Steel: 1, 17113-17114 [E5-1483]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 63 / Monday, April 4, 2005 / Notices sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain pool cues with self-aligning joint assemblies and components thereof by reason of infringement of claims 1–29 of U.S. Patent No. 6,582,317. The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a permanent exclusion order and permanent cease and desist orders. ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for any confidential information contained therein, is 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., Room 112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. Hearing impaired individuals are advised that information on this matter can be obtained 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 at http:/ /www.usitc.gov. The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin D.E. Joffre, Esq., Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 205–2550. Authority: The authority for institution of this investigation is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and in section 210.10 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2004). Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. International Trade Commission, on March 28, 2005, ordered that— (1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, an investigation be instituted to determine whether there is a violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 337 in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the sale within the United States after importation of certain pool cues with self-aligning joint assemblies or components thereof by reason of infringement of one or more of claims 1–29 of U.S. Patent No. 6,582,317, and whether an industry in the United VerDate jul<14>2003 15:19 Apr 01, 2005 Jkt 205001 States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. (2) For the purpose of the investigation so instituted, the following are hereby named as parties upon which this notice of investigation shall be served: (a) The complainant is— J. Pechauer Custom Cues Incorporated, 4140 Velp Avenue, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54313. (b) The respondents are the following companies alleged to be in violation of section 337, and are the parties upon which the complaint is to be served: Kaokao Industrial Co. LTD., aka Kaokao (Zhang Zhou) Sports Equipment Co. Ltd., P.O. Box 65–203 Taichung, Taiwan, 14–B Floor No. 270, Chung Ming South Road, Taichung, Taiwan 403; CueStix International, 1668 Overlook Drive #104, Lafayette, Colorado 80026; Sterling Gaming, 3372 Smith Farm Road, Matthews, North Carolina 28104; CueSight, 3372 Smith Farm Road, Matthews, North Carolina 28104; Imperial International, 621 West Route 46, Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey 07604; Sigel’s Unlimited Cues & Accessories, 730 South Dillard Street, Winter Garden, Florida 34787; Nick Varner Cues and Cases, 1400–B Triplett Street, Owensboro, Kentucky 42303; J–S Sales Co. Inc., 102 Fairview Park Drive, Elmsford, New York 10523; and GLD Products, S84 W19093 Enterprise Drive, Muskego, Wisconsin 53150. (c) Erin D.E. Joffre, Esq., Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436, who shall be the Commission investigative attorney, party to this investigation; and (3) For the investigation so instituted, the Honorable Sidney Harris is designated as the presiding administrative law judge. Responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation must be submitted by the named respondents in accordance with section 210.13 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to 19 CFR 201.16(d) and 210.13(a), such responses will be considered by the Commission if received not later than 20 days after the date of service by the Commission of the complaint and the notice of investigation. Extensions of time for submitting responses to the complaint and the notice of PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 17113 investigation will not be granted unless good cause therefor is shown. Failure of a respondent to file a timely response to each allegation in the complaint and in this notice may be deemed to constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the allegations of the complaint and this notice, and to authorize the administrative law judge and the Commission, without further notice to the respondent, to find the facts to be as alleged in the complaint and this notice and to enter a final determination containing such findings, and may result in the issuance of a limited exclusion order or cease and desist order or both directed against the respondent. By order of the Commission. Issued: March 29, 2005. Marilyn R. Abbott, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 05–6529 Filed 4–1–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. TA–204–12] Steel: 1 Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Import Relief United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Institution of an investigation and scheduling of hearings. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 204(d) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2254(d)) (the Act), the Commission has instituted investigation No. TA–204–12, Steel: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Import Relief, for the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of the relief action imposed by the President on imports of certain steel products under 1 Subheadings 9903.72.30 through 9903.74.24 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States set forth safeguard measures applicable to covered steel products and specified products and sources excluded from the safeguard measures. In the 2003 HTS, subheadings 9903.72.30 through 9903.72.48 covered carbon and alloy steel slabs; subheadings 9903.72.50 through 9903.73.39 covered carbon and alloy steel flat-rolled products (including plates and other hot-rolled steel, coldrolled steel other than grain-oriented steel, and clad, coated, and plated steel); subheadings 9903.73.42 through 9903.73.62 covered certain carbon and alloy steel bars, rods, and light shapes; subheadings 9903.73.65 through 9903.73.71 covered carbon steel concrete reinforcing bars (rebars); subheadings 9903.73.74 through 9903.73.86 covered certain carbon and alloy steel non-seamless pipes and tubes; subheadings 9903.73.88 through 9903.73.95 covered certain tube and pipe fittings; subheadings 9903.73.97 through 9903.74.16 covered stainless steel bars, rods, angles, shapes, and sections; and subheadings 9903.74.18 through 9903.74.24 covered stainless steel wire. E:\FR\FM\04APN1.SGM 04APN1 17114 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 63 / Monday, April 4, 2005 / Notices section 203 of the Act. The remaining portion of the action terminated on March 21, 2005. EFFECTIVE DATE: March 21, 2005. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Haines (202–205–3200) or Douglas Corkran (202–205–3057), Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired 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). Background: The President announced the relief action on March 5, 2002. In a proclamation of that date (Proclamation 7529, published in the Federal Register of March 7, 2002, at 67 FR 10553), the President announced that he would impose safeguard measures on imports of certain steel products in the form of a tariff-rate quota and increased import duties effective March 20, 2002, for a period of 3 years and 1 day (to March 21, 2005). In a memorandum of that same date relating to these measures, the President instructed the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Commerce to establish a system of import licensing to facilitate the monitoring of imports of certain steel products (67 FR 10953). The Department of Commerce published regulations establishing such a system in the Federal Register on December 31, 2002 (67 FR 79845). On December 4, 2003, the President issued a proclamation that terminated the tariffrate quota and the increased import duties on certain steel products, but directed the Secretary of Commerce to continue the monitoring system until the earlier of March 21, 2005, or such time as the Secretary establishes a replacement program (Proclamation 7741, published in the Federal Register of December 8, 2003, at 68 FR 68483). Proclamation 7741 also authorized the United States Trade Representative, upon his determination that the Secretary of Commerce has established a replacement program, to terminate the action under section 203(a)(3)(I) of the Trade Act and the licensing system, and to publish notice of this determination and action in the Federal Register. On December 9, 2003, the Department of Commerce published a notice stating that the system would continue in effect VerDate jul<14>2003 15:19 Apr 01, 2005 Jkt 205001 as described in the Proclamation until March 21, 2005 (68 FR 68594). On March 11, 2005, the Department of Commerce published an interim final rule to implement a replacement program for the period beyond March 21, 2005 (70 FR 12133). Section 204(d) of the Act requires the Commission, following termination of a relief action, to evaluate the effectiveness of the action in facilitating positive adjustment by the domestic industry to import competition, consistent with the reasons set out by the President in the report submitted to the Congress under section 203(b) of the Act. The Commission is required to submit a report on the evaluation to the President and the Congress no later than 180 days after the day on which the relief action was terminated. For further information concerning the conduct of this investigation, hearing procedures, and rules of general application, consult the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part 201, subparts A through and E), and part 206, subparts A and F (19 CFR part 206, subparts A and F). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Participation in the investigation and service list.—Persons wishing to participate in the investigation 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, not later than 14 days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register. The Secretary will prepare a service list containing the names and addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to this investigation upon the expiration of the period for filing entries of appearance. Public hearing.—The Commission has scheduled hearings in connection with this investigation. The hearings will be held beginning at 9:30 a.m. on July 19, 2005 (carbon and alloy flat products), July 21, 2005 (carbon and alloy long products), July 26, 2005 (carbon and alloy tubular products), and July 28, 2005 (stainless steel products), at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building. Requests to appear at a specific hearing should be filed in writing with the Secretary to the Commission on or before June 20, 2005, so that the Commission may determine the level of interest in the hearings. All persons desiring to appear at a hearing and make oral presentations should attend a prehearing conference to be held at 9:30 a.m. on July 15, 2005, at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building. Oral testimony and written PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 materials to be submitted at the hearing are governed by sections 201.6(b)(2) and 201.13(f) of the Commission’s rules. Written submissions.—Each party is encouraged to submit a prehearing brief to the Commission. The deadline for filing prehearing briefs is July 12, 2005. Parties may also file posthearing briefs. The deadlines for filing posthearing briefs are July 27, 2005 (for material covered at the hearing on July 19, 2005), July 29, 2005 (for material covered at the hearing on July 21, 2005), August 3, 2005 (for material covered at the hearing on July 26, 2005) and August 5, 2005 (for material covered at the hearing on July 28, 2005). In addition, any person who has not entered an appearance as a party to the investigation may submit a written statement concerning the matters to be addressed in the report on or before August 5, 2005. All written submissions must conform with the provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission’s rules; any submissions that contain confidential business information must also conform with the requirements of section 201.6 of the Commission’s rules. The report that the Commission sends to the President may include confidential business information. The Commission’s rules do not authorize filing of submissions with the Secretary by facsimile or electronic means, except to the extent permitted by section 201.8 of the Commission’s rules, as amended, 67 FR 68036 (November 8, 2002). In accordance with section 201.16(c) of the Commission’s rules, each document filed by a party to the investigation must be served on all other parties to the investigation (as identified by the 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: This investigation is being conducted under the authority of section 204(d) of the Trade Act of 1974; this notice is published pursuant to section 206.3 of the Commission’s rules. By order of the Commission. Issued: March 30, 2005. Marilyn R. Abbott, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. E5–1483 Filed 4–1–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P E:\FR\FM\04APN1.SGM 04APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 63 (Monday, April 4, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17113-17114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-1483]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. TA-204-12]


Steel: \1\ Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Import Relief
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    \1\ Subheadings 9903.72.30 through 9903.74.24 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States set forth safeguard measures 
applicable to covered steel products and specified products and 
sources excluded from the safeguard measures. In the 2003 HTS, 
subheadings 9903.72.30 through 9903.72.48 covered carbon and alloy 
steel slabs; subheadings 9903.72.50 through 9903.73.39 covered 
carbon and alloy steel flat-rolled products (including plates and 
other hot-rolled steel, cold-rolled steel other than grain-oriented 
steel, and clad, coated, and plated steel); subheadings 9903.73.42 
through 9903.73.62 covered certain carbon and alloy steel bars, 
rods, and light shapes; subheadings 9903.73.65 through 9903.73.71 
covered carbon steel concrete reinforcing bars (rebars); subheadings 
9903.73.74 through 9903.73.86 covered certain carbon and alloy steel 
non-seamless pipes and tubes; subheadings 9903.73.88 through 
9903.73.95 covered certain tube and pipe fittings; subheadings 
9903.73.97 through 9903.74.16 covered stainless steel bars, rods, 
angles, shapes, and sections; and subheadings 9903.74.18 through 
9903.74.24 covered stainless steel wire.
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AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of an investigation and scheduling of hearings.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 204(d) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2254(d)) (the Act), the Commission has instituted investigation No. TA-
204-12, Steel: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Import Relief, for 
the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of the relief action 
imposed by the President on imports of certain steel products under

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section 203 of the Act. The remaining portion of the action terminated 
on March 21, 2005.

Effective Date: March 21, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Haines (202-205-3200) or 
Douglas Corkran (202-205-3057), 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).
    Background: The President announced the relief action on March 5, 
2002. In a proclamation of that date (Proclamation 7529, published in 
the Federal Register of March 7, 2002, at 67 FR 10553), the President 
announced that he would impose safeguard measures on imports of certain 
steel products in the form of a tariff-rate quota and increased import 
duties effective March 20, 2002, for a period of 3 years and 1 day (to 
March 21, 2005). In a memorandum of that same date relating to these 
measures, the President instructed the Secretary of the Treasury and 
the Secretary of Commerce to establish a system of import licensing to 
facilitate the monitoring of imports of certain steel products (67 FR 
10953). The Department of Commerce published regulations establishing 
such a system in the Federal Register on December 31, 2002 (67 FR 
79845). On December 4, 2003, the President issued a proclamation that 
terminated the tariff-rate quota and the increased import duties on 
certain steel products, but directed the Secretary of Commerce to 
continue the monitoring system until the earlier of March 21, 2005, or 
such time as the Secretary establishes a replacement program 
(Proclamation 7741, published in the Federal Register of December 8, 
2003, at 68 FR 68483). Proclamation 7741 also authorized the United 
States Trade Representative, upon his determination that the Secretary 
of Commerce has established a replacement program, to terminate the 
action under section 203(a)(3)(I) of the Trade Act and the licensing 
system, and to publish notice of this determination and action in the 
Federal Register. On December 9, 2003, the Department of Commerce 
published a notice stating that the system would continue in effect as 
described in the Proclamation until March 21, 2005 (68 FR 68594). On 
March 11, 2005, the Department of Commerce published an interim final 
rule to implement a replacement program for the period beyond March 21, 
2005 (70 FR 12133).
    Section 204(d) of the Act requires the Commission, following 
termination of a relief action, to evaluate the effectiveness of the 
action in facilitating positive adjustment by the domestic industry to 
import competition, consistent with the reasons set out by the 
President in the report submitted to the Congress under section 203(b) 
of the Act. The Commission is required to submit a report on the 
evaluation to the President and the Congress no later than 180 days 
after the day on which the relief action was terminated.
    For further information concerning the conduct of this 
investigation, hearing procedures, and rules of general application, 
consult the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, 
subparts A through E (19 CFR part 201, subparts A through and E), and 
part 206, subparts A and F (19 CFR part 206, subparts A and F).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Participation in the investigation and service list.--Persons 
wishing to participate in the investigation 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, not later than 14 days 
after publication of this notice in the Federal Register. The Secretary 
will prepare a service list containing the names and addresses of all 
persons, or their representatives, who are parties to this 
investigation upon the expiration of the period for filing entries of 
appearance.
    Public hearing.--The Commission has scheduled hearings in 
connection with this investigation. The hearings will be held beginning 
at 9:30 a.m. on July 19, 2005 (carbon and alloy flat products), July 
21, 2005 (carbon and alloy long products), July 26, 2005 (carbon and 
alloy tubular products), and July 28, 2005 (stainless steel products), 
at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building. Requests to appear 
at a specific hearing should be filed in writing with the Secretary to 
the Commission on or before June 20, 2005, so that the Commission may 
determine the level of interest in the hearings. All persons desiring 
to appear at a hearing and make oral presentations should attend a 
prehearing conference to be held at 9:30 a.m. on July 15, 2005, at the 
U.S. International Trade Commission Building. Oral testimony and 
written materials to be submitted at the hearing are governed by 
sections 201.6(b)(2) and 201.13(f) of the Commission's rules.
    Written submissions.--Each party is encouraged to submit a 
prehearing brief to the Commission. The deadline for filing prehearing 
briefs is July 12, 2005. Parties may also file posthearing briefs. The 
deadlines for filing posthearing briefs are July 27, 2005 (for material 
covered at the hearing on July 19, 2005), July 29, 2005 (for material 
covered at the hearing on July 21, 2005), August 3, 2005 (for material 
covered at the hearing on July 26, 2005) and August 5, 2005 (for 
material covered at the hearing on July 28, 2005). In addition, any 
person who has not entered an appearance as a party to the 
investigation may submit a written statement concerning the matters to 
be addressed in the report on or before August 5, 2005. All written 
submissions must conform with the provisions of section 201.8 of the 
Commission's rules; any submissions that contain confidential business 
information must also conform with the requirements of section 201.6 of 
the Commission's rules. The report that the Commission sends to the 
President may include confidential business information. The 
Commission's rules do not authorize filing of submissions with the 
Secretary by facsimile or electronic means, except to the extent 
permitted by section 201.8 of the Commission's rules, as amended, 67 FR 
68036 (November 8, 2002).
    In accordance with section 201.16(c) of the Commission's rules, 
each document filed by a party to the investigation must be served on 
all other parties to the investigation (as identified by the 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: This investigation is being conducted under the 
authority of section 204(d) of the Trade Act of 1974; this notice is 
published pursuant to section 206.3 of the Commission's rules.

    By order of the Commission.
    Issued: March 30, 2005.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. E5-1483 Filed 4-1-05; 8:45 am]
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