Non-Refillable Steel Cylinders From India; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Duty Investigations, 86379-86380 [2023-27358]
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[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–689 and 731–
TA–1618 (Final)]
Non-Refillable Steel Cylinders From
India; 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–689 and 731–TA–1618 (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 non-refillable steel cylinders
from India, provided for in subheading
7311.00.00 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States,
preliminarily determined by the
Department of Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’)
to be subsidized and sold at less-thanfair-value.
DATES: December 1, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peter Stebbins (peter.stebins@usitc.gov),
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:
Scope.—For purposes of these
investigations, Commerce has defined
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the subject merchandise as ‘‘certain
seamed (welded or brazed), nonrefillable steel cylinders meeting the
requirements of, or produced to meet
the requirements of, U.S. Department of
Transportation specification 39,
TransportCanada specification 39M, or
United Nations pressure receptacle
standard ISO 11118 and otherwise
meeting the description provided below
(non-refillable steel cylinders). The
subject non-refillable steel cylinders are
portable and range from 100-cubic inch
(1.6 liter) water capacity to 1,526-cubic
inch (25 liter) water capacity. Subject
non-refillable steel cylinders may be
imported with or without a valve and/
or pressure release device and are
unfilled at the time of importation. Nonrefillable steel cylinders filled with
pressurized air otherwise meeting the
physical description above are covered
by this investigation. Specifically
excluded are seamless nonrefillable
steel cylinders.
The merchandise subject to this
investigation is properly classified
under statistical reporting numbers
7311.00.0060 and 7311.00.0090 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). The
merchandise may also enter under
HTSUS statistical reporting numbers
7310.29.0030 and 7310.29.0065.
Although the HTSUS statistical
reporting numbers are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the merchandise
is dispositive.’’
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 Commerce that certain benefits
which constitute subsidies within the
meaning of § 703 of the Act (19 U.S.C.
1671b) are being provided to
manufacturers, producers, or exporters
in India of non-refillable steel cylinders,
and that such products are being sold in
the United States at less than fair value
within the meaning of § 733 of the Act
(19 U.S.C. 1673b). The investigations
were requested in petitions filed on
April 27, 2023, by Worthington
Industries, Columbus, Ohio.
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
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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
§ 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.
Please note the Secretary’s Office will
accept only electronic filings during this
time. Filings must be made through the
Commission’s Electronic Document
Information System (EDIS, https://
edis.usitc.gov.) No in-person paperbased filings or paper copies of any
electronic filings will be accepted until
further notice.
Limited disclosure of business
proprietary information (BPI) under an
administrative protective order (APO)
and BPI service list.—Pursuant to
§ 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 March 28, 2024,
and a public version will be issued
thereafter, pursuant to § 207.22 of the
Commission’s rules.
Hearing.—The Commission will hold
a hearing in connection with the final
phase of these investigations beginning
at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.
Requests to appear at the hearing should
be filed in writing with the Secretary to
the Commission on or before Tuesday,
April 9, 2024. Any requests to appear as
a witness via videoconference must be
included with your request to appear.
Requests to appear via videoconference
must include a statement explaining
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why the witness cannot appear in
person; the Chairman, or other person
designated to conduct the investigation,
may in their discretion for good cause
shown, grant such a request. Requests to
appear as remote witness due to illness
or a positive COVID–19 test result may
be submitted by 3 p.m. the business day
prior to the hearing. Further information
about participation in the hearing will
be posted on the Commission’s website
at https://www.usitc.gov/calendarpad/
calendar.html.
A nonparty who has testimony that
may aid the Commission’s deliberations
may request permission to present a
short statement at the hearing. All
parties and nonparties desiring to
appear at the hearing and make oral
presentations should attend a
prehearing conference, if deemed
necessary, to be held at 9:30 a.m. on
Thursday, April 11, 2024. Parties shall
file and serve written testimony and
presentation slides in connection with
their presentation at the hearing by no
later than 4:00 p.m. on April 15, 2024.
Oral testimony and written materials to
be submitted at the public hearing are
governed by sections 201.6(b)(2),
201.13(f), and 207.24 of the
Commission’s rules. Parties must submit
any request to present a portion of their
hearing testimony in camera no later
than 7 business days prior to the date of
the hearing.
Written submissions.—Each party
who is an interested party shall submit
a prehearing brief to the Commission.
Prehearing briefs must conform with the
provisions of § 207.23 of the
Commission’s rules; the deadline for
filing is April 4, 2024. Parties shall also
file written testimony in connection
with their presentation at the hearing,
and posthearing briefs, which must
conform with the provisions of § 207.25
of the Commission’s rules. The deadline
for filing posthearing briefs is April 23,
2024. In addition, any person who has
not entered an appearance as a party to
the investigations may submit a written
statement of information pertinent to
the subject of the investigations,
including statements of support or
opposition to the petition, on or before
April 23, 2024. On May 10, 2024, the
Commission will make available to
parties all information on which they
have not had an opportunity to
comment. Parties may submit final
comments on this information on or
before May 14, 2024, but such final
comments must not contain new factual
information and must otherwise comply
with § 207.30 of the Commission’s rules.
All written submissions must conform
with the provisions of § 201.8 of the
Commission’s rules; any submissions
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that contain BPI must also conform with
the requirements of §§ 201.6, 207.3, and
207.7 of the Commission’s rules. The
Commission’s Handbook on Filing
Procedures, available on the
Commission’s website at https://
www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_
on_filing_procedures.pdf, elaborates
upon the Commission’s procedures with
respect to filings.
Additional written submissions to the
Commission, including requests
pursuant to § 201.12 of the
Commission’s rules, shall not be
accepted unless good cause is shown for
accepting such submissions, or unless
the submission is pursuant to a specific
request by a Commissioner or
Commission staff.
In accordance with §§ 201.16(c) and
207.3 of the Commission’s 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 § 207.21 of the
Commission’s rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: December 8, 2023.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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Notice of Receipt of Complaint;
Solicitation of Comments Relating to
the Public Interest
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. International Trade
Commission has received a complaint
Certain Furniture Products Finished
with Decorative Wood Grain Paper and
Components Thereof, DN 3711; the
Commission is soliciting comments on
any public interest issues raised by the
complaint or complainant’s filing
pursuant to the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission,
U.S. International Trade Commission,
500 E Street SW, Washington, DC
20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-689 and 731-TA-1618 (Final)]
Non-Refillable Steel Cylinders From India; Scheduling of the
Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Duty Investigations
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the
final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos.
701-TA-689 and 731-TA-1618 (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 non-refillable steel cylinders from
India, provided for in subheading 7311.00.00 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States, preliminarily determined by the
Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') to be subsidized and sold at
less-than-fair-value.
DATES: December 1, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Stebbins
([email protected]), 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:
Scope.--For purposes of these investigations, Commerce has defined
the subject merchandise as ``certain seamed (welded or brazed), non-
refillable steel cylinders meeting the requirements of, or produced to
meet the requirements of, U.S. Department of Transportation
specification 39, TransportCanada specification 39M, or United Nations
pressure receptacle standard ISO 11118 and otherwise meeting the
description provided below (non-refillable steel cylinders). The
subject non-refillable steel cylinders are portable and range from 100-
cubic inch (1.6 liter) water capacity to 1,526-cubic inch (25 liter)
water capacity. Subject non-refillable steel cylinders may be imported
with or without a valve and/or pressure release device and are unfilled
at the time of importation. Non-refillable steel cylinders filled with
pressurized air otherwise meeting the physical description above are
covered by this investigation. Specifically excluded are seamless
nonrefillable steel cylinders.
The merchandise subject to this investigation is properly
classified under statistical reporting numbers 7311.00.0060 and
7311.00.0090 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS). The merchandise may also enter under HTSUS statistical
reporting numbers 7310.29.0030 and 7310.29.0065. Although the HTSUS
statistical reporting numbers are provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the merchandise is dispositive.''
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 Commerce that certain benefits which
constitute subsidies within the meaning of Sec. 703 of the Act (19
U.S.C. 1671b) are being provided to manufacturers, producers, or
exporters in India of non-refillable steel cylinders, and that such
products are being sold in the United States at less than fair value
within the meaning of Sec. 733 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b). The
investigations were requested in petitions filed on April 27, 2023, by
Worthington Industries, Columbus, Ohio.
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
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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 Sec.
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.
Please note the Secretary's Office will accept only electronic
filings during this time. Filings must be made through the Commission's
Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, https://edis.usitc.gov.)
No in-person paper-based filings or paper copies of any electronic
filings will be accepted until further notice.
Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under
an administrative protective order (APO) and BPI service list.--
Pursuant to Sec. 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 March
28, 2024, and a public version will be issued thereafter, pursuant to
Sec. 207.22 of the Commission's rules.
Hearing.--The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the
final phase of these investigations beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday,
April 16, 2024. Requests to appear at the hearing should be filed in
writing with the Secretary to the Commission on or before Tuesday,
April 9, 2024. Any requests to appear as a witness via videoconference
must be included with your request to appear. Requests to appear via
videoconference must include a statement explaining why the witness
cannot appear in person; the Chairman, or other person designated to
conduct the investigation, may in their discretion for good cause
shown, grant such a request. Requests to appear as remote witness due
to illness or a positive COVID-19 test result may be submitted by 3
p.m. the business day prior to the hearing. Further information about
participation in the hearing will be posted on the Commission's website
at https://www.usitc.gov/calendarpad/calendar.html.
A nonparty who has testimony that may aid the Commission's
deliberations may request permission to present a short statement at
the hearing. All parties and nonparties desiring to appear at the
hearing and make oral presentations should attend a prehearing
conference, if deemed necessary, to be held at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday,
April 11, 2024. Parties shall file and serve written testimony and
presentation slides in connection with their presentation at the
hearing by no later than 4:00 p.m. on April 15, 2024. Oral testimony
and written materials to be submitted at the public hearing are
governed by sections 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and 207.24 of the
Commission's rules. Parties must submit any request to present a
portion of their hearing testimony in camera no later than 7 business
days prior to the date of the hearing.
Written submissions.--Each party who is an interested party shall
submit a prehearing brief to the Commission. Prehearing briefs must
conform with the provisions of Sec. 207.23 of the Commission's rules;
the deadline for filing is April 4, 2024. Parties shall also file
written testimony in connection with their presentation at the hearing,
and posthearing briefs, which must conform with the provisions of Sec.
207.25 of the Commission's rules. The deadline for filing posthearing
briefs is April 23, 2024. In addition, any person who has not entered
an appearance as a party to the investigations may submit a written
statement of information pertinent to the subject of the
investigations, including statements of support or opposition to the
petition, on or before April 23, 2024. On May 10, 2024, the Commission
will make available to parties all information on which they have not
had an opportunity to comment. Parties may submit final comments on
this information on or before May 14, 2024, but such final comments
must not contain new factual information and must otherwise comply with
Sec. 207.30 of the Commission's rules. All written submissions must
conform with the provisions of Sec. 201.8 of the Commission's rules;
any submissions that contain BPI must also conform with the
requirements of Sec. Sec. 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission's
rules. The Commission's Handbook on Filing Procedures, available on the
Commission's website at https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf, elaborates upon the Commission's
procedures with respect to filings.
Additional written submissions to the Commission, including
requests pursuant to Sec. 201.12 of the Commission's rules, shall not
be accepted unless good cause is shown for accepting such submissions,
or unless the submission is pursuant to a specific request by a
Commissioner or Commission staff.
In accordance with Sec. Sec. 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the
Commission's 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 Sec. 207.21 of the Commission's rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: December 8, 2023.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-27358 Filed 12-12-23; 8:45 am]
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