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Jerold Gidner,
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the Special Trustee for American Indians.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–589 and 731–
TA–1394–1395 (Final)]
Forged Steel Fittings From China and
Italy
Determinations
On the basis of the record 1 developed
in the subject investigations, the United
States International Trade Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) determines, pursuant
to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’),
that an industry in the United States is
materially injured by reason of imports
of forged steel fittings from China and
Italy that have been found by the U.S.
Department of Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’)
to be sold in the United States at less
than fair value (‘‘LTFV’’), and to be
subsidized by the government of China.
Background
The Commission instituted these
investigations effective October 5, 2017,
following receipt of a petition filed with
the Commission and Commerce by
Bonney Forge Corporation, Mount
Union, Pennsylvania, and the United
Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber,
Manufacturing, Energy, Allied
Industrial and Service Workers
International Union, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania. Effective May 17, 2018,
the Commission established a general
schedule for the conduct of the final
phase of its investigations on forged
steel fittings, following notification of
preliminary determinations by
Commerce that imports of forged steel
fittings from China, Italy, and Taiwan
were being sold at LTFV within the
meaning of 733(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
1673b(b)).2 Notice of the scheduling of
the final phase of the Commission’s
investigations and of a public hearing to
be held in connection therewith was
given by posting copies of the notice in
the Office of the Secretary, U.S.
International Trade Commission,
1 The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19
CFR 207.2(f)).
2 Forged Steel Fittings from the People’s Republic
of China: Affirmative Preliminary Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of
Final Determination and Extension of Provisional
Measures, 83 FR 22948, May 17, 2018; Forged Steel
Fittings From Italy: Preliminary Affirmative
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value,
Postponement of Final Determination and
Extension of Provisional Measures, 83 FR 22954,
May 17, 2018; and Forged Steel Fittings from
Taiwan: Affirmative Preliminary Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 83 FR 22957, May
17, 2018; see also Forged Steel Fittings from the
People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment
of Final Determination With Final Antidumping
Duty Determination, 83 FR 11170, March 14, 2018.
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Washington, DC, and by publishing the
notice in the Federal Register on June
4, 2018 (83 FR 25715). The hearing was
held in Washington, DC, on August 2,
2018, and all persons who requested the
opportunity were permitted to appear in
person or by counsel. The Commission
subsequently issued its final affirmative
determination regarding dumped
imports of forged steel fittings from
Taiwan on September 14, 2018 (83 FR
47640, September 20, 2018). Following
notification of final determinations by
Commerce that imports of forged steel
fittings from Italy and China were being
sold at LTFV within the meaning of
section 735(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
1673d(a)),3 and subsidized by the
government of China within meaning of
section 705(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
1671d(a)),4 notice of the supplemental
schedule of the final phase of the
Commission’s antidumping and
countervailing duty investigations with
respect to China and Italy was given by
posting copies of the notice in the Office
of the Secretary, U.S. International
Trade Commission, Washington, DC,
and by publishing the notice in the
Federal Register of October 22, 2018 (83
FR 53295).
The Commission made these
determinations pursuant to sections
705(b) and 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
1671d(b) and 19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)). It
completed and filed its determinations
in these investigations on November 19,
2018. The views of the Commission are
contained in USITC Publication 4850
(November 2018), entitled Forged Steel
Fittings from China and Italy:
Investigation Nos. 701–TA–589 and
731–TA–1394–1395 (Final).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: November 19, 2018.
Katherine Hiner,
Supervisory Attorney.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
United States v. CRH plc, et al.;
Response to Public Comment
Notice is hereby given pursuant to the
Antitrust Procedures and Penalties Act,
3 Forged
Steel Fittings from the People’s Republic
of China: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value, 83 FR 50339, October 5, 2018 and
Forged Steel Fittings from Italy: Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 83
FR 50345, October 5, 2018.
4 Forged Steel Fittings from the People’s Republic
of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination, 83 FR 50342, October 5, 2018.
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15 U.S.C. § 16(b)–(h), that one comment
was received concerning the proposed
Final Judgment in this case, and that
comment together with the Response of
the United States to Public Comment
have been filed with the United States
District Court for the District of
Columbia in United States of America v.
CRH plc, et al., Civil Action No. 1:18–
cv–1473. Copies of the comment and the
United States’ Response are available for
inspection on the Antitrust Division’s
website at https://www.justice.gov/atr
and at the Office of the Clerk of the
United States District Court for the
District of Columbia. Copies of these
materials may be obtained from the
Antitrust Division upon request and
payment of the copying fee set by
Department of Justice regulations.
Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement.
United States District Court for the
District of Columbia
United States of America, Plaintiff, v. CRH
PLC, CRH Americas Materials, Inc., and
Pounding Mill Quarry Corporation,
Defendants.
Case No. 18–cv–1473–DLF
Judge: Dabney L. Friedrich
RESPONSE OF PLAINTIFF UNITED
STATES TO PUBLIC COMMENT ON
THE PROPOSED FINAL JUDGMENT
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Antitrust Procedures and Penalties Act
(the ‘‘APPA’’ or ‘‘Tunney Act’’), 15
U.S.C. §§ 16(b)–(h), the United States
hereby responds to the public comment
received regarding the proposed Final
Judgment in this case. After careful
consideration of the submitted
comment, the United States continues to
believe that the divestiture required by
the proposed Final Judgment provides
an effective and appropriate remedy for
the antitrust violation alleged in the
Complaint. In addition, the divestiture
has the effect of increasing competitive
choices for some customers. As a result
of the divestiture, two quarries that
previously did not compete—because
they were under common ownership—
now do. The United States will move
the Court for entry of the proposed Final
Judgment after the public comment and
this response have been published
pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 16(d).
I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Defendants CRH plc and CRH
Americas Materials, Inc. (collectively,
‘‘CRH’’) agreed to acquire the assets of
Defendant Pounding Mill Quarry
Corporation (‘‘Pounding Mill’’), which
primarily consisted of four aggregate
quarries located in West Virginia and
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Virginia. The United States filed a civil
antitrust Complaint on June 22, 2018,
seeking to enjoin the proposed
acquisition. The Complaint alleged that
the likely effect of this acquisition
would be to lessen competition
substantially in the markets for
aggregate and asphalt concrete that are
used in West Virginia Department of
Transportation (‘‘WVDOT’’) road
projects in southern West Virginia. This
loss of competition likely would result
in increased prices and decreased
service in these markets. Therefore, the
Complaint alleged that the proposed
acquisition violates Section 7 of the
Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 18, and should
be enjoined.
Simultaneously with the filing of the
Complaint, the United States filed a
proposed Final Judgment, a Stipulation
signed by Plaintiff and Defendants
consenting to entry of the proposed
Final Judgment after compliance with
the requirements of the Tunney Act, 16
U.S.C. § 16, and a Competitive Impact
Statement (‘‘CIS’’) describing the
transaction and the proposed Final
Judgment. The United States published
the proposed Final Judgment and the
CIS in the Federal Register on July 2,
2018, see 83 Fed. Reg. 30956 (July 2,
2018), and caused summaries of the
proposed Final Judgment and CIS,
together with directions for the
submission of written comments
relating to the proposed Final Judgment,
to be published in the Washington Post
and Bluefield Daily Telegraph from July
2, 2018, through July 10, 2018. The 60day public comment period ended on
September 10, 2018. The United States
received one public comment. See
Tunney Act Comments of the State of
West Virginia on the Proposed Final
Judgment (‘‘WV Comment’’), attached
hereto as Exhibit A.
II. STANDARD OF REVIEW UNDER
THE APPA FOR THE PROPOSED
FINAL JUDGMENT
The Clayton Act, as amended by the
APPA, requires that proposed consent
judgments in antitrust cases brought by
the United States be subject to a 60-day
comment period, after which the court
shall determine whether entry of the
proposed Final Judgment ‘‘is in the
public interest.’’ 15 U.S.C. § 16(e)(1). In
making that determination, the court, in
accordance with the statute as amended
in 2004, is required to consider:
(A) the competitive impact of such
judgment, including termination of
alleged violations, provisions for
enforcement and modification, duration
of relief sought, anticipated effects of
alternative remedies actually
considered, whether its terms are
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-589 and 731-TA-1394-1395 (Final)]
Forged Steel Fittings From China and Italy
Determinations
On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject
investigations, the United States International Trade Commission
(``Commission'') determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the
Act''), that an industry in the United States is materially injured by
reason of imports of forged steel fittings from China and Italy that
have been found by the U.S. Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') to be
sold in the United States at less than fair value (``LTFV''), and to be
subsidized by the government of China.
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\1\ The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)).
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Background
The Commission instituted these investigations effective October 5,
2017, following receipt of a petition filed with the Commission and
Commerce by Bonney Forge Corporation, Mount Union, Pennsylvania, and
the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy,
Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania. Effective May 17, 2018, the Commission established a
general schedule for the conduct of the final phase of its
investigations on forged steel fittings, following notification of
preliminary determinations by Commerce that imports of forged steel
fittings from China, Italy, and Taiwan were being sold at LTFV within
the meaning of 733(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b(b)).\2\ Notice of the
scheduling of the final phase of the Commission's investigations and of
a public hearing to be held in connection therewith was given by
posting copies of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S.
International Trade Commission,
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Washington, DC, and by publishing the notice in the Federal Register on
June 4, 2018 (83 FR 25715). The hearing was held in Washington, DC, on
August 2, 2018, and all persons who requested the opportunity were
permitted to appear in person or by counsel. The Commission
subsequently issued its final affirmative determination regarding
dumped imports of forged steel fittings from Taiwan on September 14,
2018 (83 FR 47640, September 20, 2018). Following notification of final
determinations by Commerce that imports of forged steel fittings from
Italy and China were being sold at LTFV within the meaning of section
735(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673d(a)),\3\ and subsidized by the
government of China within meaning of section 705(a) of the Act (19
U.S.C. 1671d(a)),\4\ notice of the supplemental schedule of the final
phase of the Commission's antidumping and countervailing duty
investigations with respect to China and Italy was given by posting
copies of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International
Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the notice in the
Federal Register of October 22, 2018 (83 FR 53295).
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\2\ Forged Steel Fittings from the People's Republic of China:
Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value, Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of
Provisional Measures, 83 FR 22948, May 17, 2018; Forged Steel
Fittings From Italy: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales
at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination and
Extension of Provisional Measures, 83 FR 22954, May 17, 2018; and
Forged Steel Fittings from Taiwan: Affirmative Preliminary
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 83 FR 22957, May 17,
2018; see also Forged Steel Fittings from the People's Republic of
China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and
Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty
Determination, 83 FR 11170, March 14, 2018.
\3\ Forged Steel Fittings from the People's Republic of China:
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 83 FR 50339,
October 5, 2018 and Forged Steel Fittings from Italy: Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 83 FR 50345, October
5, 2018.
\4\ Forged Steel Fittings from the People's Republic of China:
Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 83 FR 50342,
October 5, 2018.
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The Commission made these determinations pursuant to sections
705(b) and 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and 19 U.S.C.
1673d(b)). It completed and filed its determinations in these
investigations on November 19, 2018. The views of the Commission are
contained in USITC Publication 4850 (November 2018), entitled Forged
Steel Fittings from China and Italy: Investigation Nos. 701-TA-589 and
731-TA-1394-1395 (Final).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: November 19, 2018.
Katherine Hiner,
Supervisory Attorney.
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