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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–447 and 731–
TA–1116 (Preliminary)]
Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel
Pipe From China
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Institution of countervailing
duty and antidumping duty
investigations and scheduling of
preliminary phase investigations.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives
notice of the institution of
investigations, commencement of
preliminary phase countervailing duty
investigation No. 701–TA–447
(Preliminary), and commencement of
preliminary phase antidumping duty
investigation No. 731–TA–1116
(Preliminary) under sections 703(a) and
733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 19 U.S.C. 1673b(a))
(the Act) to determine whether there is
a reasonable indication that 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 from China of circular welded
carbon-quality steel pipe, provided for
in subheadings 7306.30.10 and
7306.30.50, as well as 7306.50.10 and
7306.50.50, of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States, that are
alleged to be subsidized by the
Government of China and sold in the
United States at less than fair value.
Unless the Department of Commerce
extends the time for initiation pursuant
to sections 702(c)(1)(B) and 732(c)(1)(B)
of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671a(c)(1)(B) and
1673a(c)(1)(B)), the Commission must
reach preliminary determinations in
countervailing duty and antidumping
duty investigations in 45 days, or in this
case by July 23, 2007. The Commission’s
views are due at Commerce within five
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business days thereafter, or by July 30,
2007.
For further information concerning
the conduct of these investigations and
rules of general application, consult the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, part 201, subparts A through
E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207,
subparts A and B (19 CFR part 207).
DATES: Effective Date: June 7, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cynthia Trainor (202–205–3354), 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). The public record for
these investigations may be viewed on
the Commission’s electronic docket
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background.—These investigations
are being instituted in response to a
petition filed on June 7, 2007, by Allied
Tube & Conduit, Harvey, IL; IPSCO
Tubulars, Inc., Camanche, IA;
Northwest Pipe Co., Portland OR;
Sharon Tube Co., Sharon, PA; Western
Tube & Conduit Corp., Long Beach, CA;
Wheatland Tube Co., Collingswood, NJ;
and the United Steelworkers, Pittsburgh,
PA.
Participation in the investigations and
public service list.—Persons (other than
petitioners) wishing to participate in the
investigations as parties must file an
entry of appearance with the Secretary
to the Commission, as provided in
sections 201.11 and 207.10 of the
Commission’s rules, not later than seven
days after publication of this notice in
the Federal Register. 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 countervailing duty and
antidumping 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 these investigations
upon the expiration of the period for
filing entries of appearance.
Limited disclosure of business
proprietary information (BPI) under an
administrative protective order (APO)
and BPI service list.—Pursuant to
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section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s
rules, the Secretary will make BPI
gathered in these investigations
available to authorized applicants
representing interested parties (as
defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9)) who are
parties to the investigations under the
APO issued in the investigations,
provided that the application is made
not later than seven days after the
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. A separate service list will be
maintained by the Secretary for those
parties authorized to receive BPI under
the APO.
Conference.—The Commission’s
Director of Operations has scheduled a
conference in connection with these
investigations for 9:30 a.m. on June 28,
2007, at the U.S. International Trade
Commission Building, 500 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC. Parties wishing to
participate in the conference should
contact Cynthia Trainor (202–205–3354)
not later than June 25, 2007, to arrange
for their appearance. Parties in support
of the imposition of countervailing
duties and antidumping duties in these
investigations and parties in opposition
to the imposition of such duties will
each be collectively allocated one hour
within which to make an oral
presentation at the conference. A
nonparty who has testimony that may
aid the Commission’s deliberations may
request permission to present a short
statement at the conference.
Written submissions.—As provided in
sections 201.8 and 207.15 of the
Commission’s rules, any person may
submit to the Commission on or before
July 3, 2007, a written brief containing
information and arguments pertinent to
the subject matter of the investigations.
Parties may file written testimony in
connection with their presentation at
the conference no later than three days
before the conference. If briefs or
written testimony contain BPI, they
must conform with the requirements of
sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the
Commission’s rules. 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). Even
where electronic filing of a document is
permitted, certain documents must also
be filed in paper form, as specified in II
(C) of the Commission’s Handbook on
Electronic Filing Procedures, 67 FR
68168, 68173 (November 8, 2002).
In accordance with sections 201.16(c)
and 207.3 of the rules, each document
filed by a party to the investigations
must be served on all other parties to
the investigation (as identified by either
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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 207.12 of the
Commission’s rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: June 11, 2007.
William R. Bishop,
Hearings and Meetings Coordinator.
[FR Doc. E7–11472 Filed 6–13–07; 8:45 am]
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 https://
www.usitc.gov. The public record for
this investigation may be viewed on the
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
at https://www.usitc.gov/secretary/
edis.htm.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey T. Hsu, Esq., Office of Unfair
Import Investigations, U.S. International
Trade Commission, telephone (202)
205–2579.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Inv. No. 337–TA–607]
In the Matter of Certain Semiconductor
Devices, DMA Systems, and Products
Containing Same; Notice of
Investigation
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Institution of investigation
pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337.
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
(2006).
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a
complaint was filed with the U.S.
International Trade Commission on May
7, 2007, under section 337 of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C.
1337, on behalf of Samsung Electronics
Co., Ltd. of Korea. Supplements were
filed on May 23, 2007 and June 5, 2007.
The complaint, as supplemented,
alleges violations of section 337 in the
importation into the United States, the
sale for importation, and the sale within
the United States after importation of
certain semiconductor devices, DMA
systems, and products containing same
by reason of infringement of U.S. Patent
Nos. 7,064,026 and 5,613,162. The
complaint, as supplemented, 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 limited exclusion order and
a cease and desist order.
ADDRESSES: The complaint and
supplement, except for any confidential
information contained therein, are
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
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Scope of Investigation: Having
considered the complaint, the U.S.
International Trade Commission, on
June 6, 2007, 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 semiconductor
devices, DMA systems, and products
containing same by reason of
infringement of one or more of claims
1–6 of U.S. Patent No. 7,064,026 and
claims 1–11 of U.S. Patent No.
5,613,162, and whether an industry in
the United 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—
Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd.,
Samsung Main Building, 250,
Taepyung-ro 2-ka, Chung-ku, Seoul
100–742, Korea.
(b) The respondents are the following
entities alleged to be in violation of
section 337, and are the parties upon
which the complaint, as supplemented,
is to be served:
Renesas Technology Corp., Marunouchi
Building, 4–1, Marunouchi 2-chome,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100–6334, Japan.
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Renesas Technology America, Inc., 450
Holger Way, San Jose, California
95134.
(c) The Commission investigative
attorney, party to this investigation, is
Jeffrey T. Hsu, Esq., Office of Unfair
Import Investigations, U.S. International
Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW.,
Room 401, Washington, DC 20436; and
(3) For the investigation so instituted,
the Honorable Carl C. Charneski is
designated as the presiding
administrative law judge.
Responses to the complaint, as
supplemented, 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, as supplemented, and the
notice of investigation. Extensions of
time for submitting responses to the
complaint, as supplemented, and the
notice of 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, as supplemented, and in this
notice may be deemed to constitute a
waiver of the right to appear and contest
the allegations of the complaint, as
supplemented, 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,
as supplemented, and this notice and to
enter an initial determination and 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.
Issued: June 6, 2007.
By order of the Commission.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-447 and 731-TA-1116 (Preliminary)]
Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From China
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Institution of countervailing duty and antidumping duty
investigations and scheduling of preliminary phase investigations.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of
investigations, commencement of preliminary phase countervailing duty
investigation No. 701-TA-447 (Preliminary), and commencement of
preliminary phase antidumping duty investigation No. 731-TA-1116
(Preliminary) under sections 703(a) and 733(a) of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 19 U.S.C. 1673b(a)) (the Act) to determine
whether there is a reasonable indication that 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 from China of circular welded carbon-
quality steel pipe, provided for in subheadings 7306.30.10 and
7306.30.50, as well as 7306.50.10 and 7306.50.50, of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States, that are alleged to be subsidized
by the Government of China and sold in the United States at less than
fair value. Unless the Department of Commerce extends the time for
initiation pursuant to sections 702(c)(1)(B) and 732(c)(1)(B) of the
Act (19 U.S.C. 1671a(c)(1)(B) and 1673a(c)(1)(B)), the Commission must
reach preliminary determinations in countervailing duty and antidumping
duty investigations in 45 days, or in this case by July 23, 2007. The
Commission's views are due at Commerce within five business days
thereafter, or by July 30, 2007.
For further information concerning the conduct of these
investigations and rules of general application, consult the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A
through E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and B (19 CFR
part 207).
DATES: Effective Date: June 7, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Trainor (202-205-3354), 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:
Background.--These investigations are being instituted in response
to a petition filed on June 7, 2007, by Allied Tube & Conduit, Harvey,
IL; IPSCO Tubulars, Inc., Camanche, IA; Northwest Pipe Co., Portland
OR; Sharon Tube Co., Sharon, PA; Western Tube & Conduit Corp., Long
Beach, CA; Wheatland Tube Co., Collingswood, NJ; and the United
Steelworkers, Pittsburgh, PA.
Participation in the investigations and public service list.--
Persons (other than petitioners) wishing to participate in the
investigations as parties must file an entry of appearance with the
Secretary to the Commission, as provided in sections 201.11 and 207.10
of the Commission's rules, not later than seven days after publication
of this notice in the Federal Register. 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 countervailing duty and antidumping 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 these investigations upon the
expiration of the period for filing entries of appearance.
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 these investigations available to authorized
applicants representing interested parties (as defined in 19 U.S.C.
1677(9)) who are parties to the investigations under the APO issued in
the investigations, provided that the application is made not later
than seven days after the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. A separate service list will be maintained by the Secretary
for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
Conference.--The Commission's Director of Operations has scheduled
a conference in connection with these investigations for 9:30 a.m. on
June 28, 2007, at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building, 500
E Street SW., Washington, DC. Parties wishing to participate in the
conference should contact Cynthia Trainor (202-205-3354) not later than
June 25, 2007, to arrange for their appearance. Parties in support of
the imposition of countervailing duties and antidumping duties in these
investigations and parties in opposition to the imposition of such
duties will each be collectively allocated one hour within which to
make an oral presentation at the conference. A nonparty who has
testimony that may aid the Commission's deliberations may request
permission to present a short statement at the conference.
Written submissions.--As provided in sections 201.8 and 207.15 of
the Commission's rules, any person may submit to the Commission on or
before July 3, 2007, a written brief containing information and
arguments pertinent to the subject matter of the investigations.
Parties may file written testimony in connection with their
presentation at the conference no later than three days before the
conference. If briefs or written testimony contain BPI, they must
conform with the requirements of sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of
the Commission's rules. 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). Even where
electronic filing of a document is permitted, certain documents must
also be filed in paper form, as specified in II (C) of the Commission's
Handbook on Electronic Filing Procedures, 67 FR 68168, 68173 (November
8, 2002).
In accordance with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the rules, each
document filed by a party to the investigations must be served on all
other parties to the investigation (as identified by either
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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 207.12 of the Commission's rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: June 11, 2007.
William R. Bishop,
Hearings and Meetings Coordinator.
[FR Doc. E7-11472 Filed 6-13-07; 8:45 am]
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