[Federal Register: August 19, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 160)]
[Notices]               
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 701-TA-253 and 731-TA-132, 252, 271, 273, 276-277, 
296, 409-410, 532-534, and 536-537 (Review)]

 
Certain Pipe and Tube From Argentina, Brazil, Canada, India, 
Korea, Mexico, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Venezuela

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Commission determinations to conduct full five-year 
reviews concerning the countervailing duty and antidumping duty orders 
on certain pipe and tube from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, India, Korea, 
Mexico, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Venezuela.

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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 and antidumping duty orders on certain pipe and 
tube from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, India, Korea, Mexico, Singapore, 
Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Venezuela would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably 
foreseeable time. The Commission has determined to exercise its 
authority to extend the review period by up to 90 days pursuant to 19 
U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)(B); 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). Recent 
amendments to the Rules of Practice and Procedure pertinent to five-
year reviews, including the text of subpart F of part 207, are 
published at 63 FR 30599, June 5, 1998, and may be downloaded from the 
Commission's World Wide Web site at http://www.usitc.gov/rules.htm.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 5, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bonnie Noreen (202-205-3167), 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

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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).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 5, 1999, 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, in 
consultation with the Department of Commerce, grouped these reviews 
because they involve similar domestic like products. See 19 U.S.C. 
1675(c)(5)(D); 63 FR 29372, 29374 (May 29, 1998).
    With regard to all subject pipe and tube from Canada, Korea, 
Mexico, Turkey, and Venezuela, the Commission found that both the 
domestic and respondent interested party group responses to its notice 
of institution <SUP>1</SUP> were adequate and voted to conduct full 
reviews.
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    \1\  The notice of institution for all of the subject reviews 
was published in the Federal Register on May 3, 1999 (64 FR 23679).
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    With regard to all subject pipe and tube from Argentina, Brazil, 
India, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand, the Commission found that the 
domestic interested party groups were adequate <SUP>2</SUP> and the 
respondent interested party group responses were inadequate. The 
Commission also found that other circumstances warranted conducting 
full reviews. <SUP>3</SUP>
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    \2\ Commissioner Crawford dissenting with respect to small 
diameter rectangular pipe and tube from Singapore and light-walled 
rectangular tube from Argentina and Taiwan.
    \3\ Chairman Bragg and Commissioner Crawford dissenting with 
respect to small diameter rectangular pipe and tube from Singapore 
and light-walled rectangular tube from Argentina and Taiwan. 
Commissioner Crawford also dissented with respect to oil country 
tubular goods from Taiwan.
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    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.

    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.

    Issued: August 13, 1999.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-21534 Filed 8-18-99; 8:45 am]
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