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in kilograms and value data in U.S. in the Subject Country accounted for by INTERNATIONAL TRADE
dollars, f.o.b. plant). If you are a union/ your firm’s(s’) production; and COMMISSION
worker group or trade/business (b) the quantity and value of your
association, provide the information, on [Investigations Nos. 701–TA–388–391 and
firm’s(s’) exports to the United States of 731–TA–816–821 (Review)]
an aggregate basis, for the firms in Subject Merchandise and, if known, an
which your workers are employed/ Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From
estimate of the percentage of total
which are members of your association. France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan,
exports to the United States of Subject
(a) Production (quantity) and, if and Korea
Merchandise from the Subject Country
known, an estimate of the percentage of
total U.S. production of the Domestic accounted for by your firm’s(s’) exports. AGENCY: International Trade
Like Product accounted for by your (10) Identify significant changes, if Commission.
firm’s(s’) production; any, in the supply and demand ACTION: Institution of five-year reviews
(b) the quantity and value of U.S. conditions or business cycle for the concerning the countervailing duty
commercial shipments of the Domestic Domestic Like Product that have orders on cut-to-length (‘‘CTL’’) carbon
Like Product produced in your U.S. occurred in the United States or in the steel plate from India, Indonesia, Italy,
plant(s); and market for the Subject Merchandise in and Korea and the antidumping duty
(c) the quantity and value of U.S. the Subject Country since the Order orders on CTL carbon steel plate from
internal consumption/company Date, and significant changes, if any, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan,
transfers of the Domestic Like Product that are likely to occur within a and Korea.
produced in your U.S. plant(s). reasonably foreseeable time. Supply
(8) If you are a U.S. importer or a SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives
conditions to consider include
trade/business association of U.S. notice that it has instituted reviews
technology; production methods;
importers of the Subject Merchandise pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff
development efforts; ability to increase
from the Subject Country, provide the Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)) (the Act)
production (including the shift of to determine whether revocation of the
following information on your firm’s(s’) production facilities used for other
operations on that product during countervailing duty orders on CTL
products and the use, cost, or carbon steel plate from India, Indonesia,
calendar year 2004 (report quantity data
availability of major inputs into Italy, and Korea and the antidumping
in kilograms and value data in U.S.
production); and factors related to the duty orders on CTL carbon steel plate
dollars). If you are a trade/business
ability to shift supply among different from France, India, Indonesia, Italy,
association, provide the information, on
an aggregate basis, for the firms which national markets (including barriers to Japan, and Korea would be likely to lead
are members of your association. importation in foreign markets or to continuation or recurrence of material
(a) The quantity and value (landed, changes in market demand abroad). injury. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of
duty-paid but not including Demand conditions to consider include the Act, interested parties are requested
antidumping duties) of U.S. imports end uses and applications; the existence to respond to this notice by submitting
and, if known, an estimate of the and availability of substitute products; the information specified below to the
percentage of total U.S. imports of and the level of competition among the Commission; 1 to be assured of
Subject Merchandise from the Subject Domestic Like Product produced in the consideration, the deadline for
Country accounted for by your firm’s(s’) United States, Subject Merchandise responses is February 22, 2005.
imports; produced in the Subject Country, and Comments on the adequacy of responses
(b) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. such merchandise from other countries. may be filed with the Commission by
port, including antidumping duties) of March 18, 2005. For further information
(11) (Optional) A statement of concerning the conduct of these reviews
U.S. commercial shipments of Subject whether you agree with the above
Merchandise imported from the Subject and rules of general application, consult
definitions of the Domestic Like Product the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Country; and and Domestic Industry; if you disagree
(c) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. Procedure, part 201, subparts A through
with either or both of these definitions, E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207,
port, including antidumping duties) of please explain why and provide
U.S. internal consumption/company subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part
alternative definitions. 207).
transfers of Subject Merchandise
imported from the Subject Country. Authority: This review is being conducted EFFECTIVE DATE: January 3, 2005.
(9) If you are a producer, an exporter, under authority of title VII of the Tariff Act FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
or a trade/business association of of 1930; this notice is published pursuant to Mary Messer (202–205–3193), Office of
producers or exporters of the Subject section 207.61 of the Commission’s rules. Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Merchandise in the Subject Country, Issued: December 20, 2004. Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
provide the following information on By order of the Commission. Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-
your firm’s(s’) operations on that impaired persons can obtain
Marilyn R. Abbott,
product during calendar year 2004 information on this matter by contacting
(report quantity data in kilograms and Secretary to the Commission. the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
value data in U.S. dollars, landed and [FR Doc. 04–28728 Filed 12–30–04; 8:45 am]
duty-paid at the U.S. port but not BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 1 No response to this request for information is

including antidumping duties). If you required if a currently valid Office of Management


and Budget (OMB) number is not displayed; the
are a trade/business association, provide OMB number is 3117–0016/USITC No. 05–5–106,
the information, on an aggregate basis, expiration date June 30, 2005. Public reporting
for the firms which are members of your burden for the request is estimated to average 7
association. hours per response. Please send comments
regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate to
(a) Production (quantity) and, if the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade
known, an estimate of the percentage of Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC
total production of Subject Merchandise 20436.

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205–1810. Persons with mobility Industry as all producers of CTL steel application is made no later than 21
impairments who will need special plate, whether toll producers, integrated days after publication of this notice in
assistance in gaining access to the producers, or processors. the Federal Register. Authorized
Commission should contact the Office (5) The Order Date is the date that the applicants must represent interested
of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. countervailing duty and antidumping parties, as defined in 19 U.S.C.
General information concerning the duty orders under review became § 1677(9), who are parties to the
Commission may also be obtained by effective. In these reviews, the Order reviews. A separate service list will be
accessing its Internet server (http:// Date is February 10, 2000. maintained by the Secretary for those
www.usitc.gov). The public record for (6) An Importer is any person or firm parties authorized to receive BPI under
these reviews may be viewed on the engaged, either directly or through a the APO.
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) parent company or subsidiary, in Certification. Pursuant to section
at http://edis.usitc.gov. importing the Subject Merchandise into 207.3 of the Commission’s rules, any
the United States from a foreign person submitting information to the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
manufacturer or through its selling Commission in connection with these
Background. On February 10, 2000, the
agent. reviews must certify that the
Department of Commerce issued Participation in the reviews and
countervailing duty orders on imports of information is accurate and complete to
public service list. Persons, including
CTL carbon steel plate from India, the best of the submitter’s knowledge. In
industrial users of the Subject
Indonesia, Italy, and Korea (65 FR 6587) making the certification, the submitter
Merchandise and, if the merchandise is
and antidumping duty orders on will be deemed to consent, unless
sold at the retail level, representative
imports of CTL carbon steel plate from otherwise specified, for the
consumer organizations, wishing to
France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Commission, its employees, and
participate in the reviews as parties
and Korea (65 FR 6585). The contract personnel to use the
must file an entry of appearance with
Commission is conducting reviews to information provided in any other
the Secretary to the Commission, as
determine whether revocation of the reviews or investigations of the same or
provided in section 201.11(b)(4) of the
orders would be likely to lead to Commission’s rules, no later than 21 comparable products which the
continuation or recurrence of material days after publication of this notice in Commission conducts under Title VII of
injury to the domestic industry within the Federal Register. The Secretary will the Act, or in internal audits and
a reasonably foreseeable time. It will maintain a public service list containing investigations relating to the programs
assess the adequacy of interested party the names and addresses of all persons, and operations of the Commission
responses to this notice of institution to or their representatives, who are parties pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3.
determine whether to conduct full to the reviews. Written submissions. Pursuant to
reviews or expedited reviews. The Former Commission employees who section 207.61 of the Commission’s
Commission’s determinations in any are seeking to appear in Commission rules, each interested party response to
expedited reviews will be based on the five-year reviews are reminded that they this notice must provide the information
facts available, which may include are required, pursuant to 19 CFR 201.15, specified below. The deadline for filing
information provided in response to this to seek Commission approval if the such responses is February 22, 2005.
notice. matter in which they are seeking to Pursuant to section 207.62(b) of the
Definitions. The following definitions appear was pending in any manner or Commission’s rules, eligible parties (as
apply to these reviews: form during their Commission specified in Commission rule
(1) Subject Merchandise is the class or employment. The Commission’s 207.62(b)(1)) may also file comments
kind of merchandise that is within the designated agency ethics official has concerning the adequacy of responses to
scope of the five-year reviews, as advised that a five-year review is the the notice of institution and whether the
defined by the Department of ‘‘same particular matter’’ as the Commission should conduct expedited
Commerce. underlying original investigation for or full reviews. The deadline for filing
(2) The Subject Countries in these purposes of 19 CFR 201.15 and 18 such comments is March 18, 2005. All
reviews are France, India, Indonesia, U.S.C. 207, the post employment statute written submissions must conform with
Italy, Japan, and Korea. for Federal employees. Former the provisions of sections 201.8 and
(3) The Domestic Like Product is the employees may seek informal advice 207.3 of the Commission’s rules and any
domestically produced product or from Commission ethics officials with submissions that contain BPI must also
products which are like, or in the respect to this and the related issue of conform with the requirements of
absence of like, most similar in whether the employee’s participation sections 201.6 and 207.7 of the
characteristics and uses with, the was ‘‘personal and substantial.’’ Commission’s rules. The Commission’s
Subject Merchandise. In its original However, any informal consultation will rules do not authorize filing of
determinations, the Commission not relieve former employees of the submissions with the Secretary by
defined the Domestic Like Product as all obligation to seek approval to appear facsimile or electronic means, except to
domestically produced CTL steel plate from the Commission under its rule the extent permitted by section 201.8 of
that corresponds to Commerce’s scope 201.15. For ethics advice, contact Carol the Commission’s rules, as amended, 67
description, including grade X–70 plate, McCue Verratti, Deputy Agency Ethics FR 68036 (November 8, 2002). Also, in
micro-alloy steel plate, and plate cut Official, at 202–205–3088. accordance with sections 201.16(c) and
from coils. Limited disclosure of business 207.3 of the Commission’s rules, each
(4) The Domestic Industry is the U.S. proprietary information (BPI) under an document filed by a party to the reviews
producers as a whole of the Domestic administrative protective order (APO) must be served on all other parties to
Like Product, or those producers whose and APO service list. Pursuant to the reviews (as identified by either the
collective output of the Domestic Like section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s public or APO service list as
Product constitutes a major proportion rules, the Secretary will make BPI appropriate), and a certificate of service
of the total domestic production of the submitted in these reviews available to must accompany the document (if you
product. In its original determinations, authorized applicants under the APO are not a party to the reviews you do not
the Commission defined the Domestic issued in the reviews, provided that the need to serve your response).

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Inability to provide requested likely impact of imports of Subject (c) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S.
information. Pursuant to section Merchandise on the Domestic Industry. port, including antidumping and/or
207.61(c) of the Commission’s rules, any (5) A list of all known and currently countervailing duties) of U.S. internal
interested party that cannot furnish the operating U.S. producers of the consumption/company transfers of
information requested by this notice in Domestic Like Product. Identify any Subject Merchandise imported from
the requested form and manner shall known related parties and the nature of each Subject Country.
notify the Commission at the earliest the relationship as defined in section (9) If you are a producer, an exporter,
possible time, provide a full explanation 771(4)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C. or a trade/business association of
of why it cannot provide the requested 1677(4)(B)). producers or exporters of the Subject
information, and indicate alternative (6) A list of all known and currently Merchandise in the Subject
forms in which it can provide operating U.S. importers of the Subject Country(ies), provide the following
equivalent information. If an interested Merchandise and producers of the information on your firm’s(s’)
party does not provide this notification Subject Merchandise in each Subject operations on that product during
(or the Commission finds the Country that currently export or have calendar year 2004 (report quantity data
explanation provided in the notification exported Subject Merchandise to the in short tons and value data in U.S.
inadequate) and fails to provide a United States or other countries since dollars, landed and duty-paid at the
complete response to this notice, the the Order Date. U.S. port but not including antidumping
Commission may take an adverse (7) If you are a U.S. producer of the or countervailing duties). If you are a
inference against the party pursuant to Domestic Like Product, provide the trade/business association, provide the
section 776(b) of the Act in making its following information on your firm’s information, on an aggregate basis, for
determinations in the reviews. operations on that product during the firms which are members of your
Information To Be Provided in calendar year 2004 (report quantity data association.
Response to This Notice of Institution: If in short tons and value data in U.S. (a) Production (quantity) and, if
you are a domestic producer, union/ dollars, f.o.b. plant). If you are a union/ known, an estimate of the percentage of
worker group, or trade/business worker group or trade/business total production of Subject Merchandise
association; import/export Subject association, provide the information, on in each Subject Country accounted for
Merchandise from more than one an aggregate basis, for the firms in by your firm’s(s’) production; and
which your workers are employed/ (b) the quantity and value of your
Subject Country; or produce Subject
which are members of your association. firm’s(s’) exports to the United States of
Merchandise in more than one Subject
(a) Production (quantity) and, if Subject Merchandise and, if known, an
Country, you may file a single response. estimate of the percentage of total
If you do so, please ensure that your known, an estimate of the percentage of
total U.S. production of the Domestic exports to the United States of Subject
response to each question includes the Merchandise from each Subject Country
information requested for each pertinent Like Product accounted for by your
firm’s(s’) production; accounted for by your firm’s(s’) exports.
Subject Country. As used below, the (10) Identify significant changes, if
(b) the quantity and value of U.S.
term ‘‘firm’’ includes any related firms. any, in the supply and demand
commercial shipments of the Domestic
(1) The name and address of your firm Like Product produced in your U.S. conditions or business cycle for the
or entity (including World Wide Web plant(s); and Domestic Like Product that have
address if available) and name, (c) the quantity and value of U.S. occurred in the United States or in the
telephone number, fax number, and E- internal consumption/company market for the Subject Merchandise in
mail address of the certifying official. transfers of the Domestic Like Product the Subject Country(ies) since the Order
(2) A statement indicating whether produced in your U.S. plant(s). Date, and significant changes, if any,
your firm/entity is a U.S. producer of (8) If you are a U.S. importer or a that are likely to occur within a
the Domestic Like Product, a U.S. union trade/business association of U.S. reasonably foreseeable time. Supply
or worker group, a U.S. importer of the importers of the Subject Merchandise conditions to consider include
Subject Merchandise, a foreign producer from the Subject Country(ies), provide technology; production methods;
or exporter of the Subject Merchandise, the following information on your development efforts; ability to increase
a U.S. or foreign trade or business firm’s(s’) operations on that product production (including the shift of
association, or another interested party during calendar year 2004 (report production facilities used for other
(including an explanation). If you are a quantity data in short tons and value products and the use, cost, or
union/worker group or trade/business data in U.S. dollars). If you are a trade/ availability of major inputs into
association, identify the firms in which business association, provide the production); and factors related to the
your workers are employed or which are information, on an aggregate basis, for ability to shift supply among different
members of your association. the firms which are members of your national markets (including barriers to
(3) A statement indicating whether association. importation in foreign markets or
your firm/entity is willing to participate (a) The quantity and value (landed, changes in market demand abroad).
in these reviews by providing duty-paid but not including Demand conditions to consider include
information requested by the antidumping or countervailing duties) end uses and applications; the existence
Commission. of U.S. imports and, if known, an and availability of substitute products;
(4) A statement of the likely effects of estimate of the percentage of total U.S. and the level of competition among the
the revocation of the countervailing imports of Subject Merchandise from Domestic Like Product produced in the
duty and antidumping duty orders on each Subject Country accounted for by United States, Subject Merchandise
the Domestic Industry in general and/or your firm’s(s’) imports; produced in each Subject Country, and
your firm/entity specifically. In your (b) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. such merchandise from other countries.
response, please discuss the various port, including antidumping and/or (11) (Optional) A statement of
factors specified in section 752(a) of the countervailing duties) of U.S. whether you agree with the above
Act (19 U.S.C. 1675a(a)) including the commercial shipments of Subject definitions of the Domestic Like Product
likely volume of subject imports, likely Merchandise imported from each and Domestic Industry; if you disagree
price effects of subject imports, and Subject Country; and with either or both of these definitions,

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please explain why and provide FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: determinations, the Commission
alternative definitions. Mary Messer (202–205–3193), Office of defined the Domestic Like Product as
Authority: These reviews are being Investigations, U.S. International Trade malleable cast iron pipe fittings other
conducted under authority of title VII of the Commission, 500 E Street SW., than grooved.
Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published Washington, DC 20436. Hearing- (4) The Domestic Industry is the U.S.
pursuant to section 207.61 of the impaired persons can obtain producers as a whole of the Domestic
Commission’s rules. information on this matter by contacting Like Product, or those producers whose
Issued: December 20, 2004. the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202– collective output of the Domestic Like
By order of the Commission. 205–1810. Persons with mobility Product constitutes a major proportion
Marilyn R. Abbott,
impairments who will need special of the total domestic production of the
assistance in gaining access to the product. In its original determinations
Secretary to the Commission.
Commission should contact the Office and full five-year review
[FR Doc. 04–28727 Filed 12–30–04; 8:45 am] of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. determinations, the Commission
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P General information concerning the defined the Domestic Industry as all
Commission may also be obtained by producers of malleable cast iron pipe
accessing its Internet server (http:// fittings other than grooved.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
www.usitc.gov). The public record for (5) An Importer is any person or firm
COMMISSION
these reviews may be viewed on the engaged, either directly or through a
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) parent company or subsidiary, in
[Investigations Nos. 731–TA–279 and 347 at http://edis.usitc.gov. importing the Subject Merchandise into
(Second Review)]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: the United States from a foreign
Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings From Background. On May 23, 1986, the manufacturer or through its selling
Japan and Korea Department of Commerce issued an agent.
antidumping duty order on imports of Participation in the reviews and
AGENCY: International Trade malleable cast iron pipe fittings from public service list. Persons, including
Commission. Korea (51 FR 18917). On July 6, 1987, industrial users of the Subject
ACTION: Institution of five-year reviews the Department of Commerce issued an Merchandise and, if the merchandise is
concerning the antidumping duty orders antidumping duty order on imports of sold at the retail level, representative
on malleable cast iron pipe fittings from malleable cast iron pipe fittings from consumer organizations, wishing to
Japan and Korea. Japan (52 FR 25281). Following five- participate in the reviews as parties
year reviews by Commerce and the must file an entry of appearance with
SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives Commission, effective February 28, the Secretary to the Commission, as
notice that it has instituted reviews 2000, Commerce issued a continuation provided in section 201.11(b)(4) of the
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff of the antidumping duty orders on Commission’s rules, no later than 21
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)) (the Act) imports of malleable cast iron pipe days after publication of this notice in
to determine whether revocation of the fittings from Japan and Korea (65 FR the Federal Register. The Secretary will
antidumping duty orders on malleable 10469). The Commission is now maintain a public service list containing
cast iron pipe fittings from Japan and conducting second reviews to determine the names and addresses of all persons,
Korea would be likely to lead to whether revocation of the orders would or their representatives, who are parties
continuation or recurrence of material be likely to lead to continuation or to the reviews.
injury. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of recurrence of material injury to the Former Commission employees who
the Act, interested parties are requested domestic industry within a reasonably are seeking to appear in Commission
to respond to this notice by submitting foreseeable time. It will assess the five-year reviews are reminded that they
the information specified below to the adequacy of interested party responses are required, pursuant to 19 CFR 201.15,
Commission; 1 to be assured of to this notice of institution to determine to seek Commission approval if the
consideration, the deadline for whether to conduct full reviews or matter in which they are seeking to
responses is February 22, 2005. expedited reviews. The Commission’s appear was pending in any manner or
Comments on the adequacy of responses determinations in any expedited form during their Commission
may be filed with the Commission by reviews will be based on the facts employment. The Commission is
March 18, 2005. For further information available, which may include seeking guidance as to whether a second
concerning the conduct of these reviews information provided in response to this transition five-year review is the ‘‘same
and rules of general application, consult notice. particular matter’’ as the underlying
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Definitions. The following definitions original investigation for purposes of 19
Procedure, part 201, subparts A through apply to these reviews: CFR 201.15 and 18 U.S.C. 207, the post
E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, (1) Subject Merchandise is the class or employment statute for Federal
subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part kind of merchandise that is within the employees. Former employees may seek
207). scope of the five-year reviews, as informal advice from Commission ethics
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 3, 2005. defined by the Department of officials with respect to this and the
Commerce. related issue of whether the employee’s
1 No response to this request for information is (2) The Subject Countries in these participation was ‘‘personal and
required if a currently valid Office of Management reviews are Japan and Korea. substantial.’’ However, any informal
and Budget (OMB) number is not displayed; the
OMB number is 3117–0016/USITC No. 05–5–107,
(3) The Domestic Like Product is the consultation will not relieve former
expiration date June 30, 2005. Public reporting domestically produced product or employees of the obligation to seek
burden for the request is estimated to average 7 products which are like, or in the approval to appear from the
hours per response. Please send comments absence of like, most similar in Commission under its rule 201.15. For
regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate to
the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade
characteristics and uses with, the ethics advice, contact Carol McCue
Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC Subject Merchandise. In its original Verratti, Deputy Agency Ethics Official,
20436. determinations and full five-year review at 202–205–3088.

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