Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations: Structural Steel Beams From the People's Republic of China, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Russia, South Africa, Spain, and Taiwan

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-570-869, A-428-831, A-475-831, A-423-810, A-821-814, A-791-811, A-469-811, A-583-838] AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. EFFECTIVE DATE: June 20, 2001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Schauer (Germany, Italy, Luxembourg) at (202) 482-0410; Davina Hashmi (Spain, South Africa, Taiwan) at (202) 482-5760; Rebecca Trainor (The People's Republic of China) at (202) 482-4007; or Dinah McDougall (Russia) at (202) 482-3773, Import Administration-Room 1870, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Initiation of Investigations The Applicable Statute and Regulations Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective date of the amendments made to the Tariff Act of 1930 (“the Act”) by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (“URAA”). In addition, unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department of Commerce's (“the Department's”) regulations are to the regulations codified at 19 CFR Part 351 (2001). The Petition On May 23, 2001, the Department received a petition filed in proper form by the Committee for Fair Beam Imports and its individual members, Northwestern Steel and Wire Company, Nucor Corporation, Nucor-Yamato Steel Company, and …