[Federal Register: May 26, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 101)]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 731-TA-781-786 (Final)]

 
Stainless Steel Round Wire From Canada, India, Japan, The 
Republic of Korea, Spain, and Taiwan

Determinations

    On the basis of the record <SUP>1</SUP> developed in the subject 
investigations, the United States International Trade Commission 
unanimously determines, pursuant to section 735(b) of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1673d(b)) (the Act), that an industry in the 
United States is not

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materially injured or threatened with material injury, and the 
establishment of an industry in the United States is not materially 
retarded, by reason of imports from Canada, India, Japan, Korea, Spain, 
and Taiwan of stainless steel round wire <SUP>2</SUP> that have been 
found by the Department of Commerce to be sold in the United States at 
less than fair value (LTFV).
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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 Sec. 207.2(f)).
    \2\ For purposes of these investigations, Commerce has defined 
the subject stainless steel round wire (SSRW) as ``any cold-formed 
(i.e., cold-drawn, cold-rolled) stainless steel product of a 
cylindrical contour, sold in coils or spools, and not over 0.703 
inch (18 mm) in maximum solid cross-sectional dimension. SSRW is 
made of iron-based alloys containing, by weight, 1.2 percent or less 
of carbon and 10.5 percent or more of chromium, with or without 
other elements. Metallic coatings, such as nickel and copper 
coatings, may be applied.'' (See e.g., Final Determination of Sales 
at Less Than Fair Value--Stainless Steel Round Wire from Japan (64 
FR 17318, Apr. 9, 1999.)
    These products, if imported are currently covered by statistical 
reporting numbers 7223.00.1015, 7223.00.1030, 7223.00.1045, 
7223.00.1060, and 7223.00.1075 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States (HTS).
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Background

    The Commission instituted these investigations effective November 
16, 1998, following receipt of a petition filed with the Commission and 
the Department of Commerce by ACS Industries, Inc., Woonsocket, RI; Al 
Tech Specialty Steel Corp., Dunkirk, NY; Branford Wire & Manufacturing 
Co., Mountain Home, NC; Carpenter Technology Corp., Reading, PA; Handy 
& Harman Specialty Wire Group, Cockeysville, MD; Industrial Alloys, 
Inc., Pomona, CA; Loos & Co., Inc., Pomfret, CT; Sandvik Steel Co., 
Clarks Summit, PA; Sumiden Wire Products Corp., Dickson, TN; and 
Techalloy Co., Inc., Mahwah, NJ. The final phase of these 
investigations was scheduled by the Commission following notification 
of preliminary determinations by the Department of Commerce that 
imports of stainless steel round wire from Canada, India, Japan, Korea, 
Spain, and Taiwan were being sold at LTFV within the meaning of section 
733(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1673b(b)). Notice of the scheduling 
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, 
Washington, DC, and by publishing the notice in the Federal Register of 
December 2, 1998 (63 FR 66577). The hearing was held in Washington, DC, 
on April 6, 1999, and all persons who requested the opportunity were 
permitted to appear in person or by counsel.
    The Commission transmitted its determinations in these 
investigations to the Secretary of Commerce on May 18, 1999. The views 
of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 3194 (May 1999), 
entitled Stainless Steel Round Wire from Canada, India, Japan, Korea, 
Spain, and Taiwan: Investigations Nos. 731-TA-781-786 (Final).

    Issued: May 19, 1999.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-13373 Filed 5-25-99; 8:45 am]
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