[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 109 (Friday, June 5, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34648-34649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12153]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-646 and 731-TA-1502-1516 (Preliminary)]
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From Argentina, Colombia,
Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, South
Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, and United Arab
Emirates
Determinations
On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject
investigations, the United States International Trade Commission
(``Commission'') determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the
Act''), that there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the
United States is materially injured by reason of imports of prestressed
concrete steel wire strand (``PC strand'') from Argentina, Colombia,
Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, South
Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, and United Arab
Emirates (``UAE'') provided for in subheading 7312.10.30 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that are alleged to be
sold in the United States at less than fair value (``LTFV'') and to be
subsidized by the government of Turkey.\2\
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\1\ The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)).
\2\ Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From Argentina,
Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Saudi
Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, the Republic of
Turkey, Ukraine, and the United Arab Emirates: Initiation of Less-
Than-Fair-Value Investigations; 85 FR 28605 (May 13, 2020), and
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From the Republic of Turkey:
Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation; 85 FR 28610 (May
13, 2020).
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Commencement of Final Phase Investigations
Pursuant to section 207.18 of the Commission's rules, the
Commission also gives notice of the commencement of the final phase of
its investigations. The Commission will issue a final phase notice of
scheduling, which will be published in the Federal Register as provided
in section 207.21 of the Commission's rules, upon notice from the U.S.
Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') of affirmative preliminary
determinations in the investigations under sections 703(b) or 733(b) of
the Act, or, if the preliminary determinations are negative, upon
notice of affirmative final determinations in those investigations
under sections 705(a) or 735(a) of the Act. Parties that filed entries
of appearance in the preliminary phase of the investigations need not
enter a separate appearance for the final phase of the investigations.
Industrial users, and, if the merchandise under investigation is sold
at the retail level, representative consumer organizations have the
right to appear as parties in Commission antidumping and countervailing
duty investigations. The Secretary will prepare a public service list
containing the names and addresses of all persons, or their
representatives, who are parties to the investigations.
Background
On April 16, 2020, Insteel Wire Products Company, Mount Airy, North
Carolina, Sumiden Wire Products Corporation, Dickson, Tennessee, and
Wire Mesh Corporation, Houston, Texas, filed petitions with the
Commission and Commerce, alleging that an industry in the United States
is materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of
subsidized imports of PC strand from Turkey and LTFV imports of PC
strand from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia,
Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia,
Turkey, Ukraine, and UAE. Accordingly, effective April 16, 2020, the
Commission instituted countervailing duty investigation No. 701-TA-646
and antidumping duty investigation Nos. 731-TA-1502-1516 (Preliminary).
Notice of the institution of the Commission's investigations and of
a public conference to be held in connection therewith was given by
posting copies of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S.
International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the
notice in the Federal Register of April 23, 2020 (85 FR 22751). In
light of the restrictions on access to the Commission building due to
the COVID-19 pandemic, the Commission conducted its conference through
written questions, submissions of opening remarks and written
testimony, written responses to questions, and postconference briefs.
All persons who requested the opportunity were permitted to
participate.
The Commission made these determinations pursuant to sections
703(a) and 733(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)). It
completed and filed its determinations in these investigations on June
1, 2020. The views of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication
5062 (June 2020), entitled Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from
Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands,
Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine,
and United Arab Emirates: Investigation Nos. 701-TA-646 and 731-TA-
1502-1516 (Preliminary).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: June 1, 2020.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-12153 Filed 6-4-20; 8:45 am]
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