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1For purposes of this investigation, the 

Department of Commerce has defined the subject 

merchandise as: ‘‘tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol 

(C5H10O2) (‘THFA’). THFA, a primary alcohol, is a 

clear, water white to pale yellow liquid. THFA is 

a member of the heterocyclic compounds known as 

furans and is miscible with water and soluble in 

many common organic solvents.’’

date specified in this notice. A party 

that filed a notice of appearance during 

the preliminary phase of the 

investigations need not file an 

additional notice of appearance during 

this final phase. The Secretary will 

maintain a public service list containing 

the names and addresses of all persons, 

or their representatives, who are parties 

to the investigations. 

Limited disclosure of business 

proprietary information (BPI) under an 

administrative protective order (APO) 

and BPI service list.—Pursuant to 

§ 207.7(a) of the Commission’s rules, the 

Secretary will make BPI gathered in the 

final phase of these investigations 

available to authorized applicants under 

the APO issued in the investigations, 

provided that the application is made 

no later than 21 days prior to the 

hearing date specified in this notice. 

Authorized applicants must represent 

interested parties, as defined by 19 

U.S.C. 1677(9), who are parties to the 

investigations. A party granted access to 

BPI in the preliminary phase of the 

investigations need not reapply for such 

access. A separate service list will be 

maintained by the Secretary for those 

parties authorized to receive BPI under 

the APO. 

Staff report.—The prehearing staff 

report in the final phase of these 

investigations will be placed in the 

nonpublic record on May 26, 2004, and 

a public version will be issued 

thereafter, pursuant to § 207.22 of the 

Commission’s rules. 

Hearing.—The Commission will hold 

a hearing in connection with the final 

phase of these investigations beginning 

at 9:30 a.m. on June 10, 2004, at the U.S. 

International Trade Commission 

Building. Requests to appear at the 

hearing should be filed in writing with 

the Secretary to the Commission on or 

before June 3, 2004. A nonparty who has 

testimony that may aid the 

Commission’s deliberations may request 

permission to present a short statement 

at the hearing. All parties and 

nonparties desiring to appear at the 

hearing and make oral presentations 

should attend a prehearing conference 

to be held at 9:30 a.m. on June 7, 2004, 

at the U.S. International Trade 

Commission Building. Oral testimony 

and written materials to be submitted at 

the public hearing are governed by 

§§ 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and 207.24 of 

the Commission’s rules. Parties must 

submit any request to present a portion 

of their hearing testimony in camera no 

later than 7 days prior to the date of the 

hearing. 

Written submissions.—Each party 

who is an interested party shall submit 

a prehearing brief to the Commission. 

Prehearing briefs must conform with the 

provisions of § 207.23 of the 

Commission’s rules; the deadline for 

filing is June 3, 2004. Parties may also 

file written testimony in connection 

with their presentation at the hearing, as 

provided in § 207.24 of the 

Commission’s rules, and posthearing 

briefs, which must conform with the 

provisions of § 207.25 of the 

Commission’s rules. The deadline for 

filing posthearing briefs is June 17, 

2004; witness testimony must be filed 

no later than three days before the 

hearing. In addition, any person who 

has not entered an appearance as a party 

to the investigations may submit a 

written statement of information 

pertinent to the subject of the 

investigations on or before June 17, 

2004. On July 6, 2004, the Commission 

will make available to parties all 

information on which they have not had 

an opportunity to comment. Parties may 

submit final comments on this 

information on or before July 8, 2004, 

but such final comments must not 

contain new factual information and 

must otherwise comply with § 207.30 of 

the Commission’s rules. All written 

submissions must conform with the 

provisions of § 201.8 of the 

Commission’s rules; any submissions 

that contain BPI must also conform with 

the requirements of §§ 201.6, 207.3, and 

207.7 of the Commission’s rules. The 

Commission’s rules do not authorize 

filing of submissions with the Secretary 

by facsimile or electronic means, except 

to the extent permitted by § 201.8 of the 

Commission’s rules, as amended, 67 FR 

68036 (November 8, 2002). 

In accordance with §§ 201.16(c) and 

207.3 of the Commission’s rules, each 

document filed by a party to the 

investigations must be served on all 

other parties to the investigations (as 

identified by either the public or BPI 

service list), and a certificate of service 

must be timely filed. The Secretary will 

not accept a document for filing without 

a certificate of service.

Authority: These investigations are being 

conducted under authority of title VII of the 

Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published 

pursuant to § 207.21 of the Commission’s 

rules.

By order of the Commission.

Issued: February 3, 2004. 

Marilyn R. Abbott, 

Secretary to the Commission.

[FR Doc. 04–2659 Filed 2–6–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 731–TA–1046 (Final)] 

Tetrahydrofurfuryl Alcohol (THFA) 

From China

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Scheduling of the final phase of 

an antidumping investigation. 

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives 

notice of the scheduling of the final 

phase of antidumping investigation No. 

731–TA–1046 (Final) under section 

735(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 

U.S.C. 1673d(b)) (the Act) to determine 

whether an industry in the United 

States is materially injured or 

threatened with material injury, or the 

establishment of an industry in the 

United States is materially retarded, by 

reason of less-than-fair-value imports 

from China of THFA, provided for in 

subheading 2932.13.00 of the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States.1

For further information concerning 

the conduct of this phase of the 

investigation, hearing procedures, and 

rules of general application, consult the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, part 201, subparts A through 

E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, 

subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207).

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 27, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jai 

Motwane (202–205–3176), Office of 

Investigations, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, 500 E Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired 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) 

at http://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background.—The final phase of this 

investigation is being scheduled as a 

result of an affirmative preliminary 

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determination by the Department of 

Commerce that imports of THFA from 

China are being sold in the United 

States at less than fair value within the 

meaning of section 733 of the Act (19 

U.S.C. 1673b). The investigation was 

requested in a petition filed on June 23, 

2003 by Penn Specialty Chemicals, Inc., 

Plymouth Meeting, PA. 

Participation in the investigation and 

public service list.—Persons, including 

industrial users of the subject 

merchandise and, if the merchandise is 

sold at the retail level, representative 

consumer organizations, wishing to 

participate in the final phase of this 

investigation as parties must file an 

entry of appearance with the Secretary 

to the Commission, as provided in 

section 201.11 of the Commission’s 

rules, no later than 21 days prior to the 

hearing date specified in this notice. A 

party that filed a notice of appearance 

during the preliminary phase of the 

investigation need not file an additional 

notice of appearance during this final 

phase. The Secretary will maintain a 

public service list containing the names 

and addresses of all persons, or their 

representatives, who are parties to the 

investigation. 

Limited disclosure of business 

proprietary information (BPI) under an 

administrative protective order (APO) 

and BPI service list.—Pursuant to 

section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s 

rules, the Secretary will make BPI 

gathered in the final phase of this 

investigation available to authorized 

applicants under the APO issued in the 

investigation, provided that the 

application is made no later than 21 

days prior to the hearing date specified 

in this notice. Authorized applicants 

must represent interested parties, as 

defined by 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are 

parties to the investigation. A party 

granted access to BPI in the preliminary 

phase of the investigation need not 

reapply for such access. A separate 

service list will be maintained by the 

Secretary for those parties authorized to 

receive BPI under the APO. 

Staff report.—The prehearing staff 

report in the final phase of this 

investigation will be placed in the 

nonpublic record on March 30, 2004, 

and a public version will be issued 

thereafter, pursuant to section 207.22 of 

the Commission’s rules. 

Hearing.—The Commission will hold 

a hearing in connection with the final 

phase of this investigation beginning at 

9:30 a.m. on April 13, 2004 at the U.S. 

International Trade Commission 

Building. Requests to appear at the 

hearing should be filed in writing with 

the Secretary to the Commission on or 

before April 5, 2004. A nonparty who 

has testimony that may aid the 

Commission’s deliberations may request 

permission to present a short statement 

at the hearing. All parties and 

nonparties desiring to appear at the 

hearing and make oral presentations 

should attend a prehearing conference 

to be held at 9:30 a.m. on April 7, 2004 

at the U.S. International Trade 

Commission Building. Oral testimony 

and written materials to be submitted at 

the public hearing are governed by 

sections 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and 

207.24 of the Commission’s rules. 

Parties must submit any request to 

present a portion of their hearing 

testimony in camera no later than 7 

days prior to the date of the hearing. 

Written submissions.—Each party 

who is an interested party shall submit 

a prehearing brief to the Commission. 

Prehearing briefs must conform with the 

provisions of section 207.23 of the 

Commission’s rules; the deadline for 

filing is April 6, 2004. Parties may also 

file written testimony in connection 

with their presentation at the hearing, as 

provided in section 207.24 of the 

Commission’s rules, and posthearing 

briefs, which must conform with the 

provisions of section 207.25 of the 

Commission’s rules. The deadline for 

filing posthearing briefs is April 20, 

2004; witness testimony must be filed 

no later than three days before the 

hearing. 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 April 20, 

2004. On May 6, 2004, the Commission 

will make available to parties all 

information on which they have not had 

an opportunity to comment. Parties may 

submit final comments on this 

information on or before May 10, 2004, 

but such final comments must not 

contain new factual information and 

must otherwise comply with section 

207.30 of the Commission’s rules. All 

written submissions must conform with 

the provisions of section 201.8 of the 

Commission’s rules; any submissions 

that contain BPI must also conform with 

the requirements of sections 201.6, 

207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s 

rules. The Commission’s rules do not 

authorize filing of submissions with the 

Secretary by facsimile or electronic 

means, except to the extent permitted by 

section 201.8 of the Commission’s rules, 

as amended, 67 FR 68036 (November 8, 

2002). 

In accordance with sections 201.16(c) 

and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules, 

each document filed by a party to the 

investigation must be served on all other 

parties to the investigation (as identified 

by either the public or BPI service list), 

and a certificate of service must be 

timely filed. The Secretary will not 

accept a document for filing without a 

certificate of service.

Authority: This investigation is being 

conducted under authority of title VII of the 

Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published 

pursuant to section 207.21 of the 

Commission’s rules.

By order of the Commission.

Issued: February 3, 2004. 

Marilyn R. Abbott, 

Secretary to the Commission.

[FR Doc. 04–2658 Filed 2–6–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH 

REVIEW COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

February 2, 2003.

TIME AND DATE: 10 a.m., Thursday, 

February 12, 2004.

PLACE: Hearing Room, 9th Floor, 601 

New Jersey Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC.

STATUS: Closed [pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(10)].

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The 

Commission will consider and act upon 

the following in closed session: 

In re Request for Relief Cases. (The 

Commission will discuss methods of 

disposing of the approximately 50 cases 

pending on the Commission’s docket 

that involve requests for relief from final 

Commission orders.)

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Jean Ellen (202) 434–9950/(202) 708–

9300 for TDD Relay/1–800–877–8339 

for toll free.

[FR Doc. 04–2889 Filed 2–5–04; 3:25 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6735–01–M

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket No. 030–04783] 

Notice of Consideration of Amendment 

Request for the Dow Chemical 

Company and Release of Its Facility in 

Midland, MI

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of consideration of 

amendment request to Byproduct 

Material License No. 21–00265–06. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Peter J. Lee, Division of Nuclear 

Materials Safety, U.S. Nuclear