83_FR_25596 83 FR 25490 - Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Belarus, China, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine; Institution of Five-Year Reviews

83 FR 25490 - Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Belarus, China, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine; Institution of Five-Year Reviews

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 106 (June 1, 2018)

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FR Document2018-11678

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 duty orders on steel concrete reinforcing bar from Belarus, China, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine 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.

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 731-TA-873-875, 878-880, and 882 (Third Review)]


Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Belarus, China, Indonesia, 
Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine; Institution of Five-Year Reviews

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 duty orders on steel 
concrete reinforcing bar from Belarus, China, Indonesia, Latvia, 
Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine 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.

DATES: Instituted June 1, 2018. To be assured of consideration, the 
deadline for responses is July 2, 2018. Comments on the adequacy of 
responses may be filed with the Commission by August 14, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Messer (202-205-3193), Office of 
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain information 
on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-
1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special 
assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the 
Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information concerning 
the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server 
(https://www.usitc.gov). The public record for this proceeding may be 
viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background.--On September 7, 2001, the Department of Commerce 
(``Commerce'') issued antidumping duty orders on imports of steel 
concrete reinforcing bar from Belarus, China, Indonesia, Latvia, 
Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine (66 FR 46777). Following the first five-
year reviews by Commerce and the Commission, effective August 9, 2007, 
Commerce issued a continuation of the antidumping duty orders on 
imports of steel concrete reinforcing bar from Belarus, China, 
Indonesia, Latvia,

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Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine (72 FR 44830). Following the second five-
year reviews by Commerce and the Commission, effective July 22, 2013, 
Commerce issued a continuation of the antidumping duty orders on 
imports of steel concrete reinforcing bar from Belarus, China, 
Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine (78 FR 43858). The 
Commission is now conducting third 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 Countries in these reviews are Belarus, China, 
Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine.
    (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 
determinations and its full first and second five-year reviews, the 
Commission defined the Domestic Like Product as certain steel concrete 
reinforcing bar, coextensive with Commerce's scope.
    (4) The Domestic Industry is the U.S. producers as a whole of the 
Domestic Like Product, or those producers whose collective output of 
the Domestic Like Product constitutes a major proportion of the total 
domestic production of the product. In its original determinations, 
three Commissioners based their material injury analysis on a national 
industry consisting of all producers of steel concrete reinforcing bar 
and three Commissioners found a regional industry consisting of all 
domestic production facilities producing the Domestic Like Product in 
the region consisting of the 30 contiguous states from New England to 
Texas and from the Gulf of Mexico north on both sides of the 
Mississippi up to the Canadian border, plus the District of Columbia 
and Puerto Rico. In its full first five-year review determinations, the 
Commission found that appropriate circumstances did not exist to 
conduct a regional industry analysis and defined the Domestic Industry 
to consist of all domestic producers of steel concrete reinforcing bar. 
In its full second five-year review determinations, the Commission 
conducted its analysis on a national industry basis and defined the 
Domestic Industry to include all domestic producers of steel concrete 
reinforcing bar. For purposes of this notice, you should report 
Domestic Industry information based on the Commission's two most recent 
determinations defining the Domestic Industry to consist of all 
domestic producers of steel concrete reinforcing bar.
    (5) An Importer is any person or firm engaged, either directly or 
through a parent company or subsidiary, in importing the Subject 
Merchandise into the United States from a foreign manufacturer or 
through its selling agent.
    Participation in the proceeding and public service list.--Persons, 
including industrial users of the Subject Merchandise and, if the 
merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer 
organizations, wishing to participate in the proceeding as parties must 
file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, as 
provided in section 201.11(b)(4) of the Commission's rules, no later 
than 21 days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register. 
The Secretary will maintain a public service list containing the names 
and addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties 
to the proceeding.
    Former Commission employees who are seeking to appear in Commission 
five-year reviews are advised that they may appear in a review even if 
they participated personally and substantially in the corresponding 
underlying original investigation or an earlier review of the same 
underlying investigation. The Commission's designated agency ethics 
official has advised that a five-year review is not the same particular 
matter as the underlying original investigation, and a five-year review 
is not the same particular matter as an earlier review of the same 
underlying investigation for purposes of 18 U.S.C. 207, the post 
employment 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 Charles Smith, Office of the General Counsel, at 202-
205-3408.
    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 acknowledge that 
information submitted in response to this request for information and 
throughout this proceeding or other proceeding may be disclosed to and 
used: (i) By the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract 
personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a 
related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits, reviews, 
and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of 
the Commission including under 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. 
government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity 
purposes. All contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure 
agreements.
    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 July 2, 2018. Pursuant to section 207.62(b) of the 
Commission's rules, eligible parties (as specified in Commission rule 
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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 August 14, 2018. 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 website at https://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).
    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. 18-5-409, expiration 
date June 30, 2020. 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.
    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: If you are a domestic producer, union/worker group, or 
trade/business association; import/export Subject Merchandise from more 
than one Subject Country; or produce Subject Merchandise in more than 
one Subject Country, you may file a single response. If you do so, 
please ensure that your response to each question includes the 
information requested for each pertinent Subject Country. 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 an 
interested party under 19 U.S.C. 1677(9) and if so, how, including 
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 (a majority of whose 
members are interested parties under the statute), or another 
interested party (including an explanation). If you are a union/worker 
group or trade/business association, identify the firms in which your 
workers are employed or which are members of your association.
    (3) A statement indicating whether your firm/entity is willing to 
participate in this proceeding by providing information requested by 
the Commission.
    (4) A statement of the likely effects of the revocation of the 
antidumping duty 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 
each Subject Country that currently export or have exported Subject 
Merchandise to the United States or other countries after 2012.
    (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 2017, 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 (that is, 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 any Subject Country, 
provide the following information on your firm's(s') operations on that 
product during calendar year 2017 (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.

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    (a) The quantity and value (landed, duty-paid but not including 
antidumping duties) of U.S. imports and, if known, an estimate of the 
percentage of total U.S. imports of Subject Merchandise from each 
Subject Country accounted for by your firm's(s') imports;
    (b) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. port, including antidumping 
duties) of U.S. commercial shipments of Subject Merchandise imported 
from each Subject Country; and
    (c) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. port, including antidumping 
duties) of U.S. internal consumption/company transfers of Subject 
Merchandise imported from each Subject Country.
    (11) If you are a producer, an exporter, or a trade/business 
association of producers or exporters of the Subject Merchandise in any 
Subject Country, provide the following information on your firm's(s') 
operations on that product during calendar year 2017 (report quantity 
data in short tons and value data in U.S. dollars, landed and duty-paid 
at the U.S. port but not including antidumping duties). If you are a 
trade/business association, provide the information, on an aggregate 
basis, for the firms which are members of your association.
    (a) Production (quantity) and, if known, an estimate of the 
percentage of total production of Subject Merchandise in each Subject 
Country accounted for by your firm's(s') production;
    (b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm(s) to produce the Subject 
Merchandise in each Subject Country (that is, 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 each 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 each Subject Country after 2012, 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 each 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: May 25, 2018.
William Bishop,
Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer.
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25490 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 106 / Friday, June 1, 2018 / Notices (iv) selling, general and administrative downtime, maintenance, repair, and INTERNATIONAL TRADE (SG&A) expenses, and (v) operating cleanup, and a typical or representative COMMISSION income of the Domestic Like Product product mix); and [Investigation Nos. 731–TA–873–875, 878– produced in your U.S. plant(s) (include (c) the quantity and value of your 880, and 882 (Third Review)] both U.S. and export commercial sales, firm’s(s’) exports to the United States of internal consumption, and company Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Subject Merchandise and, if known, an transfers) for your most recently Belarus, China, Indonesia, Latvia, completed fiscal year (identify the date estimate of the percentage of total exports to the United States of Subject Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine; on which your fiscal year ends). Institution of Five-Year Reviews (10) If you are a U.S. importer or a Merchandise from the Subject Country trade/business association of U.S. accounted for by your firm’s(s’) exports. AGENCY: United States International importers of the Subject Merchandise (12) Identify significant changes, if Trade Commission. from the Subject Country, provide the any, in the supply and demand ACTION: Notice. following information on your firm’s(s’) conditions or business cycle for the operations on that product during Domestic Like Product that have SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives calendar year 2017 (report quantity data occurred in the United States or in the notice that it has instituted reviews in metric tons and value data in U.S. pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the market for the Subject Merchandise in dollars). If you are a trade/business Act’’), as amended, to determine the Subject Country after 2012, and association, provide the information, on whether revocation of the antidumping significant changes, if any, that are duty orders on steel concrete reinforcing an aggregate basis, for the firms which likely to occur within a reasonably bar from Belarus, China, Indonesia, are members of your association. (a) The quantity and value (landed, foreseeable time. Supply conditions to Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine duty-paid but not including consider include technology; would be likely to lead to continuation antidumping duties) of U.S. imports production methods; development or recurrence of material injury. and, if known, an estimate of the efforts; ability to increase production Pursuant to the Act, interested parties percentage of total U.S. imports of (including the shift of production are requested to respond to this notice Subject Merchandise from the Subject facilities used for other products and the by submitting the information specified Country accounted for by your firm’s(s’) use, cost, or availability of major inputs below to the Commission. imports; into production); and factors related to DATES: Instituted June 1, 2018. To be (b) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. the ability to shift supply among assured of consideration, the deadline port, including antidumping duties) of different national markets (including for responses is July 2, 2018. Comments U.S. commercial shipments of Subject barriers to importation in foreign on the adequacy of responses may be Merchandise imported from the Subject markets or changes in market demand filed with the Commission by August Country; and abroad). Demand conditions to consider 14, 2018. (c) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. include end uses and applications; the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: port, including antidumping duties) of existence and availability of substitute U.S. internal consumption/company Mary Messer (202–205–3193), Office of products; and the level of competition Investigations, U.S. International Trade transfers of Subject Merchandise among the Domestic Like Product Commission, 500 E Street SW, imported from the Subject Country. (11) If you are a producer, an exporter, produced in the United States, Subject Washington, DC 20436. Hearing- or a trade/business association of Merchandise produced in the Subject impaired persons can obtain producers or exporters of the Subject Country, and such merchandise from information on this matter by contacting Merchandise in the Subject Country, other countries. the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202– provide the following information on (13) (OPTIONAL) A statement of 205–1810. Persons with mobility your firm’s(s’) operations on that whether you agree with the above impairments who will need special product during calendar year 2017 assistance in gaining access to the definitions of the Domestic Like Product (report quantity data in metric tons and Commission should contact the Office and Domestic Industry; if you disagree value data in U.S. dollars, landed and of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. with either or both of these definitions, General information concerning the duty-paid at the U.S. port but not please explain why and provide including antidumping duties). If you Commission may also be obtained by alternative definitions. accessing its internet server (https:// are a trade/business association, provide the information, on an aggregate basis, Authority: This proceeding is being www.usitc.gov). The public record for for the firms which are members of your conducted under authority of title VII of the this proceeding may be viewed on the association. Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) (a) Production (quantity) and, if pursuant to section 207.61 of the at https://edis.usitc.gov. known, an estimate of the percentage of Commission’s rules. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: total production of Subject Merchandise By order of the Commission. Background.—On September 7, 2001, in the Subject Country accounted for by Issued: May 25, 2018. the Department of Commerce your firm’s(s’) production; (‘‘Commerce’’) issued antidumping duty William Bishop, (b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm(s) orders on imports of steel concrete to produce the Subject Merchandise in Supervisory Hearings and Information reinforcing bar from Belarus, China, the Subject Country (that is, the level of Officer. Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES production that your establishment(s) [FR Doc. 2018–11677 Filed 5–31–18; 8:45 am] Ukraine (66 FR 46777). 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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 106 / Friday, June 1, 2018 / Notices 25491 Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine (72 FR consisting of the 30 contiguous states 201.15(b)), 79 FR 3246 (Jan. 17, 2014), 44830). Following the second five-year from New England to Texas and from 73 FR 24609 (May 5, 2008). reviews by Commerce and the the Gulf of Mexico north on both sides Consequently, former employees are not Commission, effective July 22, 2013, of the Mississippi up to the Canadian required to seek Commission approval Commerce issued a continuation of the border, plus the District of Columbia to appear in a review under Commission antidumping duty orders on imports of and Puerto Rico. In its full first five-year rule 19 CFR 201.15, even if the steel concrete reinforcing bar from review determinations, the Commission corresponding underlying original Belarus, China, Indonesia, Latvia, found that appropriate circumstances investigation or an earlier review of the Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine (78 FR did not exist to conduct a regional same underlying investigation was 43858). The Commission is now industry analysis and defined the pending when they were Commission conducting third reviews pursuant to Domestic Industry to consist of all employees. For further ethics advice on section 751(c) of the Act, as amended domestic producers of steel concrete this matter, contact Charles Smith, (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)), to determine reinforcing bar. In its full second five- Office of the General Counsel, at 202– whether revocation of the orders would year review determinations, the 205–3408. be likely to lead to continuation or Commission conducted its analysis on a Limited disclosure of business recurrence of material injury to the national industry basis and defined the proprietary information (BPI) under an domestic industry within a reasonably Domestic Industry to include all administrative protective order (APO) foreseeable time. Provisions concerning domestic producers of steel concrete and APO service list.—Pursuant to the conduct of this proceeding may be reinforcing bar. For purposes of this section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s found in the Commission’s Rules of notice, you should report Domestic rules, the Secretary will make BPI Practice and Procedure at 19 CFR parts Industry information based on the submitted in this proceeding available 201, subparts A and B and 19 CFR part Commission’s two most recent to authorized applicants under the APO 207, subparts A and F. The Commission determinations defining the Domestic issued in the proceeding, provided that will assess the adequacy of interested Industry to consist of all domestic the application is made no later than 21 party responses to this notice of producers of steel concrete reinforcing days after publication of this notice in institution to determine whether to bar. the Federal Register. Authorized conduct full or expedited reviews. The (5) An Importer is any person or firm applicants must represent interested Commission’s determinations in any engaged, either directly or through a parties, as defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), expedited reviews will be based on the parent company or subsidiary, in who are parties to the proceeding. A facts available, which may include importing the Subject Merchandise into separate service list will be maintained information provided in response to this the United States from a foreign by the Secretary for those parties notice. manufacturer or through its selling authorized to receive BPI under the Definitions.—The following agent. APO. definitions apply to these reviews: Participation in the proceeding and Certification.—Pursuant to section (1) Subject Merchandise is the class or public service list.—Persons, including 207.3 of the Commission’s rules, any kind of merchandise that is within the industrial users of the Subject person submitting information to the scope of the five-year reviews, as Merchandise and, if the merchandise is Commission in connection with this defined by the Department of sold at the retail level, representative proceeding must certify that the Commerce. consumer organizations, wishing to information is accurate and complete to (2) The Subject Countries in these participate in the proceeding as parties the best of the submitter’s knowledge. In reviews are Belarus, China, Indonesia, must file an entry of appearance with making the certification, the submitter Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine. the Secretary to the Commission, as will acknowledge that information (3) The Domestic Like Product is the provided in section 201.11(b)(4) of the submitted in response to this request for domestically produced product or Commission’s rules, no later than 21 information and throughout this products which are like, or in the days after publication of this notice in proceeding or other proceeding may be absence of like, most similar in the Federal Register. The Secretary will disclosed to and used: (i) By the characteristics and uses with, the maintain a public service list containing Commission, its employees and Offices, Subject Merchandise. In its original the names and addresses of all persons, and contract personnel (a) for determinations and its full first and or their representatives, who are parties developing or maintaining the records second five-year reviews, the to the proceeding. of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in Commission defined the Domestic Like Former Commission employees who internal investigations, audits, reviews, Product as certain steel concrete are seeking to appear in Commission and evaluations relating to the reinforcing bar, coextensive with five-year reviews are advised that they programs, personnel, and operations of Commerce’s scope. may appear in a review even if they the Commission including under 5 (4) The Domestic Industry is the U.S. participated personally and U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. producers as a whole of the Domestic substantially in the corresponding government employees and contract Like Product, or those producers whose underlying original investigation or an personnel, solely for cybersecurity collective output of the Domestic Like earlier review of the same underlying purposes. All contract personnel will Product constitutes a major proportion investigation. The Commission’s sign appropriate nondisclosure of the total domestic production of the designated agency ethics official has agreements. product. In its original determinations, advised that a five-year review is not the Written submissions.—Pursuant to three Commissioners based their same particular matter as the underlying section 207.61 of the Commission’s daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES material injury analysis on a national original investigation, and a five-year rules, each interested party response to industry consisting of all producers of review is not the same particular matter this notice must provide the information steel concrete reinforcing bar and three as an earlier review of the same specified below. The deadline for filing Commissioners found a regional underlying investigation for purposes of such responses is July 2, 2018. Pursuant industry consisting of all domestic 18 U.S.C. 207, the post employment to section 207.62(b) of the Commission’s production facilities producing the statute for Federal employees, and rules, eligible parties (as specified in Domestic Like Product in the region Commission rule 201.15(b) (19 CFR Commission rule 207.62(b)(1)) may also VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:06 May 31, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01JNN1.SGM 01JNN1

25492 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 106 / Friday, June 1, 2018 / Notices file comments concerning the adequacy Subject Country; or produce Subject number, fax number, and Email address of responses to the notice of institution Merchandise in more than one Subject of a responsible official at each firm). and whether the Commission should Country, you may file a single response. (8) A list of known sources of conduct expedited or full reviews. The If you do so, please ensure that your information on national or regional deadline for filing such comments is response to each question includes the prices for the Domestic Like Product or August 14, 2018. All written information requested for each pertinent the Subject Merchandise in the U.S. or submissions must conform with the Subject Country. As used below, the other markets. provisions of section 201.8 of the term ‘‘firm’’ includes any related firms. (9) If you are a U.S. producer of the Commission’s rules; any submissions (1) The name and address of your firm Domestic Like Product, provide the that contain BPI must also conform with or entity (including World Wide Web following information on your firm’s the requirements of sections 201.6, address) and name, telephone number, operations on that product during 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s fax number, and Email address of the calendar year 2017, except as noted rules. The Commission’s Handbook on certifying official. (report quantity data in short tons and E-Filing, available on the Commission’s (2) A statement indicating whether value data in U.S. dollars, f.o.b. plant). website at https://edis.usitc.gov, your firm/entity is an interested party If you are a union/worker group or elaborates upon the Commission’s rules under 19 U.S.C. 1677(9) and if so, how, trade/business association, provide the with respect to electronic filing. Also, in including whether your firm/entity is a information, on an aggregate basis, for accordance with sections 201.16(c) and U.S. producer of the Domestic Like the firms in which your workers are 207.3 of the Commission’s rules, each Product, a U.S. union or worker group, employed/which are members of your document filed by a party to the a U.S. importer of the Subject association. proceeding must be served on all other Merchandise, a foreign producer or (a) Production (quantity) and, if parties to the proceeding (as identified exporter of the Subject Merchandise, a known, an estimate of the percentage of by either the public or APO service list U.S. or foreign trade or business total U.S. production of the Domestic as appropriate), and a certificate of association (a majority of whose Like Product accounted for by your service must accompany the document members are interested parties under firm’s(s’) production; (if you are not a party to the proceeding the statute), or another interested party (b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm to you do not need to serve your response). (including an explanation). If you are a produce the Domestic Like Product (that No response to this request for union/worker group or trade/business is, the level of production that your information is required if a currently association, identify the firms in which establishment(s) could reasonably have valid Office of Management and Budget your workers are employed or which are expected to attain during the year, (‘‘OMB’’) number is not displayed; the members of your association. assuming normal operating conditions OMB number is 3117 0016/USITC No. (3) A statement indicating whether (using equipment and machinery in 18–5–409, expiration date June 30, your firm/entity is willing to participate place and ready to operate), normal 2020. Public reporting burden for the in this proceeding by providing operating levels (hours per week/weeks request is estimated to average 15 hours information requested by the per year), time for downtime, per response. Please send comments Commission. maintenance, repair, and cleanup, and a regarding the accuracy of this burden (4) A statement of the likely effects of typical or representative product mix); estimate to the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, the revocation of the antidumping duty (c) the quantity and value of U.S. 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC orders on the Domestic Industry in commercial shipments of the Domestic 20436. general and/or your firm/entity Like Product produced in your U.S. Inability to provide requested specifically. In your response, please plant(s); information.—Pursuant to section discuss the various factors specified in (d) the quantity and value of U.S. 207.61(c) of the Commission’s rules, any section 752(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. internal consumption/company interested party that cannot furnish the 1675a(a)) including the likely volume of transfers of the Domestic Like Product information requested by this notice in subject imports, likely price effects of produced in your U.S. plant(s); and the requested form and manner shall subject imports, and likely impact of (e) the value of (i) net sales, (ii) cost notify the Commission at the earliest imports of Subject Merchandise on the of goods sold (COGS), (iii) gross profit, possible time, provide a full explanation Domestic Industry. (iv) selling, general and administrative of why it cannot provide the requested (5) A list of all known and currently (SG&A) expenses, and (v) operating information, and indicate alternative operating U.S. producers of the income of the Domestic Like Product forms in which it can provide Domestic Like Product. Identify any produced in your U.S. plant(s) (include equivalent information. If an interested known related parties and the nature of both U.S. and export commercial sales, party does not provide this notification the relationship as defined in section internal consumption, and company (or the Commission finds the 771(4)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C. transfers) for your most recently explanation provided in the notification 1677(4)(B)). completed fiscal year (identify the date inadequate) and fails to provide a (6) A list of all known and currently on which your fiscal year ends). complete response to this notice, the operating U.S. importers of the Subject (10) If you are a U.S. importer or a Commission may take an adverse Merchandise and producers of the trade/business association of U.S. inference against the party pursuant to Subject Merchandise in each Subject importers of the Subject Merchandise section 776(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. Country that currently export or have from any Subject Country, provide the 1677e(b)) in making its determinations exported Subject Merchandise to the following information on your firm’s(s’) daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES in the reviews. United States or other countries after operations on that product during Information To Be Provided in 2012. calendar year 2017 (report quantity data Response to this Notice of Institution: If (7) A list of 3–5 leading purchasers in in short tons and value data in U.S. you are a domestic producer, union/ the U.S. market for the Domestic Like dollars). If you are a trade/business worker group, or trade/business Product and the Subject Merchandise association, provide the information, on association; import/export Subject (including street address, World Wide an aggregate basis, for the firms which Merchandise from more than one Web address, and the name, telephone are members of your association. 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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 106 / Friday, June 1, 2018 / Notices 25493 (a) The quantity and value (landed, production methods; development Fifam Trust, agrees to sell the Site duty-paid but not including efforts; ability to increase production property and to pay 75% of the net antidumping duties) of U.S. imports (including the shift of production proceeds to the EPA Hazardous and, if known, an estimate of the facilities used for other products and the Substance Superfund in reimbursement percentage of total U.S. imports of use, cost, or availability of major inputs of the United States’ response costs. The Subject Merchandise from each Subject into production); and factors related to United States will pay $302,950 to the Country accounted for by your firm’s(s’) the ability to shift supply among EPA Hazardous Substance Superfund to imports; different national markets (including resolve the alleged liability of the (b) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. barriers to importation in foreign Department of Defense, the Defense port, including antidumping duties) of markets or changes in market demand Logistics Agency, and DLA Disposition U.S. commercial shipments of Subject abroad). Demand conditions to consider Services. Under the consent decree, the Merchandise imported from each include end uses and applications; the United States agrees not to sue Mr. Subject Country; and existence and availability of substitute Stevens or the Fifam Trust under (c) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. products; and the level of competition sections 106 or 107 of CERCLA port, including antidumping duties) of among the Domestic Like Product regarding the Site, and Mr. Stevens and U.S. internal consumption/company produced in the United States, Subject the Fifam Trust agree not to sue the transfers of Subject Merchandise Merchandise produced in each Subject United States with respect to the Site. imported from each Subject Country. Country, and such merchandise from Mr. Stevens, the Fifam Trust, the (11) If you are a producer, an exporter, other countries. Department of Defense, the Defense or a trade/business association of (13) (OPTIONAL) A statement of Logistics Agency, and DLA Disposition producers or exporters of the Subject whether you agree with the above Services will receive protection against Merchandise in any Subject Country, definitions of the Domestic Like Product contribution claims under CERCLA with provide the following information on and Domestic Industry; if you disagree respect to the Site. your firm’s(s’) operations on that with either or both of these definitions, The publication of this notice opens product during calendar year 2017 please explain why and provide a period for public comment on the (report quantity data in short tons and consent decree. Comments should be alternative definitions. value data in U.S. dollars, landed and addressed to the Assistant Attorney duty-paid at the U.S. port but not Authority: This proceeding is being conducted under authority of title VII of the General, Environment and Natural including antidumping duties). If you Resources Division, and should refer to Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published are a trade/business association, provide United States v. Stevens, D.J. Ref. Nos. pursuant to section 207.61 of the the information, on an aggregate basis, Commission’s rules. 90–11–3–11588, 90–11–6–20789. All for the firms which are members of your comments must be submitted no later association. By order of the Commission. Issued: May 25, 2018. than thirty (30) days after the (a) Production (quantity) and, if publication date of this notice. known, an estimate of the percentage of William Bishop, Comments may be submitted either by total production of Subject Merchandise Supervisory Hearings and Information email or by mail: in each Subject Country accounted for Officer. by your firm’s(s’) production; [FR Doc. 2018–11678 Filed 5–31–18; 8:45 am] To submit (b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm(s) Send them to: BILLING CODE P comments: to produce the Subject Merchandise in each Subject Country (that is, the level By email ...... pubcomment-ees.enrd@ of production that your establishment(s) usdoj.gov. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE By mail ........ Assistant Attorney General, could reasonably have expected to attain during the year, assuming normal U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box Notice of Lodging of Proposed 7611, Washington, DC operating conditions (using equipment Consent Decree Under the 20044–7611. and machinery in place and ready to Comprehensive Environmental operate), normal operating levels (hours Response, Compensation, and Liability During the public comment period, per week/weeks per year), time for Act the consent decree may be examined downtime, maintenance, repair, and and downloaded at this Justice cleanup, and a typical or representative On May 24, 2018, the Department of Department website: https:// product mix); and Justice lodged a proposed consent www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. (c) the quantity and value of your decree with the United States District We will provide a paper copy of the firm’s(s’) exports to the United States of Court for the District of Utah in the consent decree upon written request Subject Merchandise and, if known, an lawsuit entitled United States v. and payment of reproduction costs. estimate of the percentage of total Stevens, Civil Action No. 2:18–cv– Please mail your request and payment exports to the United States of Subject 00402–PMW. to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ— Merchandise from each Subject Country The United States filed this lawsuit ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC accounted for by your firm’s(s’) exports. under the Comprehensive 20044–7611. (12) Identify significant changes, if Environmental Response, Please enclose a check or money order any, in the supply and demand Compensation, and Liability Act for $16.75 (25 cents per page conditions or business cycle for the (CERCLA). The United States’ complaint reproduction cost) payable to the United Domestic Like Product that have names J. Daniel Stevens, in his capacity States Treasury. daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES occurred in the United States or in the as trustee of the Fifam Trust, as market for the Subject Merchandise in defendant. The complaint requests Robert Brook, each Subject Country after 2012, and recovery of costs that the United States Assistant Section Chief, Environmental significant changes, if any, that are incurred responding to releases of Enforcement Section, Environment and likely to occur within a reasonably hazardous substances at the North Salt Natural Resources Division. foreseeable time. Supply conditions to Lake HazMat Site in Salt Lake City, [FR Doc. 2018–11795 Filed 5–31–18; 8:45 am] consider include technology; Utah. 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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.
DatesInstituted June 1, 2018. To be assured of consideration, the deadline for responses is July 2, 2018. Comments on the adequacy of responses may be filed with the Commission by August 14, 2018.
ContactMary Messer (202-205-3193), Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205- 1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server (https://www.usitc.gov). The public record for this proceeding may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https:// edis.usitc.gov.
FR Citation83 FR 25490 
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