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material injury, or the establishment of
an industry in the United States is
materially retarded, by reason of
imports from Mexico and Turkey of
steel concrete reinforcing bar, primarily
provided for in subheadings 7213.10,
7214.20, and 7228.30 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States,
that are alleged to be sold in the United
States at less than fair value and by
reason of imports from Turkey that are
alleged to be subsidized by the
Government of Turkey. Unless the
Department of Commerce extends the
time for initiation pursuant to sections
702(c)(1)(B) or 732(c)(1)(B) of the Act
(19 U.S.C. 1671a(c)(1)(B) or
1673a(c)(1)(B)), the Commission must
reach a preliminary determination in
antidumping and countervailing duty
investigations in 45 days, or in this case
by October 21, 2013. The Commission’s
views are to be issued within five
business days thereafter, or by October
28, 2013.
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: September 4,
2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Szustakowski (202–205–3169),
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 September 4, 2013, by
the Rebar Trade Action Coalition and its
individual members: Nucor
Corporation, Charlotte, NC; Gerdau
Ameristeel U.S. Inc., Tampa, FL;
Commercial Metals Company, Irving,
TX; Cascade Steel Rolling Mills, Inc.,
McMinnville, OR; and Byer Steel
Corporation, Cincinnati, OH.
Participation in the investigations and
public service list.—Persons (other than
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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 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 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 Investigations has scheduled
a conference in connection with these
investigations for 9:30 a.m. on
September 25, 2013, at the U.S.
International Trade Commission
Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington,
DC. Requests to appear at the conference
should be filed with William.Bishop@
usitc.gov and Sharon.Bellamy@usitc.gov
(do not file on EDIS) on or before
September 20, 2013. Parties in support
of the imposition of countervailing 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
September 30, 2013, a written brief
containing information and arguments
pertinent to the subject matter of the
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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.
Please be aware that the Commission’s
rules with respect to electronic filing
have been amended. The amendments
took effect on November 7, 2011. See 76
FR 61937 (Oct. 6, 2011) and the newly
revised Commission’s Handbook on EFiling, available on the Commission’s
Web site at https://edis.usitc.gov.
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 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 207.12
of the Commission’s rules.
Issued: September 5, 2013.
By order of the Commission.
Lisa R. Barton,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
On September 4, 2013, the
Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States
District Court for the Northern District
of California in the lawsuit entitled
United States v. Safeway Inc., Civil
Action No. C–13–4086.
The United States filed this lawsuit
under the Clean Air Act. The United
States’ complaint seeks injunctive relief
and civil penalties for violations of the
regulations governing the service and
repair of commercial refrigeration
appliances that use ozone-depleting
refrigerant. The consent decree requires
Safeway Inc. to perform injunctive relief
and pay a $600,000 civil penalty.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
consent decree. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and should refer to
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United States v. Safeway Inc., D.J. Ref.
No. 90–5–2–1–09644. All comments
must be submitted no later than thirty
(30) days after the publication date of
this notice. Comments may be
submitted either by email or by mail:
To submit
comments:
Send them to:
By e-mail
pubcommentees.enrd@usdoj.gov.
Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
Washington, DC 20044–7611.
By mail .....
During the public comment period,
the consent decree may be examined
and downloaded at this Justice
Department Web site: https://
www.usdoj.gov/enrd/
Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide
a paper copy of the consent decree upon
written request and payment of
reproduction costs. Please mail your
request and payment to: Consent Decree
Library, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box
7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611.
Please enclose a check or money order
for $27.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury. For a paper copy
without the two appendices to the
consent decree, the cost is $7.75.
Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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Notice of Determinations Regarding
Eligibility To Apply for Worker
Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19
U.S.C. 2273) the Department of Labor
herein presents summaries of
determinations regarding eligibility to
apply for trade adjustment assistance for
workers by (TA–W) number issued
during the period of August 19, 2013
through August 23, 2013.
In order for an affirmative
determination to be made for workers of
a primary firm and a certification issued
regarding eligibility to apply for worker
adjustment assistance, each of the group
eligibility requirements of Section
222(a) of the Act must be met.
I. Under Section 222(a)(2)(A), the
following must be satisfied:
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(1) A significant number or proportion
of the workers in such workers’ firm
have become totally or partially
separated, or are threatened to become
totally or partially separated;
(2) the sales or production, or both, of
such firm have decreased absolutely;
and
(3) One of the following must be
satisfied:
(A) Imports of articles or services like
or directly competitive with articles
produced or services supplied by such
firm have increased;
(B) imports of articles like or directly
competitive with articles into which one
or more component parts produced by
such firm are directly incorporated,
have increased;
(C) imports of articles directly
incorporating one or more component
parts produced outside the United
States that are like or directly
competitive with imports of articles
incorporating one or more component
parts produced by such firm have
increased;
(D) imports of articles like or directly
competitive with articles which are
produced directly using services
supplied by such firm, have increased;
and
(4) the increase in imports contributed
importantly to such workers’ separation
or threat of separation and to the decline
in the sales or production of such firm;
or
II. Section 222(a)(2)(B) all of the
following must be satisfied:
(1) A significant number or proportion
of the workers in such workers’ firm
have become totally or partially
separated, or are threatened to become
totally or partially separated;
(2) One of the following must be
satisfied:
(A) There has been a shift by the
workers’ firm to a foreign country in the
production of articles or supply of
services like or directly competitive
with those produced/supplied by the
workers’ firm;
(B) there has been an acquisition from
a foreign country by the workers’ firm
of articles/services that are like or
directly competitive with those
produced/supplied by the workers’ firm;
and
(3) the shift/acquisition contributed
importantly to the workers’ separation
or threat of separation.
In order for an affirmative
determination to be made for adversely
affected workers in public agencies and
a certification issued regarding
eligibility to apply for worker
adjustment assistance, each of the group
eligibility requirements of Section
222(b) of the Act must be met.
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(1) A significant number or proportion
of the workers in the public agency have
become totally or partially separated, or
are threatened to become totally or
partially separated;
(2) the public agency has acquired
from a foreign country services like or
directly competitive with services
which are supplied by such agency; and
(3) the acquisition of services
contributed importantly to such
workers’ separation or threat of
separation.
In order for an affirmative
determination to be made for adversely
affected secondary workers of a firm and
a certification issued regarding
eligibility to apply for worker
adjustment assistance, each of the group
eligibility requirements of Section
222(c) of the Act must be met.
(1) A significant number or proportion
of the workers in the workers’ firm have
become totally or partially separated, or
are threatened to become totally or
partially separated;
(2) the workers’ firm is a Supplier or
Downstream Producer to a firm that
employed a group of workers who
received a certification of eligibility
under Section 222(a) of the Act, and
such supply or production is related to
the article or service that was the basis
for such certification; and
(3) either—
(A) the workers’ firm is a supplier and
the component parts it supplied to the
firm described in paragraph (2)
accounted for at least 20 percent of the
production or sales of the workers’ firm;
or
(B) a loss of business by the workers’
firm with the firm described in
paragraph (2) contributed importantly to
the workers’ separation or threat of
separation.
In order for an affirmative
determination to be made for adversely
affected workers in firms identified by
the International Trade Commission and
a certification issued regarding
eligibility to apply for worker
adjustment assistance, each of the group
eligibility requirements of Section 222(f)
of the Act must be met.
(1) The workers’ firm is publicly
identified by name by the International
Trade Commission as a member of a
domestic industry in an investigation
resulting in—
(A) an affirmative determination of
serious injury or threat thereof under
section 202(b)(1);
(B) an affirmative determination of
market disruption or threat thereof
under section 421(b)(1); or
(C) an affirmative final determination
of material injury or threat thereof under
section 705(b)(1)(A) or 735(b)(1)(A) of
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
On September 4, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Northern
District of California in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Safeway
Inc., Civil Action No. C-13-4086.
The United States filed this lawsuit under the Clean Air Act. The
United States' complaint seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties
for violations of the regulations governing the service and repair of
commercial refrigeration appliances that use ozone-depleting
refrigerant. The consent decree requires Safeway Inc. to perform
injunctive relief and pay a $600,000 civil penalty.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and
should refer to
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United States v. Safeway Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-09644. All
comments must be submitted no later than thirty (30) days after the
publication date of this notice. Comments may be submitted either by
email or by mail:
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To submit comments: Send them to:
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By e-mail......................... pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov.
By mail........................... Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
Washington, DC 20044-7611.
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During the public comment period, the consent decree may be
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide a paper copy
of the consent decree upon written request and payment of reproduction
costs. Please mail your request and payment to: Consent Decree Library,
U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611.
Please enclose a check or money order for $27.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper
copy without the two appendices to the consent decree, the cost is
$7.75.
Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-22082 Filed 9-10-13; 8:45 am]
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