82 FR 31635 - Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Japan and Turkey; Determinations

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 129 (July 7, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 129 (Friday, July 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31635-31636]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-14250]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-564 and 731-TA-1338 and 1340 (Final)]


Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Japan and Turkey; 
Determinations

    On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject 
investigations, the United States International Trade Commission 
(``Commission'') determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the 
Act''), that an industry in the United States is materially injured by 
reason of imports of steel concrete reinforcing bar (``rebar'') from 
Japan and Turkey, provided for in subheadings 7213.10, 7214.20, and 
7228.30 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States; subject 
imports from Japan and Turkey have been found by the Department of 
Commerce (``Commerce'') to be sold in the United States at less than 
fair value (``LTFV''), and subject imports from Turkey have been found 
to be subsidized by that country's government.
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    \1\ The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the Commission's 
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)).
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Background

    The Commission, pursuant to sections 705(b) and 735(b) of the Act 
(19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and 19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)), instituted these 
investigations effective September 20, 2016, following receipt of a 
petition filed with the Commission and Commerce by the Rebar Trade 
Action Coalition and its individual members: Bayou Steel Group, 
LaPlace, Louisiana; \2\ Byer Steel Group, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio; 
Commercial Metals Company, Irving, Texas; Gerdau Ameristeel U.S. Inc., 
Tampa, Florida; Nucor Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina; and Steel 
Dynamics, Inc., Pittsboro, Indiana. The final phase of the 
investigations was scheduled by the Commission following notification 
of preliminary determinations by Commerce that imports of rebar from 
Turkey were subsidized within the

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meaning of section 703(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b(b)) and imports 
of rebar from Japan and Turkey were sold at LTFV within the meaning of 
733(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b(b)). Notice of the scheduling of the 
final phase of the Commission's investigations and of a public hearing 
to be held in connection therewith was given by posting copies of the 
notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade 
Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the notice in the Federal 
Register on March 15, 2017 (82 FR 13854). The hearing was held in 
Washington, DC, on May 18, 2017, and all persons who requested the 
opportunity were permitted to appear in person or by counsel.
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    \2\ Bayou Steel Group was no longer a petitioner in the final 
phase of these investigations.
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    The Commission made these determinations pursuant to sections 
705(b) and 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and 19 U.S.C. 
1673d(b)). It completed and filed its determinations in these 
investigations on June 30, 2017. The views of the Commission are 
contained in USITC Publication 4705 (June 2017), entitled Steel 
Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Japan and Turkey: Investigation Nos. 701-
TA-564 and 731-TA-1338 and 1340 (Final).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: June 30, 2017.
Katherine M. Hiner,
Supervisory Attorney.
[FR Doc. 2017-14250 Filed 7-6-17; 8:45 am]
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