is being appearance in the preliminary phase of
including antidumping or conducted under authority of Title VII of the the investigations need not enter a
countervailing duties). If you are a Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published separate appearance for the final phase
pursuant to section 207.61 of the
trade/business association, provide the of the investigations. Industrial users,
Commission’s rules.
information, on an aggregate basis, for and, if the merchandise under
the firms which are members of your By order of the Commission. investigation is sold at the retail level,
association. Issued: March 28, 2016. representative consumer organizations
(a) Production (quantity) and, if Lisa R. Barton, have the right to appear as parties in
known, an estimate of the percentage of Secretary to the Commission. Commission antidumping and
total production of Subject Merchandise [FR Doc. 2016–07257 Filed 3–31–16; 8:45 am] countervailing duty investigations. The
in the Subject Country accounted for by BILLING CODE 7020–02–P Secretary will prepare a public service
your firm’s(s’) production; list containing the names and addresses
(b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm(s) of all persons, or their representatives,
to produce the Subject Merchandise in INTERNATIONAL TRADE who are parties to the investigations.
the Subject Country (i.e., the level of COMMISSION
production that your establishment(s) Background
could reasonably have expected to [Investigation Nos. 701–TA–557 and 731– On February 12, 2016, AK Steel Corp.,
TA–1312 (Preliminary)]
attain during the year, assuming normal West Chester, Ohio; Allegheny Ludlum,
operating conditions (using equipment Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip From LLC d/b/a ATI Flat Rolled Products,
and machinery in place and ready to China Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; North
operate), normal operating levels (hours American Stainless, Inc., Ghent,
per week/weeks per year), time for Determinations Kentucky; and Outokumpu Stainless
downtime, maintenance, repair, and On the basis of the record 1 developed USA, LLC, Bannockburn, Illinois filed a
cleanup, and a typical or representative in the subject investigations, the United petition with the Commission and
product mix); and States International Trade Commission Commerce, alleging that an industry in
(c) the quantity and value of your (‘‘Commission’’) determines, pursuant the United States is materially injured
firm’s(s’) exports to the United States of to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’), or threatened with material injury by
Subject Merchandise and, if known, an that there is a reasonable indication that reason of LTFV and subsidized imports
estimate of the percentage of total an industry in the United States is of stainless steel sheet and strip from
exports to the United States of Subject materially injured by reason of imports China. Accordingly, effective February
Merchandise from the Subject Country of stainless steel sheet and strip from 12, 2016, the Commission, pursuant to
accounted for by your firm’s(s’) exports. China, provided for in subheadings sections 703(a) and 733(a) of the Act (19
(12) Identify significant changes, if U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)), instituted
7219.13.00, 7219.14.00, 7219.23.00,
any, in the supply and demand countervailing duty investigation No.
7219.24.00, 7219.32.00, 7219.33.00,
conditions or business cycle for the 701–TA–557 and antidumping duty
7219.34.00, 7219.35.00, 7219.90.00,
Domestic Like Product that have investigation No. 731–TA–1312
7220.12.10, 7220.12.50, 7220.20.10,
occurred in the United States or in the (Preliminary).
7220.20.60, 7220.20.70, 7220.20.90, and
market for the Subject Merchandise in Notice of the institution of the
7220.90.00 of the Harmonized Tariff
the Subject Country since the Order Commission’s investigations and of a
Schedule of the United States, that are
Date, and significant changes, if any, public conference to be held in
alleged to be sold in the United States
that are likely to occur within a connection therewith was given by
at less than fair value (‘‘LTFV’’) and are
reasonably foreseeable time. Supply posting copies of the notice in the Office
allegedly subsidized by the government
conditions to consider include of the Secretary, U.S. International
technology; production methods; of China.
Trade Commission, Washington, DC,
development efforts; ability to increase Commencement of Final Phase and by publishing the notice in the
production (including the shift of Investigations Federal Register of February 19, 2016
production facilities used for other Pursuant to section 207.18 of the (81 FR 8544). The conference was held
products and the use, cost, or Commission’s rules, the Commission in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2016,
availability of major inputs into also gives notice of the commencement and all persons who requested the
production); and factors related to the of the final phase of its investigations. opportunity were permitted to appear in
ability to shift supply among different The Commission will issue a final phase person or by counsel.
national markets (including barriers to notice of scheduling, which will be The Commission made these
importation in foreign markets or published in the Federal Register as determinations pursuant to sections
changes in market demand abroad). provided in section 207.21 of the 703(a) and 733(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
Demand conditions to consider include Commission’s rules, upon notice from 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)). It completed
end uses and applications; the existence the Department of Commerce and filed its determinations in these
and availability of substitute products; (‘‘Commerce’’) of affirmative investigations on March 28, 2016. The
and the level of competition among the preliminary determinations in the views of the Commission are contained
Domestic Like Product produced in the investigations under sections 703(b) or in USITC Publication 4603 (April 2016),
United States, Subject Merchandise 733(b) of the Act, or, if the preliminary entitled Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip
produced in the Subject Country, and
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determinations are negative, upon from China: Investigation Nos. 701–TA–
such merchandise from other countries. notice of affirmative final 557 and 731–TA–1312 (Preliminary).
(13) (Optional) A statement of determinations in those investigations By order of the Commission.
whether you agree with the above under sections 705(a) or 735(a) of the
definitions of the Domestic Like Product Issued: March 29, 2016.
Act. Parties that filed entries of Lisa R. Barton,
and Domestic Industry; if you disagree
with either or both of these definitions, 1 The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the
Secretary to the Commission.
please explain why and provide Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 [FR Doc. 2016–07360 Filed 3–31–16; 8:45 am]
alternative definitions. CFR 207.2(f)). BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
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| Contact | Edward Petronzio (202-205-3176), 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 Citation | 81 FR 18884 |
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