83 FR 25715 - Forged Steel Fittings From China, Italy, and Taiwan; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Anti-Dumping Duty Investigations
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 107 (Monday, June 4, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 25715-25716] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-11915] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701-TA-589 and 731-TA-1394-1396 (Final)] Forged Steel Fittings From China, Italy, and Taiwan; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Anti-Dumping Duty Investigations AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-589 and 731-TA-1394-1396 (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 forged steel fittings from China, Italy, and Taiwan, provided for in subheading 7307.99.10, 7307.99.30, and 7307.99.50,\1\ preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') to be sold at less-than-fair-value and subsidized by the government of China. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Commerce's scope further states that subject carbon and alloy forged steel fittings also may be entered under HTSUS provisions 7307.92.3010, 7307.92.3030, 7307.92.9000, and 7326.19.0010. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DATES: May 17, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Celia Feldpausch ((202) 205-2387), 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, Commerce has defined the subject merchandise as ``carbon and alloy forged steel fittings, whether unfinished (commonly known as blanks or rough forgings) or finished. Such fittings are made in a variety of shapes including, but not limited to, elbows, tees, crosses, laterals, couplings, reducers, caps, plugs, bushings, unions, and outlets. Forged steel fittings are covered regardless of end finish, whether threaded, socket-weld or other end connections. For Commerce's complete scope, see 83 FR 22948, published on May 17, 2018. Background.--The final phase of these investigations is being scheduled pursuant to sections 705(b) and 731(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and 1673d(b)), as a result of affirmative preliminary determinations by 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 of forged steel fittings, and that imports of such products from China, Italy, and Taiwan are being sold in the United States at less than fair value within the meaning of section 733 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b). The investigations were requested in petitions filed on October 5, 2017, by Bonney Forge Corporation, Mount Union, Pennsylvania, and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, Pittsburg, 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 July 20, 2018, 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 phase of these investigations beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 2, 2018, 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 July 27, 2018. 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 July 31, 2018, 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 [[Page 25716]] 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 July 27, 2018. 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 August 9, 2018. 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 August 9, 2018. On August 24, 2018, 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 August 28, 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 website at https://edis.usitc.gov, 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: May 30, 2018. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2018-11915 Filed 6-1-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020-02-P
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in this investigation on May 29, 2018. accessing its internet server (https:// hearing date specified in this notice. A
The views of the Commission are www.usitc.gov). The public record for party that filed a notice of appearance
contained in USITC Publication 4788 these investigations may be viewed on during the preliminary phase of the
(May 2018), entitled Stainless Steel the Commission’s electronic docket investigations need not file an
Flanges from China: Investigation No. (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. additional notice of appearance during
701–TA–585 (Final). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: this final phase. The Secretary will
By order of the Commission. Scope.—For purposes of these maintain a public service list containing
Issued: May 29, 2018. investigations, Commerce has defined the names and addresses of all persons,
the subject merchandise as ‘‘carbon and or their representatives, who are parties
Lisa Barton,
alloy forged steel fittings, whether to the investigations.
Secretary to the Commission. Limited disclosure of business
[FR Doc. 2018–11870 Filed 6–1–18; 8:45 am]
unfinished (commonly known as blanks
or rough forgings) or finished. Such proprietary information (BPI) under an
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
fittings are made in a variety of shapes administrative protective order (APO)
including, but not limited to, elbows, and BPI service list.—Pursuant to
tees, crosses, laterals, couplings, section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s
INTERNATIONAL TRADE rules, the Secretary will make BPI
COMMISSION reducers, caps, plugs, bushings, unions,
and outlets. Forged steel fittings are gathered in the final phase of these
[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–589 and 731– covered regardless of end finish, investigations available to authorized
TA–1394–1396 (Final)] applicants under the APO issued in the
whether threaded, socket-weld or other
investigations, provided that the
Forged Steel Fittings From China, Italy, end connections. For Commerce’s
application is made no later than 21
and Taiwan; Scheduling of the Final complete scope, see 83 FR 22948,
days prior to the hearing date specified
Phase of Countervailing Duty and Anti- published on May 17, 2018.
in this notice. Authorized applicants
Dumping Duty Investigations Background.—The final phase of
must represent interested parties, as
these investigations is being scheduled
AGENCY: United States International defined by 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are
pursuant to sections 705(b) and 731(b)
Trade Commission. parties to the investigations. A party
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
granted access to BPI in the preliminary
ACTION: Notice. 1671d(b) and 1673d(b)), as a result of
phase of the investigations need not
affirmative preliminary determinations reapply for such access. A separate
SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives by Commerce that certain benefits
notice of the scheduling of the final service list will be maintained by the
which constitute subsidies within the Secretary for those parties authorized to
phase of antidumping and meaning of section 703 of the Act (19
countervailing duty investigation Nos. receive BPI under the APO.
U.S.C. 1671b) are being provided to Staff report.—The prehearing staff
701–TA–589 and 731–TA–1394–1396
manufacturers, producers, or exporters report in the final phase of these
(Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act of
in China of forged steel fittings, and that investigations will be placed in the
1930 (‘‘the Act’’) to determine whether
imports of such products from China, nonpublic record on July 20, 2018, and
an industry in the United States is
Italy, and Taiwan are being sold in the a public version will be issued
materially injured or threatened with
United States at less than fair value thereafter, pursuant to section 207.22 of
material injury, or the establishment of
within the meaning of section 733 of the the Commission’s rules.
an industry in the United States is
Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b). The Hearing.—The Commission will hold
materially retarded, by reason of
investigations were requested in a hearing in connection with the final
imports of forged steel fittings from
petitions filed on October 5, 2017, by phase of these investigations beginning
China, Italy, and Taiwan, provided for
in subheading 7307.99.10, 7307.99.30, Bonney Forge Corporation, Mount at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 2,
and 7307.99.50,1 preliminarily Union, Pennsylvania, and the United 2018, at the U.S. International Trade
determined by the Department of Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Commission Building. Requests to
Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) to be sold at Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied appear at the hearing should be filed in
less-than-fair-value and subsidized by Industrial and Service Workers writing with the Secretary to the
the government of China. International Union, Pittsburg, Commission on or before July 27, 2018.
Pennsylvania. A nonparty who has testimony that may
DATES: May 17, 2018.
For further information concerning aid the Commission’s deliberations may
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the conduct of this phase of the request permission to present a short
Celia Feldpausch ((202) 205–2387), investigations, hearing procedures, and statement at the hearing. All parties and
Office of Investigations, U.S. rules of general application, consult the nonparties desiring to appear at the
International Trade Commission, 500 E Commission’s Rules of Practice and hearing and make oral presentations
Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B should participate in a prehearing
Hearing-impaired persons can obtain (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, conference to be held on July 31, 2018,
information on this matter by contacting subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207). at the U.S. International Trade
the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202– Participation in the investigations and Commission Building, if deemed
205–1810. Persons with mobility public service list.—Persons, including necessary. Oral testimony and written
impairments who will need special industrial users of the subject materials to be submitted at the public
assistance in gaining access to the merchandise and, if the merchandise is hearing are governed by sections
Commission should contact the Office sold at the retail level, representative
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201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and 207.24 of the
of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. consumer organizations, wishing to Commission’s rules. Parties must submit
General information concerning the participate in the final phase of these any request to present a portion of their
Commission may also be obtained by investigations as parties must file an hearing testimony in camera no later
1 Commerce’s scope further states that subject
entry of appearance with the Secretary than 7 business days prior to the date of
carbon and alloy forged steel fittings also may be
to the Commission, as provided in the hearing.
entered under HTSUS provisions 7307.92.3010, section 201.11 of the Commission’s Written submissions.—Each party
7307.92.3030, 7307.92.9000, and 7326.19.0010. rules, no later than 21 days prior to the who is an interested party shall submit
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a prehearing brief to the Commission. Issued: May 30, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Prehearing briefs must conform with the Lisa Barton, Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693–
provisions of section 207.23 of the Secretary to the Commission. 4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not
Commission’s rules; the deadline for [FR Doc. 2018–11915 Filed 6–1–18; 8:45 am] toll-free numbers) or by email at DOL_
filing is July 27, 2018. Parties may also BILLING CODE 7020–02–P PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
file written testimony in connection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR
with their presentation at the hearing, as seeks to extend PRA authority for the
provided in section 207.24 of the DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Cotton Dust Standard information
Commission’s rules, and posthearing collection. The purpose of the Standard
briefs, which must conform with the Office of the Secretary and its information collection
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opposition to the petition, on or before (DOL) is submitting the Occupational provide employees with medical
August 9, 2018. On August 24, 2018, the Safety and Health Administration examinations and training, and establish
Commission will make available to (OSHA) sponsored information and maintain employee exposure
parties all information on which they collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Cotton monitoring and medical records. OSH
have not had an opportunity to Dust Standard,’’ to the Office of Act sections 2(b)(1), 6(b)(7), and 8(c)
comment. Parties may submit final Management and Budget (OMB) for authorize this information collection.
comments on this information on or review and approval for continued use, See 29 U.S.C. 651(b)(1), 655(b)(7),
before August 28, 2018, but such final without change, in accordance with the 657(c).
comments must not contain new factual Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 This information collection is subject
information and must otherwise comply (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
with section 207.30 of the Commission’s invited. cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
rules. All written submissions must DATES: The OMB will consider all of information, and the public is
conform with the provisions of section written comments that agency receives generally not required to respond to an
201.8 of the Commission’s rules; any on or before July 5, 2018. information collection, unless it is
submissions that contain BPI must also ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with approved by the OMB under the PRA
conform with the requirements of applicable supporting documentation; and displays a currently valid OMB
sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the including a description of the likely Control Number. In addition,
Commission’s rules. The Commission’s respondents, proposed frequency of notwithstanding any other provisions of
Handbook on E-Filing, available on the response, and estimated total burden law, no person shall generally be subject
Commission’s website at https:// may be obtained free of charge from the to penalty for failing to comply with a
edis.usitc.gov, elaborates upon the RegInfo.gov website at http:// collection of information that does not
Commission’s rules with respect to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAView display a valid Control Number. See 5
electronic filing. ICR?ref_nbr=201803-1218-002 (this link CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL
Additional written submissions to the will only become active on the day obtains OMB approval for this
Commission, including requests following publication of this notice) or information collection under Control
pursuant to section 201.12 of the by contacting Michel Smyth by Number 1218–0061.
Commission’s rules, shall not be telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202– OMB authorization for an ICR cannot
accepted unless good cause is shown for 693–8064, (these are not toll-free be for more than three (3) years without
accepting such submissions, or unless numbers) or by email at DOL_PRA_ renewal, and the DOL seeks to extend
the submission is pursuant to a specific PUBLIC@dol.gov. PRA authorization for this information
request by a Commissioner or Submit comments about this request collection for three (3) more years,
Commission staff. by mail to the Office of Information and without any change to existing
In accordance with sections 201.16(c) Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk requirements. The DOL notes that
and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules, Officer for DOL–OSHA, Office of existing information collection
each document filed by a party to the Management and Budget, Room 10235, requirements submitted to the OMB
investigations must be served on all 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC receive a month-to-month extension
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identified by either the public or BPI not a toll-free number); or by email: additional substantive information
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a certificate of service.
Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of send comments to the OMB, Office of
Authority: These investigations are being the Chief Information Officer, Attn: Information and Regulatory Affairs at
conducted under authority of title VII of the Departmental Information Compliance the address shown in the ADDRESSES
Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published Management Program, Room N1301, section within thirty (30) days of
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| Contact | Celia Feldpausch ((202) 205-2387), 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. | |
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