Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Products; Commission Determination With Respect to the Procedure for the April 20, 2017, Oral Argument, 16417-16418 [2017-06637]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337–TA–1002]
Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel
Products; Commission Determination
With Respect to the Procedure for the
April 20, 2017, Oral Argument
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. International Trade
Commission has determined to conduct
the April 20, 2017, oral argument, see 82
FR 13133–34 (Mar. 9, 2017), in
accordance with the procedure set forth
herein.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Houda Morad, Office of the General
Counsel, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)
708–4716. Copies of non-confidential
documents filed in connection with this
investigation are or will be available for
inspection during official business
hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the
Office of the Secretary, U.S.
International Trade Commission, 500 E
Street SW., Washington, DC 20436,
telephone (202) 205–2000. General
information concerning the Commission
may also be obtained by accessing its
Internet server at https://www.usitc.gov.
The public record for this investigation
may be viewed on the Commission’s
electronic docket (EDIS) at https://
edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired
persons are advised that information on
this matter can be obtained by
contacting the Commission’s TDD
terminal on (202) 205–1810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission instituted Investigation No.
337–TA–1002 on June 2, 2016, based on
a complaint filed by Complainant
United States Steel Corporation of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (‘‘U.S. Steel’’),
alleging a violation of Section 337 of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19
U.S.C. 1337. See 81 FR 35381 (June 2,
2016). The complaint alleges violations
of Section 337 based upon the
importation into the United States, or in
the sale of certain carbon and alloy steel
products by reason of: (1) A conspiracy
to fix prices and control output and
export volumes, the threat or effect of
which is to restrain or monopolize trade
and commerce in the United States; (2)
misappropriation and use of trade
secrets, the threat or effect of which is
to destroy or substantially injure an
industry in the United States; and (3)
false designation of origin or
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manufacturer, the threat or effect of
which is to destroy or substantially
injure an industry in the United States.
Id. The notice of investigation identified
forty (40) respondents that are Chinese
steel manufacturers or distributors, as
well as some of their Hong Kong and
United States affiliates. Id. In addition
to the private parties, the Commission
assigned an Investigative Attorney from
the Commission’s Office of Unfair
Import Investigations (OUII), who
functions as an independent litigant or
party in the investigation. Id.
On August 26, 2016, Respondents
filed a motion to terminate U.S. Steel’s
antitrust claim under 19 CFR 210.21. On
September 6, 2016, U.S. Steel filed a
response in opposition to Respondents’
motion to terminate. On September 9,
2016, the Commission Investigative
Attorney (‘‘IA’’) filed a response in
opposition to Respondents’ motion to
terminate. On November 14, 2016, the
ALJ issued the subject ID, granting
Respondents’ motion to terminate
Complainant’s antitrust claim under 19
CFR 210.21 and, in the alternative,
under 19 CFR 210.18. On November 23,
2016, Complainant and the IA filed
petitions for review of the ID.
Complainant also requested oral
argument before the Commission. On
December 1, 2016, Respondents filed a
response to the petitions for review.
Also on December 1, 2016, Complainant
filed a response to the IA’s petition for
review.
On December 19, 2016, the
Commission issued a Notice
determining to review the ID (Order No.
38). See 81 FR 94416–17 (Dec. 23, 2016).
In the Notice, the Commission requested
written submissions from ‘‘[t]he parties
to the investigation, including the Office
of Unfair Import Investigations, and
interested government agencies’’ in
connection with its review and set a
date of March 14, 2017, for possible oral
argument. Id.
On February 24, 2017, the
Commission issued a notice indicating
that, pursuant to Commission Rule
210.45 (19 CFR 210.45), an oral
argument would be held on March 14,
2017, in connection with the
Commission’s review of Order No. 38.
On March 3, 2017, the Commission
issued a notice seeking further written
submissions from the public in response
to the December 19, 2016, Notice and
rescheduling the date for the oral
argument to April 20, 2017. See 82 FR
13133–34 (Mar. 9, 2017).
The Commission has determined to
conduct the April 20, 2017, oral
argument as follows:
1. The oral argument will include up
to four (4) distinct panels, one for
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Complainant U.S. Steel, one for
Respondents, one for OUII, and one, if
applicable, for interested government
agencies.
2. At the beginning of the oral
argument, each panel will be allowed to
give a 10-minute opening statement in
the following order: (1) Complainant; (2)
Respondents; (3) OUII; and (4)
government agencies, if any.
3. Upon completion of all of the
opening statements, an initial Questions
& Answers (Q&A) session with each
panel will follow, whereby each panel,
in the same order as outlined in
paragraph (2) above, may receive
questions from the Commissioners. Each
Commissioner will be allocated 10
minutes per round of questions, with
potential additional rounds for any
given panel, if one or more
Commissioners have further questions.
4. After the initial Q&A session when
all the panels are completed, there will
be the opportunity for a rebuttal Q&A
session, where Commissioners will get
the opportunity to ask rebuttal questions
of the oral argument participants. Each
Commissioner will be allocated 5
minutes per round of questions, with
potential additional rounds if one or
more Commissioners have further
questions.
5. At the end of the Q&A sessions,
each panel will be allowed to give a 5minute closing statement, in the same
order as outlined in paragraph (2) above,
without opportunity for rebuttal or
questions from the Commissioners.
COMMISSION ORAL ARGUMENT: The
Commission will hold the public oral
argument in the Commission’s Main
Hearing Room (Room 101), 500 E Street
SW., Washington DC 20436, beginning
at 9:30 a.m. While any member of the
public may attend the oral argument,
only counsel for the parties to the
investigation, including OUII, and
representatives of interested government
agencies may participate and/or argue at
the oral argument.
This is a public proceeding;
confidential business information
(‘‘CBI’’) shall not be discussed. A party,
however, can draw the Commission’s
attention to CBI, if necessary, by
pointing to where in the record the
information can be found.
The oral argument will be limited in
scope to the issues identified in the ID
(Order No. 38); the Commission’s
December 19, 2016, Notice; the
Commission’s March 3, 2017, Notice;
and any related petition, written
submissions, and responses thereto.
NOTICE OF APPEARANCE: Counsel for the
parties to the investigation or any
representatives of interested government
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agencies who wish to participate in the
oral argument must file a written
request to appear at the Commission
oral argument by April 6, 2017, and
must provide their email addresses as
part of their contact information.
The authority for the Commission’s
determination is contained in section
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in part
210 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part
210).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: March 30, 2017.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—National Shipbuilding
Research Program
Notice is hereby given that, on March
2, 2017, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the
National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), National
Shipbuilding Research Program
(‘‘NSRP’’) has filed written notifications
simultaneously with the Attorney
General and the Federal Trade
Commission disclosing changes in its
membership. The notifications were
filed for the purpose of extending the
Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of
antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages
under specified circumstances.
Specifically, Conrad Industries, Inc.,
Morgan City, LA, has been added as a
party to this venture.
No other changes have been made in
either the membership or planned
activity of the group research project.
Membership in this group research
project remains open, and NSRP intends
to file additional written notifications
disclosing all changes in membership.
On March 13, 1998, NSRP filed its
original notification pursuant to Section
6(a) of the Act. The Department of
Justice published a notice in the Federal
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on January 29, 1999 (64 FR 4708).
The last notification was filed with
the Department on October 12, 2016. A
notice was published in the Federal
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on November 3, 2016 (81 FR 76628).
Patricia A. Brink,
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DC 20544, telephone (202) 502–1820.
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Rebecca A. Womeldorf,
Rules Committee Secretary.
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Notice is hereby given that, on March
13, 2017, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the
National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
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System Architecture Foundation (‘‘HSA
Foundation’’) has filed written
notifications simultaneously with the
Attorney General and the Federal Trade
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Commission disclosing changes in its
membership. The notifications were
filed for the purpose of extending the
Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of
antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages
under specified circumstances.
Specifically, FUDAN University, China,
Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;
Hunan Institute of Science and
Technology, Yueyang City, People’s
Republic of China; Shenyang Institute of
Automation (SIA), Chinese Academy of
Sciences, Shenyang Liaoning Province,
People’s Republic of China; Sun Yat-sen
University, Guangzhou, People’s
Republic of China; Southeast
University, Nanjing, People’s Republic
of China; Nantong University’s School
of Electronics and Information, Jiangsu,
People’s Republic of China; Nanjing
University of Aeronautics and
Astronautics, Nanjing, People’s
Republic of China; The International
School of Microelectronics of Nanjing
University, Nanjing, People’s Republic
of China; Nanjing University of Posts
and Telecommunications, Nanjing,
People’s Republic of China; Jiangsu
Software Defined Radio Engineering
Research Center, Nanjing, People’s
Republic of China; Institute of
Computing Technology, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s
Republic of China; Shanghai Advanced
Research Institute, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, Shanghai, People’s Republic
of China; Shanghai Institute of
Microsystem and Information
Technology, Shanghai, People’s
Republic of China; Shanghai Jiao Tong
University, Shanghai, People’s Republic
of China; Shanghai Research Center for
Wireless Communications, Shanghai,
People’s Republic of China; Shanghai
University, Shanghai, People’s Republic
of China; and University of Science and
Technology Beijing, Beijing, People’s
Republic of China, have been added as
parties to this venture.
No other changes have been made in
either the membership or planned
activity of the group research project.
Membership in this group research
project remains open, and HSA
Foundation intends to file additional
written notifications disclosing all
changes in membership.
On August 31, 2012, HSA Foundation
filed its original notification pursuant to
Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department
of Justice published a notice in the
Federal Register pursuant to Section
6(b) of the Act on October 11, 2012 (77
FR 61786).
The last notification was filed with
the Department on September 27, 2016.
A notice was published in the Federal
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337-TA-1002]
Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Products; Commission Determination
With Respect to the Procedure for the April 20, 2017, Oral Argument
AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade
Commission has determined to conduct the April 20, 2017, oral argument,
see 82 FR 13133-34 (Mar. 9, 2017), in accordance with the procedure set
forth herein.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Houda Morad, Office of the General
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 708-4716. Copies of non-
confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation are
or will be available for inspection during official business hours
(8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S.
International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436,
telephone (202) 205-2000. General information concerning the Commission
may also be obtained by accessing its Internet server at https://www.usitc.gov. The public record for this investigation may be viewed
on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information on this matter
can be obtained by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on (202)
205-1810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission instituted Investigation No.
337-TA-1002 on June 2, 2016, based on a complaint filed by Complainant
United States Steel Corporation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (``U.S.
Steel''), alleging a violation of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337. See 81 FR 35381 (June 2, 2016). The
complaint alleges violations of Section 337 based upon the importation
into the United States, or in the sale of certain carbon and alloy
steel products by reason of: (1) A conspiracy to fix prices and control
output and export volumes, the threat or effect of which is to restrain
or monopolize trade and commerce in the United States; (2)
misappropriation and use of trade secrets, the threat or effect of
which is to destroy or substantially injure an industry in the United
States; and (3) false designation of origin or manufacturer, the threat
or effect of which is to destroy or substantially injure an industry in
the United States. Id. The notice of investigation identified forty
(40) respondents that are Chinese steel manufacturers or distributors,
as well as some of their Hong Kong and United States affiliates. Id. In
addition to the private parties, the Commission assigned an
Investigative Attorney from the Commission's Office of Unfair Import
Investigations (OUII), who functions as an independent litigant or
party in the investigation. Id.
On August 26, 2016, Respondents filed a motion to terminate U.S.
Steel's antitrust claim under 19 CFR 210.21. On September 6, 2016, U.S.
Steel filed a response in opposition to Respondents' motion to
terminate. On September 9, 2016, the Commission Investigative Attorney
(``IA'') filed a response in opposition to Respondents' motion to
terminate. On November 14, 2016, the ALJ issued the subject ID,
granting Respondents' motion to terminate Complainant's antitrust claim
under 19 CFR 210.21 and, in the alternative, under 19 CFR 210.18. On
November 23, 2016, Complainant and the IA filed petitions for review of
the ID. Complainant also requested oral argument before the Commission.
On December 1, 2016, Respondents filed a response to the petitions for
review. Also on December 1, 2016, Complainant filed a response to the
IA's petition for review.
On December 19, 2016, the Commission issued a Notice determining to
review the ID (Order No. 38). See 81 FR 94416-17 (Dec. 23, 2016). In
the Notice, the Commission requested written submissions from ``[t]he
parties to the investigation, including the Office of Unfair Import
Investigations, and interested government agencies'' in connection with
its review and set a date of March 14, 2017, for possible oral
argument. Id.
On February 24, 2017, the Commission issued a notice indicating
that, pursuant to Commission Rule 210.45 (19 CFR 210.45), an oral
argument would be held on March 14, 2017, in connection with the
Commission's review of Order No. 38.
On March 3, 2017, the Commission issued a notice seeking further
written submissions from the public in response to the December 19,
2016, Notice and rescheduling the date for the oral argument to April
20, 2017. See 82 FR 13133-34 (Mar. 9, 2017).
The Commission has determined to conduct the April 20, 2017, oral
argument as follows:
1. The oral argument will include up to four (4) distinct panels,
one for Complainant U.S. Steel, one for Respondents, one for OUII, and
one, if applicable, for interested government agencies.
2. At the beginning of the oral argument, each panel will be
allowed to give a 10-minute opening statement in the following order:
(1) Complainant; (2) Respondents; (3) OUII; and (4) government
agencies, if any.
3. Upon completion of all of the opening statements, an initial
Questions & Answers (Q&A) session with each panel will follow, whereby
each panel, in the same order as outlined in paragraph (2) above, may
receive questions from the Commissioners. Each Commissioner will be
allocated 10 minutes per round of questions, with potential additional
rounds for any given panel, if one or more Commissioners have further
questions.
4. After the initial Q&A session when all the panels are completed,
there will be the opportunity for a rebuttal Q&A session, where
Commissioners will get the opportunity to ask rebuttal questions of the
oral argument participants. Each Commissioner will be allocated 5
minutes per round of questions, with potential additional rounds if one
or more Commissioners have further questions.
5. At the end of the Q&A sessions, each panel will be allowed to
give a 5-minute closing statement, in the same order as outlined in
paragraph (2) above, without opportunity for rebuttal or questions from
the Commissioners.
COMMISSION ORAL ARGUMENT: The Commission will hold the public oral
argument in the Commission's Main Hearing Room (Room 101), 500 E Street
SW., Washington DC 20436, beginning at 9:30 a.m. While any member of
the public may attend the oral argument, only counsel for the parties
to the investigation, including OUII, and representatives of interested
government agencies may participate and/or argue at the oral argument.
This is a public proceeding; confidential business information
(``CBI'') shall not be discussed. A party, however, can draw the
Commission's attention to CBI, if necessary, by pointing to where in
the record the information can be found.
The oral argument will be limited in scope to the issues identified
in the ID (Order No. 38); the Commission's December 19, 2016, Notice;
the Commission's March 3, 2017, Notice; and any related petition,
written submissions, and responses thereto.
NOTICE OF APPEARANCE: Counsel for the parties to the investigation or
any representatives of interested government
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agencies who wish to participate in the oral argument must file a
written request to appear at the Commission oral argument by April 6,
2017, and must provide their email addresses as part of their contact
information.
The authority for the Commission's determination is contained in
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and
in part 210 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR
part 210).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: March 30, 2017.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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