OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 04-4-2109; Expiration Date: 6/30/05

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Return completed questionnaire to:

UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Office of Investigations, Room 615-B

500 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20436

So as to be received by the Commission by no later than September 19, 2003

The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in connection with its market disruption investigation concerning certain ductile iron waterworks fittings (DIWF) from China (inv. No. TA-
421-4) under section 421(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 (the Act). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of section 421 of the Act.

CERTIFICATION

The undersigned certifies that the information herein supplied in response to this questionnaire is complete and correct to the best of his/her knowledge and belief and understands that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission.

The undersigned acknowledges that information submitted in this questionnaire response and throughout this investigation may be used by the Commission, its employees, and contract personnel who are acting in the capacity of Commission employees, for developing or maintaining the records of this investigation or related proceedings for which this information is submitted, or in internal audits and investigations relating to programs and operations of the Commission pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3. I understand that all contract personnel will sign non-disclosure agreements. The undersigned understands that the confidential business information that is furnished may be subject to, and may be released under an administrative protective order issued by the Commission pursuant to section 206.47 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. In addition, the confidential business information that is submitted may be included in a confidential version of the report that the Commission transmits to the President and the U.S. Trade Representative, should the Commission transmit a confidential version. Your signature on the certification below will also serve as consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the information you provide in this questionnaire and throughout this investigation in any other import-injury investigations conducted by the Commission on the same or similar merchandise. If you do not consent to such use, please note the certification accordingly.

Name and Title of Authorized Official	Date

( )	( )

Signature of Authorized Official	Phone	Fax

E-mail address

The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that issues of concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful, and as limited as possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average 20 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering the data needed, and completing and reviewing the questionnaire. Send comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436. Please report below the actual number of hours required and the cost to your firm of preparing the reply to this questionnaire and completing the form.

hours	dollars

OPERATIONS IN CHINA

1.	Please report production capacity, production, shipments, and inventories of DIWF produced by your firm in China on page 5.

2.	What percentage of your firm's total sales in its most recent fiscal year was represented by sales of DIWF?

Percent

3.	Does your firm produce products other than DIWF on the same equipment and machinery used in the production of DIWF?

No	Yes--Please list these product(s) and provide the share of your firm's total net sales (in percent) accounted for by these product(s) in its most recent fiscal year.

Product(s)	Share of sales

4.	Does your firm have any plans to add, expand, curtail, or shut down production capacity and/or production of DIWF in China?

No	Yes--Please describe those plans, including planned dates and capacity/production quantities involved.

OPERATIONS IN CHINA--Continued

5.	Are the DIWF exported by your firm subject to import restrictions or remedies in any WTO-
member countries?

No	Yes--List the product(s), countries affected, and the date of such restrictions/remedies.

Product	Country	Date

OPERATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES

1.	Please provide the names and addresses of the FIVE largest U.S. importers of your firm's DIWF in 2002.

2.	Does your firm or any related firm produce, have the capability to produce, or have any plans to produce DIWF in the United States?

No	Yes--Please name the firm(s) below and ensure that they complete the Commission's producer questionnaire (contact Fred Ruggles (202-205-3187 or fruggles@usitc.gov) for copies of that questionnaire).

OPERATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES–Continued

3.	Does your firm or any related firm import or have any plans to import DIWF into the United States?

No	Yes--Please name the firm(s) below and ensure that they complete the Commission's importer questionnaire (contact Fred Ruggles for copies of that questionnaire).

4.	Has your firm maintained any inventories of DIWF in the United States (not including inventories held by firms identified in questions 1, 2, or 3 above1) since 1998?

No	Yes--Report the quantity (in 1,000 pounds) of such end-of-period inventories below.

1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	January-June
2002	2003

5.	Does your firm sell DIWF over the internet?

No	Yes–Please describe, noting the estimated percentage of your firm's total sales of DIWF in 2002 accounted for by internet sales.

6.	Please list below the names and mailing addresses of other known manufacturers of DIWF in China.

DIWF–Production Capacity, Production, Shipments, and Inventories Produced by

Your Firm in China

(Quantity in 1,000 pounds, unless otherwise stated)
Item	Actual experience	Projections
1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	Jan.-Jun.	2003	2004
2002	2003
AVERAGE PRODUCTION CAPACITY1
BEGINNING-OF-PERIOD INVENTORIES2
PRODUCTION3
SHIPMENTS:
Internal consumption/transfers
Home market sales
Exports to--
United States4

Quantity
Value (1,000 U.S. dollars)
All other export markets5
Total exports
Total shipments
END-OF-PERIOD INVENTORIES
1 Report the level of production that your establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods. Assume normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime, maintenance, repair, and cleanup; and a typical or representative product mix). Please explain any changes in reported capacity:

2 Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: beginning-of-period inventories, plus production, less total shipments, equals end-of-period inventories. Do the data reported reconcile?

Yes	No--Please explain:

3 Please estimate the percentage of total production of DIWF in China accounted for by your firm's production in 2002.

Percent

4 Please estimate the percentage of total exports to the United States of DIWF from China accounted for by your firm's exports in 2002.

Percent

5 Identify principal other export markets.