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BILLING CODE 4310–VH–P
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–570 and 731–
TA–1346 (Preliminary)]
Aluminum Foil From China; Institution
of Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Investigations and Scheduling of
Preliminary Phase Investigations
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Commission hereby gives
notice of the institution of investigations
and commencement of preliminary
phase antidumping and countervailing
duty investigations Nos. 701–TA–570
and 731–TA–1346 (Preliminary)
pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘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 of aluminum foil from China,
provided for in subheadings 7607.11.30,
7607.11.60, 7607.11.90, and 7607.19.60
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 alleged to be subsidized by
the government of China. Unless the
Department of Commerce extends the
time for initiation, the Commission
must reach a preliminary determination
in antidumping and countervailing duty
investigations in 45 days, or in this case
by April 24, 2017. The Commission’s
views must be transmitted to Commerce
within five business days thereafter, or
by May 1, 2017.
DATES: Effective Date: March 9, 2017.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Justin Enck ((202) 205–3363), 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
this investigation may be viewed on the
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background.—These investigations
are being instituted, pursuant to
sections 703(a) and 733(a) of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and
1673b(a)), in response to a petition filed
on March 9, 2017, by The Aluminum
Association Trade Enforcement Working
Group and its individual members.
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 and B
(19 CFR part 201), and part 207,
subparts A and B (19 CFR part 207).
Participation in the investigation 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 antidumping duty 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
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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
Thursday, March 30, 2017, at the U.S.
International Trade Commission
Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington,
DC. Requests to appear at the conference
should be emailed to William.bishop@
usitc.gov and Sharon.bellamy@usitc.gov
(DO NOT FILE ON EDIS) on or before
March 28, 2017. 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
April 4, 2017, 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. All written submissions
must conform with the provisions of
section 201.8 of the Commission’s rules;
any submissions that contain BPI must
also conform with the requirements of
sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the
Commission’s rules. The Commission’s
Handbook on E-Filing, available on the
Commission’s Web site at https://
www.usitc.gov/secretary/documents/
handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf,
elaborates upon the Commission’s rules
with respect to electronic filing.
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.
Certification.—Pursuant to section
207.3 of the Commission’s rules, any
person submitting information to the
Commission in connection with this/
these investigation(s) must certify that
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the information is accurate and
complete to the best of the submitter’s
knowledge. In making the certification,
the submitter will acknowledge that any
information that it submits to the
Commission during these investigations
may be disclosed to and used: (i) By the
Commission, its employees and Offices,
and contract personnel (a) for
developing or maintaining the records
of this/these or related investigations or
reviews, or (b) in internal investigations,
audits, reviews, and evaluations relating
to the programs, personnel, and
operations of the Commission including
under 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by
U.S. government employees and
contract personnel, solely for
cybersecurity purposes. All contract
personnel will sign appropriate
nondisclosure agreements.
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: March 10, 2017.
Katherine M. Hiner,
Acting Supervisory Attorney.
[FR Doc. 2017–05149 Filed 3–14–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–564 and 731–
TA–1338–1340 (Final)]
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From
Japan, Taiwan, and Turkey;
Scheduling of the Final Phase of
Countervailing Duty and Antidumping
Duty Investigations
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Commission hereby gives
notice of the scheduling of the final
phase of antidumping and
countervailing duty investigation Nos.
701–TA–564 and 731–TA–1338–1340
(Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act of
1930 (‘‘the Act’’) to determine whether
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 of steel concrete reinforcing bar
(rebar) from Japan, Taiwan, and Turkey,
provided for in subheadings 7213.10.00,
7214.20.00, and 7228.30.80 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States, preliminarily determined
by the Department of Commerce to be
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subsidized by the government of Turkey
and sold at less-than-fair-value from
Japan, Taiwan, and Turkey.1
DATES: Effective Date: March 2, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joanna Lo ((202) 205–1888), 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.—The final phase of
these investigations is being scheduled
pursuant to sections 705(b) and 731(b)
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1671d(b) and 1673d(b)), as a result of
affirmative preliminary determinations
by the Department of Commerce that
such products are being sold in the
United States at less than fair value
within the meaning of section 733 of the
Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b), and that certain
benefits which constitute subsidies
within the meaning of section 703 of the
Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b) are being
provided to manufacturers, producers,
or exporters in Turkey of rebar. The
1 For purposes of these investigations, the
Department of Commerce has defined the subject
merchandise as ‘‘steel concrete reinforcing bar
imported in either straight length or coil form
(rebar) regardless of metallurgy, length, diameter, or
grade or lack thereof. Subject merchandise includes
deformed steel wire with bar markings (e.g., mill
mark, size, or grade) and which has been subjected
to an elongation test. The subject merchandise
includes rebar that has been further processed in
the subject country or a third country, including but
not limited to cutting, grinding, galvanizing,
painting, coating, or any other processing that
would not otherwise remove the merchandise from
the scope of the investigation if performed in the
country of manufacture of the rebar. Specifically
excluded are plain rounds (i.e., nondeformed or
smooth rebar). Also excluded from the scope is
deformed steel wire meeting ASTM A1064/A1064M
with no bar markings (e.g., mill mark, size, or grade)
and without being subject to an elongation test.’’
See, e.g., Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the
Republic of Turkey: Preliminary Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment
of Final Countervailing Duty Determination with
Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 82 FR
12195, March 1, 2017. See also the Department of
Commerce’s preliminary affirmative determinations
of sales at less than fair value with respect to rebar
from Japan, Taiwan, and Turkey (publication in the
Federal Register pending; filed on the
Commission’s electronic document information
system on March 2, 2017).
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investigations were requested in
petitions filed on September 20, 2016,
by the Rebar Trade Action Coalition and
its individual members: Byer Steel
Group, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio;
Commercial Metals Company, Irving,
Texas; Gerdau Ameristeel U.S. Inc.,
Tampa, Florida; Nucor Corporation,
Charlotte, North Carolina; and Steel
Dynamics, Inc., Pittsboro, Indiana.
For further information concerning
the conduct of this phase of the
investigations, hearing procedures, and
rules of general application, consult the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B
(19 CFR part 201), and part 207,
subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207).
Participation in the investigations and
public service list.—Persons, including
industrial users of the subject
merchandise and, if the merchandise is
sold at the retail level, representative
consumer organizations, wishing to
participate in the final phase of these
investigations 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, no later than 21 days prior to the
hearing date specified in this notice. A
party that filed a notice of appearance
during the preliminary phase of the
investigations need not file an
additional notice of appearance during
this final phase. The Secretary will
maintain a public service list containing
the names and addresses of all persons,
or their representatives, who are parties
to the investigations.
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 the final phase of these
investigations available to authorized
applicants under the APO issued in the
investigations, provided that the
application is made no later than 21
days prior to the hearing date specified
in this notice. Authorized applicants
must represent interested parties, as
defined by 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are
parties to the investigations. A party
granted access to BPI in the preliminary
phase of the investigations need not
reapply for such access. A separate
service list will be maintained by the
Secretary for those parties authorized to
receive BPI under the APO.
Staff report.—The prehearing staff
report in the final phase of these
investigations will be placed in the
nonpublic record on May 4, 2017, and
a public version will be issued
thereafter, pursuant to section 207.22 of
the Commission’s rules.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-570 and 731-TA-1346 (Preliminary)]
Aluminum Foil From China; Institution of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Investigations and Scheduling of Preliminary Phase
Investigations
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of
investigations and commencement of preliminary phase antidumping and
countervailing duty investigations Nos. 701-TA-570 and 731-TA-1346
(Preliminary) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``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 of aluminum foil from China,
provided for in subheadings 7607.11.30, 7607.11.60, 7607.11.90, and
7607.19.60 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
alleged to be subsidized by the government of China. Unless the
Department of Commerce extends the time for initiation, the Commission
must reach a preliminary determination in antidumping and
countervailing duty investigations in 45 days, or in this case by April
24, 2017. The Commission's views must be transmitted to Commerce within
five business days thereafter, or by May 1, 2017.
DATES: Effective Date: March 9, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Justin Enck ((202) 205-3363), 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 this
investigation may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background.--These investigations are being instituted, pursuant to
sections 703(a) and 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1671b(a) and 1673b(a)), in response to a petition filed on March 9,
2017, by The Aluminum Association Trade Enforcement Working Group and
its individual members.
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 and
B (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and B (19 CFR part 207).
Participation in the investigation 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 antidumping duty 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 Thursday, March 30, 2017, at the U.S. International Trade
Commission Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC. Requests to
appear at the conference should be emailed to William.bishop@usitc.gov
and Sharon.bellamy@usitc.gov (DO NOT FILE ON EDIS) on or before March
28, 2017. 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 April 4, 2017, 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. All written submissions must conform
with the provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission's rules; any
submissions that contain BPI must also conform with the requirements of
sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission's rules. The
Commission's Handbook on E-Filing, available on the Commission's Web
site at https://www.usitc.gov/secretary/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf, elaborates upon the Commission's
rules with respect to electronic filing.
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.
Certification.--Pursuant to section 207.3 of the Commission's
rules, any person submitting information to the Commission in
connection with this/these investigation(s) must certify that
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the information is accurate and complete to the best of the submitter's
knowledge. In making the certification, the submitter will acknowledge
that any information that it submits to the Commission during these
investigations may be disclosed to and used: (i) By the Commission, its
employees and Offices, and contract personnel (a) for developing or
maintaining the records of this/these or related investigations or
reviews, or (b) in internal investigations, audits, reviews, and
evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the
Commission including under 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S.
government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity
purposes. All contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure
agreements.
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: March 10, 2017.
Katherine M. Hiner,
Acting Supervisory Attorney.
[FR Doc. 2017-05149 Filed 3-14-17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020-02-P
