WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SG/N/6/USA/6/Suppl.1
6 August 2001
(01-3898)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  English
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(A) OF THE
AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS ON INITIATION OF
AN INVESTIGATION AND THE REASONS FOR IT
UNITED STATES
Supplement
The following communication, dated 3 August 2001, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of the United States.
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Enclosed is the US supplement to its notification G/SG/N/6/USA/6, notifying the initiation of
a proceeding to determine whether the safeguard measure on steel wire rod notified in
G/SG/N/10/USA/4 is being undermined by a surge in wire rod imports from Canada and Mexico,which are now excluded from the measure.
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In light of the agreed format for notifications (G/SG/W/1, 23 February 1995), the
United States provides the following supplement to notification G/SG/N/6/U SA/6 (18 February 1999)
to the Committee on Safeguards, with regard to the initiation of a proceeding to determine whether the
safeguard measure on steel wire rod notified in  G/SG/N/10/USA/4 (18 February 2000) is being
undermined by a surge in wire rod imports from Canada and Mexico, which are now excluded from
the measure:
1. Specify the date when the investigation was initiated.   1 August 2001.
2. Specify the product subject to the investigation.
This information has been provided in a pr evious notification.  See G/SG/N/10/USA/4.
3. Provide the reasons for the initiation of investigation.
The proceeding was initiated on the basis of a request filed on behalf of the domestic industry
that the US International Trade Commission investigate whether a surge in imports from Canada andMexico, which were excluded from the safeguard measure on wire rod, is undermining the
effectiveness of the safeguard measure.  A copy of the notice of institution and scheduling of an
investigation is being submitted together with this notification.  A copy of the request will also be
submitted to the Committee separately.  These documents will be available in the  WTO Secretariat
for inspection by government representatives.G/SG/N/6/USA/6/Suppl.1
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UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Investigation No. NAFTA-312-1
Certain Steel Wire Rod
AGENCY:  United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION:  Institution and scheduling of an investigation under section 312(c)(2) of the North
American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. § 3372(c)(2)) (the Act).
SUMMARY:  Following receipt of a request filed on  24 July 2001, on behalf of Co-Steel Raritan, GS
Industries, Inc., Keystone Steel & Wire Company, and North Star Steel Texas Inc., the Commission
instituted investigation No. NAFTA-312-1 under section 312(c)(2) of the Act to determine whether a
surge in US imports of certain steel wire rod from Canada and/or Mexico undermines the
effectiveness of the import relief on wire rod provided for in Presidential Proclamation 7273 of 16February 2000 (65 FR 8624, 18 February 2000).
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EFFECTIVE DATE:  24 July 2001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Debra Baker (202-205-3180), Office of
Investigations, US 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 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 ).  The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's
electronic docket (EDIS-ON-LINE) at http://dockets.usitc.gov/eol/public .
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Participation in the investigation and service list.  Persons wishing to participate in the
investigation as parties must file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission not
later than 2 business days after publication of this notice in the Federal Registe r.2  The Secretary will
prepare a service list containing the names and addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who
are parties to this investigation upon the expiration of the period for filing entries of appearance.
Conference.  The Commission has scheduled a hearing in the form of a staff conference in
connection with this investigation for 9.30 a.m. on 8 August 2001, at the US International Trade
Commission Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC.  Parties wishing to participate in the
conference should contact Debra Baker (202-205-3180) not later than 6 August 2001, to arrange for
their appearance.  Parties in support of the request in this investigation and parties in opposition to the
request will each be collectively allocated one hour within which to make an oral presentation at theconference.  A nonparty who has testimony that may aid the Commission's deliberations may request
permission to present a short statement at the conference.
Written submissions.  Each party is encouraged to submit a preconference brief to the
Commission.  The deadline for filing such briefs is 6 August 2001.  Parties may also file
postconference briefs, which shall not exceed 15 pages in length.  The deadline for filing
                                                     
1 See the Proclamation for a specific definition of the covered products.
2 The Commission waives the period for entering an appearance under section 201.11 of  the
Commission's rules in light of the time limits of this investigation.G/SG/N/6/USA/6/Suppl.1
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postconference briefs is 10 August 2001.  In addition, any person who has not entered an appearance
as a party to the investigation may submit a written statement of information pertinent to the subject
of the investigation on or before 10 August  2001.  On 17 August 2001, the Commission will make
available to parties a public version of the staff report.  Parties may submit final comments on or
before 20 August 2001, on the basis of this report and other information on which they have not hadan opportunity to comment;  such comments shall not exceed 15 pages in length.  All written
submissions must conform with the provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission's rules;  any
submissions that contain confidential business info rmation must also conform with the requirements
of section 201.6 of the Commission's rules.  The Commission's rules do not authorize filing of
submissions with the Secretary by facsimile or electronic means.
The Commission may wish to use in this investigation the information provided in
investigation No. TA-204-6, Certain Steel Wire Rod:  Monitoring Developments in the Domestic
Industry.  Any confidential business information submitted in that investigation will be afforded the
protection provided under the appropriate statutory authority.  Respondents to questionnaires in
investigation No. TA-204-6 will be contacted to assure they do not object to use of their data in this
investigation.  Any US producer, importer, or purch aser that did not provide a questionnaire response
in investigation No. TA-204-6 is urged to provide equivalent information in this investigation.  If
convenient, this may be done by completing the appropriate questionnaire(s) which are available on
the Commission's web site at http://info.usitc.gov/OINV/INVEST/OINVINVEST.NSF ;  questionnaires
should be returned to the Commission by 8 August 2001.
AUTHORITY:  This investigation is being conducted under the authority of section 312(c) of the Act;
this notice is published pursuant to section 206.3 of the Commission's rules.
By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke (Signed)
Secretary
Issued:  1 August 2001
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