72 FR 96 pg. 28071 - Stainless Steel Bar From France, Germany, Italy, Korea, and The United Kingdom

Type: NOTICEVolume: 72Number: 96Page: 28071
Docket number: [Investigation Nos. 701-TA-413 and 731-TA-913-916 and 918 (Review)]
FR document: [FR Doc. E7-9560 Filed 5-17-07; 8:45 am]
Agency: International Trade Commission
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-413 and 731-TA-913-916 and 918 (Review)]

Stainless Steel Bar From France, Germany, Italy, Korea, and The United Kingdom

AGENCY:

United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION:

Notice of Commission determinations to conduct full five-year reviews concerning the countervailing duty order on stainless steel bar from Italy and the antidumping duty orders on stainless steel bar from France, Germany, Italy, Korea, and the United Kingdom.

SUMMARY:

The Commission hereby gives notice that it will proceed with full reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)) to determine whether revocation of the countervailing duty order on stainless steel bar from Italy and the antidumping duty orders on stainless steel bar from France, Germany, Italy, Korea, and the United Kingdom would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. A schedule for the reviews will be established and announced at a later date. For further information concerning the conduct of these reviews 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, D, E, and F (19 CFR part 207).

Effective Date:

May 7, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Messer (202-205-3193), 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 ( http://www.usitc.gov ). The public record for these reviews may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

On May 7, 2007, the Commission determined that it should proceed to full reviews in the subject five-year reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Act. The Commission found that the domestic interested party group response to its notice of institution (72 FR 4293, January 30, 2007) was adequate and that the respondent interested party group responses with respect to France, Germany, and the United Kingdom were adequate and decided to conduct full reviews with respect to the antidumping duty orders concerning stainless steel bar from France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. The Commission found that the respondent interested party group responses with respect to Italy and Korea were inadequate.1However, the Commission determined to conduct full reviews concerning the countervailing duty order on stainless steel bar from Italy and the antidumping duty orders on stainless steel bar from Italy and Korea to promote administrative efficiency in light of its decision to conduct full reviews with respect to the orders concerning stainless steel bar from France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. A record of the Commissioners' votes, the Commission's statement on adequacy, and any individual Commissioner's statements will be available from the Office of the Secretary and at the Commission's Web site.

Footnotes:

1 Commissioners Lane and Williamson dissented with respect to theadequacy of the Italian respondent interested party group response, finding that the Italian respondent interested party group response was adequate.

Authority:

These reviews are being conducted under authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published pursuant to section 207.62 of the Commission's rules.

By order of the Commission.

Issued: May 14, 2007.

William R. Bishop,

Acting Secretary to the Commission.

[FR Doc. E7-9560 Filed 5-17-07; 8:45 am]

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