82 FR 43403 - Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Taiwan

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 178 (September 15, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 178 (Friday, September 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 43403]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-19557]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 731-TA-1339 (Final)]


Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Taiwan

Determination

    On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject 
investigation, 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 from Taiwan, 
provided for in subheadings 7213.10, 7214.20, and 7228.30 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that have been found 
by the Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') to be sold in the United 
States at less than fair value (``LTFV'').
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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 section 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 
1673d(b)), instituted this investigation 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 investigation was scheduled by the Commission following 
notification of a preliminary determination by Commerce that imports of 
rebar from Taiwan 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 investigation 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 this investigation.
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    The Commission made this determination pursuant to section 735(b) 
of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)). It completed and filed its 
determination in this investigation on September 11, 2017. The views of 
the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 4724 (September 
2017), entitled Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Taiwan: 
Investigation No. 731-TA-1339 (Final).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: September 11, 2017.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2017-19557 Filed 9-14-17; 8:45 am]
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