82_FR_46714 82 FR 46522 - Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing From China, Germany, India, Italy, Korea, and Switzerland; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Duty Investigations

82 FR 46522 - Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing From China, Germany, India, Italy, Korea, and Switzerland; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Duty Investigations

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 192 (October 5, 2017)

Page Range46522-46524
FR Document2017-21428

The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-576-577 and 731-TA-1362-1367 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act'') to determine whether an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United States is materially retarded, by reason of imports of cold-drawn mechanical tubing from China, Germany, India, Italy, Korea, and Switzerland, provided for in subheadings 7304.31.30, 7304.31.60, 7304.51.10, 7304.51.50, 7306.30.50, and 7306.50.50 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce to be subsidized by the Governments of China and India. Determinations with respect to imports of cold-drawn mechanical tubing alleged to be sold at less than fair value are pending.

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-576-577 and 731-TA-1362-1367 (Final)]


Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing From China, Germany, India, Italy, 
Korea, and Switzerland; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing 
Duty and Antidumping Duty Investigations

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the 
final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 
701-TA-576-577 and 731-TA-1362-1367 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act 
of 1930 (``the Act'') to determine whether an industry in the United 
States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the 
establishment of an industry in the United States is materially 
retarded, by reason of imports of cold-drawn mechanical tubing from 
China, Germany, India, Italy, Korea, and Switzerland, provided for in 
subheadings 7304.31.30, 7304.31.60, 7304.51.10, 7304.51.50, 7306.30.50, 
and 7306.50.50 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 
preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce to be subsidized 
by the Governments of China and India. Determinations with respect to 
imports of cold-drawn mechanical tubing alleged to be sold at less than 
fair value are pending.

DATES: September 25, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keysha Martinez (202-205-2136), 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 (https://www.usitc.gov). The public record for these 
investigations may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket 
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Scope.--For purposes of these investigations, the Department of 
Commerce has defined the subject merchandise as cold-drawn mechanical 
tubing of carbon and alloy steel (cold-drawn mechanical tubing) of 
circular cross-section, in actual outside diameters less than 331 mm, 
and regardless of wall thickness, surface finish, end finish or 
industry specification. The subject cold-drawn mechanical tubing is a 
tubular product with a circular cross-sectional shape that has been 
cold-drawn or otherwise cold-finished after the initial tube formation 
in a manner that involves a change in the diameter or wall thickness of 
the tubing, or both. The subject cold-drawn mechanical tubing may be 
produced from either welded (e.g., electric resistance welded, 
continuous welded, etc.) or seamless (e.g., pierced, pilgered or 
extruded, etc.) carbon or alloy steel tubular products. It may also be 
heat treated after cold working. Such heat treatments may include, but 
are not limited to, annealing, normalizing, quenching and tempering, 
stress relieving or finish annealing. Typical cold-drawing methods for 
subject merchandise include, but are not limited to, drawing over 
mandrel, rod drawing, plug drawing, sink drawing and similar processes 
that involve reducing the outside diameter of the tubing with a die or 
similar device, whether or not controlling the inside diameter of the 
tubing with an internal support device such as a mandrel, rod, plug or 
similar device.
    Subject cold-drawn mechanical tubing is typically certified to meet 
industry specifications for cold-drawn tubing including but not limited 
to:
    (1) American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) or American 
Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) specifications ASTM A-512, ASTM 
A-513 Type 3 (ASME SA513 Type 3), ASTM A-513 Type 4 (ASME SA513 Type 
4), ASTM A-513 Type 5 (ASME SA513 Type 5), ASTM A-513 Type 6

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(ASME SA513 Type 6), ASTM A-519 (cold-finished);
    (2) SAE International (Society of Automotive Engineers) 
specifications SAE J524, SAE J525, SAE J2833, SAE J2614, SAE J2467, SAE 
J2435, SAE J2613;
    (3) Aerospace Material Specification (AMS) AMS T-6736 (AMS 6736), 
AMS 6371, AMS 5050, AMS 5075, AMS 5062, AMS 6360, AMS 6361, AMS 6362, 
AMS 6371, AMS 6372, AMS 6374, AMS 6381, AMS 6415;
    (4) United States Military Standards (MIL) MIL-T-5066 and MIL-T-
6736;
    (5) foreign standards equivalent to one of the previously listed 
ASTM, ASME, SAE, AMS or MIL specifications including but not limited 
to:
    (a) German Institute for Standardization (DIN) specifications DIN 
2391-2, DIN 2393-2, DIN 2394-2);
    (b) European Standards (EN) EN 10305-1, EN 10305-2, EN 10305-4, EN 
10305-6 and European national variations on those standards (e.g., 
British Standard (BS EN), Irish Standard (IS EN) and German Standard 
(DIN EN) variations, etc.);
    (c) Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) JIS G 3441 and JIS G 3445; 
and
    (6) proprietary standards that are based on one of the above-listed 
standards.
    The subject cold-drawn mechanical tubing may also be dual or 
multiple certified to more than one standard. Pipe that is multiple 
certified as cold-drawn mechanical tubing and to other specifications 
not covered by this scope, is also covered by the scope of this 
investigation when it meets the physical description set forth above.
    Steel products included in the scope of this investigation are 
products in which:
    (1) Iron predominates, by weight, over each of the other contained 
elements; and
    (2) the carbon content is 2 percent or less by weight.
    For purposes of this scope, the place of cold-drawing determines 
the country of origin of the subject merchandise. Subject merchandise 
that is subject to minor working in a third country that occurs after 
drawing in one of the subject countries including, but not limited to, 
heat treatment, cutting to length, straightening, nondestruction 
testing, deburring or chamfering, remains within the scope of the 
investigation.
    All products that meet the written physical description are within 
the scope of this investigation unless specifically excluded or covered 
by the scope of an existing order. Merchandise that meets the physical 
description of cold-drawn mechanical tubing above is within the scope 
of the investigation even if it is also dual or multiple certified to 
an otherwise excluded specification listed below. The following 
products are outside of, and/or specifically excluded from, the scope 
of this investigation:
    (1) Cold-drawn stainless steel tubing, containing 10.5 percent or 
more of chromium by weight and not more than 1.2 percent of carbon by 
weight;
    (2) products certified to one or more of the ASTM, ASME or American 
Petroleum Institute (API) specifications listed below:
     ASTM A-53;
     ASTM A-106;
     ASTM A-179 (ASME SA 179);
     ASTM A-192 (ASME SA 192);
     ASTM A-209 (ASME SA 209);
     ASTM A-210 (ASME SA 210);
     ASTM A-213 (ASME SA 213);
     ASTM A-334 (ASME SA 334);
     ASTM A-423 (ASME SA 423);
     ASTM A-498;
     ASTM A-496 (ASME SA 496);
     ASTM A-199;
     ASTM A-500;
     ASTM A-556;
     ASTM A-565;
     API 5L; and
     API 5CT
except that any cold-drawn tubing product certified to one of the above 
excluded specifications will not be excluded from the scope if it is 
also dual-or multiple-certified to any other specification that 
otherwise would fall within the scope of this investigation.
    The products subject to the investigation are currently classified 
in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under 
item numbers: 7304.31.3000, 7304.31.6050, 7304.51.1000, 7304.51.5005, 
7304.51.5060, 7306.30.5015, 7306.30.5020, 7306.50.5030. Subject 
merchandise may also enter under numbers 7306.30.1000 and 7306.50.1000. 
The HTSUS subheadings above are provided for convenience and customs 
purposes only. The written description of the scope of the 
investigation is dispositive.
    Background.--The final phase of these investigations is being 
scheduled pursuant to section 705(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C. 1671d(b)), as a result of affirmative preliminary determinations 
by the Department of Commerce that certain benefits which constitute 
subsidies within the meaning of section 703 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 
1671b) are being provided to manufacturers, producers, or exporters in 
China and India of cold-drawn mechanical tubing. The investigations 
were requested in petitions filed on April 19, 2017, by ArcelorMittal 
Tubular Products, Shelby, Ohio; Michigan Seamless Tube, LLC, South 
Lyon, Michigan; PTC Alliance Corp., Wexford, Pennsylvania; Webco 
Industries, Inc., Sand Springs, Oklahoma; and Zekelman Industries, 
Inc., Farrell, Pennsylvania.
    For further information concerning the conduct of this phase of the 
investigations, hearing procedures, and rules of general application, 
consult the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, 
subparts A and B (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and C (19 
CFR part 207).
    Participation in the investigations 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 final phase of these 
investigations as parties must file an entry of appearance with the 
Secretary to the Commission, as provided in section 201.11 of the 
Commission's rules, no later than 21 days prior to the hearing date 
specified in this notice. A party that filed a notice of appearance 
during the preliminary phase of the investigations need not file an 
additional notice of appearance during this final phase. The Secretary 
will maintain a public service list containing the names and addresses 
of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the 
investigations.
    Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under 
an administrative protective order (APO) and BPI service list.--
Pursuant to section 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary 
will make BPI gathered in the final phase of these investigations 
available to authorized applicants under the APO issued in the 
investigations, provided that the application is made no later than 21 
days prior to the hearing date specified in this notice. Authorized 
applicants must represent interested parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C. 
1677(9), who are parties to the investigations. A party granted access 
to BPI in the preliminary phase of the investigations need not reapply 
for such access. A separate service list will be maintained by the 
Secretary for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
    Staff report.--The prehearing staff report in the final phase of 
these investigations will be placed in the nonpublic record on November 
21, 2017, and a public version will be issued thereafter, pursuant to 
section 207.22 of the Commission's rules.
    Hearing.--The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the 
final

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phase of these investigations beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, 
December 6, 2017, at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building. 
Requests to appear at the hearing should be filed in writing with the 
Secretary to the Commission on or before December 1, 2017. A nonparty 
who has testimony that may aid the Commission's deliberations may 
request permission to present a short statement at the hearing. All 
parties and nonparties desiring to appear at the hearing and make oral 
presentations should participate in a prehearing conference to be held 
on December 4, 2017, at the U.S. International Trade Commission 
Building, if deemed necessary. Oral testimony and written materials to 
be submitted at the public hearing are governed by sections 
201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and 207.24 of the Commission's rules. Parties 
must submit any request to present a portion of their hearing testimony 
in camera no later than 7 business days prior to the date of the 
hearing.
    Written submissions.--Each party who is an interested party shall 
submit a prehearing brief to the Commission. Prehearing briefs must 
conform with the provisions of section 207.23 of the Commission's 
rules; the deadline for filing is November 29, 2017. Parties may also 
file written testimony in connection with their presentation at the 
hearing, as provided in section 207.24 of the Commission's rules, and 
posthearing briefs, which must conform with the provisions of section 
207.25 of the Commission's rules. The deadline for filing posthearing 
briefs is December 12, 2017. In addition, any person who has not 
entered an appearance as a party to the investigations may submit a 
written statement of information pertinent to the subject of the 
investigations, including statements of support or opposition to the 
petition, on or before December 12, 2017. On December 29, 2017, the 
Commission will make available to parties all information on which they 
have not had an opportunity to comment. Parties may submit final 
comments on this information on or before January 3, 2018, but such 
final comments must not contain new factual information and must 
otherwise comply with section 207.30 of the Commission's rules. 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 https://www.usitc.gov/secretary/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf, elaborates upon 
the Commission's rules with respect to electronic filing.
    Additional written submissions to the Commission, including 
requests pursuant to section 201.12 of the Commission's rules, shall 
not be accepted unless good cause is shown for accepting such 
submissions, or unless the submission is pursuant to a specific request 
by a Commissioner or Commission staff.
    In accordance with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission's 
rules, each document filed by a party to the investigations must be 
served on all other parties to the investigations (as identified by 
either the public or BPI service list), and a certificate of service 
must be timely filed. The Secretary will not accept a document for 
filing without a certificate of service.
    Authority: These investigations are being conducted under authority 
of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published 
pursuant to section 207.21 of the Commission's rules.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: September 29, 2017.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2017-21428 Filed 10-4-17; 8:45 am]
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                                               filed separately from the submissions on                personnel, solely for cybersecurity                   impaired persons can obtain
                                               the issues under review and are not                     purposes. All nonconfidential written                 information on this matter by contacting
                                               governed by the page limitations recited                submissions will be available for public              the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
                                               above. The complainants’ opening                        inspection at the Office of the Secretary             205–1810. Persons with mobility
                                               submission on the issues of remedy, the                 and on EDIS.                                          impairments who will need special
                                               public interest and bonding is to                         The authority for the Commission’s                  assistance in gaining access to the
                                               include proposed remedial orders for                    determination is contained in section                 Commission should contact the Office
                                               the Commission’s consideration; the                     337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as                     of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
                                               date that the asserted patents expire; the              amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in part                 General information concerning the
                                               HTSUS numbers under which the                           210 of the Commission’s Rules of                      Commission may also be obtained by
                                               accused products are imported; and the                  Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part                   accessing its internet server (https://
                                               names of known importers of the                         210).                                                 www.usitc.gov). The public record for
                                               products at issue in this investigation.                  By order of the Commission.                         these investigations may be viewed on
                                                  Written submissions by the parties                                                                         the Commission’s electronic docket
                                                                                                         Issued: September 29, 2017.
                                               and the public must be filed no later                                                                         (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
                                               than close of business on Friday,                       Lisa R. Barton,
                                                                                                       Secretary to the Commission.                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                               October 13, 2017. Reply submissions by                                                                           Scope.—For purposes of these
                                               the parties and the public must be filed                [FR Doc. 2017–21426 Filed 10–4–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                             investigations, the Department of
                                               no later than the close of business on                  BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
                                                                                                                                                             Commerce has defined the subject
                                               Monday, October 23, 2017. No further
                                                                                                                                                             merchandise as cold-drawn mechanical
                                               submissions will be permitted unless
                                                                                                       INTERNATIONAL TRADE                                   tubing of carbon and alloy steel (cold-
                                               otherwise ordered by the Commission.
                                                  Persons filing written submissions                   COMMISSION                                            drawn mechanical tubing) of circular
                                               must file the original document                                                                               cross-section, in actual outside
                                                                                                       [Investigation Nos. 701–TA–576–577 and                diameters less than 331 mm, and
                                               electronically on or before the deadlines               731–TA–1362–1367 (Final)]
                                               stated above and submit 8 true paper                                                                          regardless of wall thickness, surface
                                               copies to the Office of the Secretary by                                                                      finish, end finish or industry
                                                                                                       Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing From
                                               noon the next day pursuant to section                                                                         specification. The subject cold-drawn
                                                                                                       China, Germany, India, Italy, Korea,
                                               210.4(f) of the Commission’s Rules of                                                                         mechanical tubing is a tubular product
                                                                                                       and Switzerland; Scheduling of the
                                               Practice and Procedure (19 CFR                                                                                with a circular cross-sectional shape
                                                                                                       Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and
                                               210.4(f)). Submissions should refer to                                                                        that has been cold-drawn or otherwise
                                                                                                       Antidumping Duty Investigations
                                               the investigation number (‘‘Inv. No.                                                                          cold-finished after the initial tube
                                               337–TA–1010’’) in a prominent place on                  AGENCY: United States International                   formation in a manner that involves a
                                               the cover page and/or the first page. (See              Trade Commission.                                     change in the diameter or wall thickness
                                               Handbook for Electronic Filing                          ACTION: Notice.                                       of the tubing, or both. The subject cold-
                                               Procedures, https://www.usitc.gov/                                                                            drawn mechanical tubing may be
                                                                                                       SUMMARY:    The Commission hereby gives               produced from either welded (e.g.,
                                               secretary/fed_reg_notices/rules/
                                                                                                       notice of the scheduling of the final                 electric resistance welded, continuous
                                               handbook_on_electronic_filing.pdf).
                                                                                                       phase of antidumping and                              welded, etc.) or seamless (e.g., pierced,
                                               Persons with questions regarding filing
                                                                                                       countervailing duty investigation Nos.                pilgered or extruded, etc.) carbon or
                                               should contact the Secretary (202–205–
                                                                                                       701–TA–576–577 and 731–TA–1362–                       alloy steel tubular products. It may also
                                               2000).
                                                  Any person desiring to submit a                      1367 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act               be heat treated after cold working. Such
                                               document to the Commission in                           of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’) to determine                    heat treatments may include, but are not
                                               confidence must request confidential                    whether an industry in the United                     limited to, annealing, normalizing,
                                               treatment. All such requests should be                  States is materially injured or                       quenching and tempering, stress
                                               directed to the Secretary to the                        threatened with material injury, or the               relieving or finish annealing. Typical
                                               Commission and must include a full                      establishment of an industry in the                   cold-drawing methods for subject
                                               statement of the reasons why the                        United States is materially retarded, by              merchandise include, but are not
                                               Commission should grant such                            reason of imports of cold-drawn                       limited to, drawing over mandrel, rod
                                               treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents                  mechanical tubing from China,                         drawing, plug drawing, sink drawing
                                               for which confidential treatment by the                 Germany, India, Italy, Korea, and                     and similar processes that involve
                                               Commission is properly sought will be                   Switzerland, provided for in                          reducing the outside diameter of the
                                               treated accordingly. All information,                   subheadings 7304.31.30, 7304.31.60,                   tubing with a die or similar device,
                                               including confidential business                         7304.51.10, 7304.51.50, 7306.30.50, and               whether or not controlling the inside
                                               information and documents for which                     7306.50.50 of the Harmonized Tariff                   diameter of the tubing with an internal
                                               confidential treatment is properly                      Schedule of the United States,                        support device such as a mandrel, rod,
                                               sought, submitted to the Commission for                 preliminarily determined by the                       plug or similar device.
                                               purposes of this Investigation may be                   Department of Commerce to be                             Subject cold-drawn mechanical
                                               disclosed to and used: (i) By the                       subsidized by the Governments of China                tubing is typically certified to meet
                                               Commission, its employees and Offices,                  and India. Determinations with respect                industry specifications for cold-drawn
                                               and contract personnel (a) for                          to imports of cold-drawn mechanical                   tubing including but not limited to:
                                               developing or maintaining the records                   tubing alleged to be sold at less than fair              (1) American Society for Testing and
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                                               of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in              value are pending.                                    Materials (ASTM) or American Society
                                               internal investigations, audits, reviews,               DATES: September 25, 2017.                            of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
                                               and evaluations relating to the                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      specifications ASTM A–512, ASTM
                                               programs, personnel, and operations of                  Keysha Martinez (202–205–2136), Office                A–513 Type 3 (ASME SA513 Type 3),
                                               the Commission including under 5                        of Investigations, U.S. International                 ASTM A–513 Type 4 (ASME SA513
                                               U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S.                      Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW.,                   Type 4), ASTM A–513 Type 5 (ASME
                                               government employees and contract                       Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-                        SA513 Type 5), ASTM A–513 Type 6


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                                               (ASME SA513 Type 6), ASTM A–519                         cold-drawn mechanical tubing above is                 April 19, 2017, by ArcelorMittal
                                               (cold-finished);                                        within the scope of the investigation                 Tubular Products, Shelby, Ohio;
                                                  (2) SAE International (Society of                    even if it is also dual or multiple                   Michigan Seamless Tube, LLC, South
                                               Automotive Engineers) specifications                    certified to an otherwise excluded                    Lyon, Michigan; PTC Alliance Corp.,
                                               SAE J524, SAE J525, SAE J2833, SAE                      specification listed below. The                       Wexford, Pennsylvania; Webco
                                               J2614, SAE J2467, SAE J2435, SAE                        following products are outside of, and/               Industries, Inc., Sand Springs,
                                               J2613;                                                  or specifically excluded from, the scope              Oklahoma; and Zekelman Industries,
                                                  (3) Aerospace Material Specification                 of this investigation:                                Inc., Farrell, Pennsylvania.
                                               (AMS) AMS T–6736 (AMS 6736), AMS                           (1) Cold-drawn stainless steel tubing,                For further information concerning
                                               6371, AMS 5050, AMS 5075, AMS 5062,                     containing 10.5 percent or more of                    the conduct of this phase of the
                                               AMS 6360, AMS 6361, AMS 6362, AMS                       chromium by weight and not more than                  investigations, hearing procedures, and
                                               6371, AMS 6372, AMS 6374, AMS 6381,                     1.2 percent of carbon by weight;                      rules of general application, consult the
                                               AMS 6415;                                                  (2) products certified to one or more              Commission’s Rules of Practice and
                                                  (4) United States Military Standards                 of the ASTM, ASME or American                         Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B
                                               (MIL) MIL–T–5066 and MIL–T–6736;                        Petroleum Institute (API) specifications              (19 CFR part 201), and part 207,
                                                  (5) foreign standards equivalent to one              listed below:                                         subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207).
                                               of the previously listed ASTM, ASME,                       • ASTM A–53;                                          Participation in the investigations and
                                               SAE, AMS or MIL specifications                             • ASTM A–106;                                      public service list.—Persons, including
                                               including but not limited to:                              • ASTM A–179 (ASME SA 179);                        industrial users of the subject
                                                  (a) German Institute for                                • ASTM A–192 (ASME SA 192);                        merchandise and, if the merchandise is
                                               Standardization (DIN) specifications                       • ASTM A–209 (ASME SA 209);                        sold at the retail level, representative
                                               DIN 2391–2, DIN 2393–2, DIN 2394–2);                       • ASTM A–210 (ASME SA 210);                        consumer organizations, wishing to
                                                  (b) European Standards (EN) EN                          • ASTM A–213 (ASME SA 213);                        participate in the final phase of these
                                               10305–1, EN 10305–2, EN 10305–4, EN                        • ASTM A–334 (ASME SA 334);                        investigations as parties must file an
                                               10305–6 and European national                              • ASTM A–423 (ASME SA 423);                        entry of appearance with the Secretary
                                               variations on those standards (e.g.,                       • ASTM A–498;                                      to the Commission, as provided in
                                               British Standard (BS EN), Irish Standard                   • ASTM A–496 (ASME SA 496);                        section 201.11 of the Commission’s
                                               (IS EN) and German Standard (DIN EN)                       • ASTM A–199;                                      rules, no later than 21 days prior to the
                                               variations, etc.);                                         • ASTM A–500;                                      hearing date specified in this notice. A
                                                  (c) Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS)                  • ASTM A–556;                                      party that filed a notice of appearance
                                               JIS G 3441 and JIS G 3445; and                             • ASTM A–565;                                      during the preliminary phase of the
                                                  (6) proprietary standards that are                      • API 5L; and                                      investigations need not file an
                                               based on one of the above-listed                           • API 5CT                                          additional notice of appearance during
                                               standards.                                              except that any cold-drawn tubing                     this final phase. The Secretary will
                                                  The subject cold-drawn mechanical                    product certified to one of the above                 maintain a public service list containing
                                               tubing may also be dual or multiple                     excluded specifications will not be                   the names and addresses of all persons,
                                               certified to more than one standard.                    excluded from the scope if it is also                 or their representatives, who are parties
                                               Pipe that is multiple certified as cold-                dual-or multiple-certified to any other               to the investigations.
                                               drawn mechanical tubing and to other                    specification that otherwise would fall                  Limited disclosure of business
                                               specifications not covered by this scope,               within the scope of this investigation.               proprietary information (BPI) under an
                                               is also covered by the scope of this                       The products subject to the                        administrative protective order (APO)
                                               investigation when it meets the physical                investigation are currently classified in             and BPI service list.—Pursuant to
                                               description set forth above.                            the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the                 section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s
                                                  Steel products included in the scope                 United States (HTSUS) under item                      rules, the Secretary will make BPI
                                               of this investigation are products in                   numbers: 7304.31.3000, 7304.31.6050,                  gathered in the final phase of these
                                               which:                                                  7304.51.1000, 7304.51.5005,                           investigations available to authorized
                                                  (1) Iron predominates, by weight, over               7304.51.5060, 7306.30.5015,                           applicants under the APO issued in the
                                               each of the other contained elements;                   7306.30.5020, 7306.50.5030. Subject                   investigations, provided that the
                                               and                                                     merchandise may also enter under                      application is made no later than 21
                                                  (2) the carbon content is 2 percent or               numbers 7306.30.1000 and                              days prior to the hearing date specified
                                               less by weight.                                         7306.50.1000. The HTSUS subheadings                   in this notice. Authorized applicants
                                                  For purposes of this scope, the place                above are provided for convenience and                must represent interested parties, as
                                               of cold-drawing determines the country                  customs purposes only. The written                    defined by 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are
                                               of origin of the subject merchandise.                   description of the scope of the                       parties to the investigations. A party
                                               Subject merchandise that is subject to                  investigation is dispositive.                         granted access to BPI in the preliminary
                                               minor working in a third country that                      Background.—The final phase of                     phase of the investigations need not
                                               occurs after drawing in one of the                      these investigations is being scheduled               reapply for such access. A separate
                                               subject countries including, but not                    pursuant to section 705(b) of the Tariff              service list will be maintained by the
                                               limited to, heat treatment, cutting to                  Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b)), as a                Secretary for those parties authorized to
                                               length, straightening, nondestruction                   result of affirmative preliminary                     receive BPI under the APO.
                                               testing, deburring or chamfering,                       determinations by the Department of                      Staff report.—The prehearing staff
                                               remains within the scope of the                         Commerce that certain benefits which                  report in the final phase of these
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                                               investigation.                                          constitute subsidies within the meaning               investigations will be placed in the
                                                  All products that meet the written                   of section 703 of the Act (19 U.S.C.                  nonpublic record on November 21,
                                               physical description are within the                     1671b) are being provided to                          2017, and a public version will be
                                               scope of this investigation unless                      manufacturers, producers, or exporters                issued thereafter, pursuant to section
                                               specifically excluded or covered by the                 in China and India of cold-drawn                      207.22 of the Commission’s rules.
                                               scope of an existing order. Merchandise                 mechanical tubing. The investigations                    Hearing.—The Commission will hold
                                               that meets the physical description of                  were requested in petitions filed on                  a hearing in connection with the final


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                                               phase of these investigations beginning                 www.usitc.gov/secretary/documents/                    information on this matter by contacting
                                               at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 6,                  handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf,                    the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
                                               2017, at the U.S. International Trade                   elaborates upon the Commission’s rules                205–1810. Persons with mobility
                                               Commission Building. Requests to                        with respect to electronic filing.                    impairments who will need special
                                               appear at the hearing should be filed in                   Additional written submissions to the              assistance in gaining access to the
                                               writing with the Secretary to the                       Commission, including requests                        Commission should contact the Office
                                               Commission on or before December 1,                     pursuant to section 201.12 of the                     of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
                                               2017. A nonparty who has testimony                      Commission’s rules, shall not be                      General information concerning the
                                               that may aid the Commission’s                           accepted unless good cause is shown for               Commission may also be obtained by
                                               deliberations may request permission to                 accepting such submissions, or unless                 accessing its internet server (https://
                                               present a short statement at the hearing.               the submission is pursuant to a specific              www.usitc.gov). The public record for
                                               All parties and nonparties desiring to                  request by a Commissioner or                          these reviews may be viewed on the
                                               appear at the hearing and make oral                     Commission staff.                                     Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
                                               presentations should participate in a                      In accordance with sections 201.16(c)              at https://edis.usitc.gov.
                                               prehearing conference to be held on                     and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules,                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                               December 4, 2017, at the U.S.                           each document filed by a party to the                    Background.—On September 5, 2017,
                                               International Trade Commission                          investigations must be served on all                  the Commission determined that the
                                               Building, if deemed necessary. Oral                     other parties to the investigations (as               domestic interested party group
                                               testimony and written materials to be                   identified by either the public or BPI                response to its notice of institution (82
                                               submitted at the public hearing are                     service list), and a certificate of service           FR 25324, June 1, 2017) of the subject
                                               governed by sections 201.6(b)(2),                       must be timely filed. The Secretary will              five-year reviews was adequate and that
                                               201.13(f), and 207.24 of the                            not accept a document for filing without              the respondent interested party group
                                               Commission’s rules. Parties must submit                 a certificate of service.                             response was inadequate for all reviews.
                                               any request to present a portion of their                  Authority: These investigations are                The Commission did not find any other
                                               hearing testimony in camera no later                    being conducted under authority of title              circumstances that would warrant
                                               than 7 business days prior to the date of               VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice            conducting full reviews.1 Accordingly,
                                               the hearing.                                            is published pursuant to section 207.21               the Commission determined that it
                                                  Written submissions.—Each party                      of the Commission’s rules.                            would conduct expedited reviews
                                               who is an interested party shall submit                   By order of the Commission.                         pursuant to section 751(c)(3) of the
                                               a prehearing brief to the Commission.                     Issued: September 29, 2017.                         Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(3)).
                                               Prehearing briefs must conform with the                 Lisa R. Barton,                                          For further information concerning
                                               provisions of section 207.23 of the                     Secretary to the Commission.                          the conduct of these reviews and rules
                                               Commission’s rules; the deadline for                    [FR Doc. 2017–21428 Filed 10–4–17; 8:45 am]           of general application, consult the
                                               filing is November 29, 2017. Parties may                BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
                                                                                                                                                             Commission’s Rules of Practice and
                                               also file written testimony in connection                                                                     Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B
                                               with their presentation at the hearing, as                                                                    (19 CFR part 201), and part 207,
                                               provided in section 207.24 of the                       INTERNATIONAL TRADE                                   subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part
                                               Commission’s rules, and posthearing                     COMMISSION                                            207).
                                               briefs, which must conform with the                                                                              Staff report.—A staff report
                                                                                                       [Investigation Nos. 731–TA–865–867 (Third
                                               provisions of section 207.25 of the                                                                           containing information concerning the
                                                                                                       Review)]
                                               Commission’s rules. The deadline for                                                                          subject matter of the reviews will be
                                               filing posthearing briefs is December 12,               Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings               placed in the nonpublic record on
                                               2017. In addition, any person who has                   From Italy, Malaysia, and the                         November 2, 2017, and made available
                                               not entered an appearance as a party to                 Philippines; Scheduling of Expedited                  to persons on the Administrative
                                               the investigations may submit a written                 Five-Year Reviews                                     Protective Order service list for these
                                               statement of information pertinent to                                                                         reviews. A public version will be issued
                                               the subject of the investigations,                      AGENCY: United States International                   thereafter, pursuant to section
                                               including statements of support or                      Trade Commission.                                     207.62(d)(4) of the Commission’s rules.
                                               opposition to the petition, on or before                ACTION: Notice.                                          Written submissions.—As provided in
                                               December 12, 2017. On December 29,                                                                            section 207.62(d) of the Commission’s
                                               2017, the Commission will make                          SUMMARY:    The Commission hereby gives               rules, interested parties that are parties
                                               available to parties all information on                 notice of the scheduling of expedited                 to the reviews and that have provided
                                               which they have not had an opportunity                  reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of                 individually adequate responses to the
                                               to comment. Parties may submit final                    1930 (‘‘the Act’’) to determine whether               notice of institution,2 and any party
                                               comments on this information on or                      revocation of the antidumping duty                    other than an interested party to the
                                               before January 3, 2018, but such final                  orders on stainless steel butt-weld pipe              reviews may file written comments with
                                               comments must not contain new factual                   fittings from Italy, Malaysia, and the                the Secretary on what determinations
                                               information and must otherwise comply                   Philippines would be likely to lead to                the Commission should reach in the
                                               with section 207.30 of the Commission’s                 continuation or recurrence of material
                                               rules. All written submissions must                     injury within a reasonably foreseeable                  1 A record of the Commissioners’ votes, the

                                               conform with the provisions of section                  time.                                                 Commission’s statement on adequacy, and any
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                                                                                                                                                             individual Commissioner’s statements will be
                                               201.8 of the Commission’s rules; any                    DATES: September 5, 2017.
                                                                                                                                                             available from the Office of the Secretary and at the
                                               submissions that contain BPI must also                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      Commission’s Web site.
                                               conform with the requirements of                        Amanda Lawrence (202–205–3185),                         2 The Commission has found the responses

                                               sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the                 Office of Investigations, U.S.                        submitted on behalf of Core Pipe Products, Inc.,
                                                                                                                                                             Shaw Alloying Piping Products, LLC, and Taylor
                                               Commission’s rules. The Commission’s                    International Trade Commission, 500 E                 Forge Stainless to be individually adequate.
                                               Handbook on E-Filing, available on the                  Street SW., Washington, DC 20436.                     Comments from other interested parties will not be
                                               Commission’s Web site at https://                       Hearing-impaired persons can obtain                   accepted (see 19 CFR 207.62(d)(2)).



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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.
DatesSeptember 25, 2017.
ContactKeysha Martinez (202-205-2136), 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 (https://www.usitc.gov). The public record for these investigations may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
FR Citation82 FR 46522 

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