6004 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 26 / Monday, February 9, 2004 / Notices 

1For purposes of these investigations, the 

Department of Commerce has defined the subject 

merchandise as ‘‘PRCBs, which may be referred to 

as t-shirt sacks, merchandise bags, grocery bags, or 

checkout bags. The subject merchandise is defined 

as non-sealable sacks and bags with handles 

(including drawstrings), without zippers or integral 

extruded closures, with or without gussets, with or 

without printing, of polyethylene film having a 

thickness no greater than .035 inch (0.889 mm) and 

no less than .00035 inch (0.00889 mm), and with 

no length or width shorter than 6 inches (15.24 cm) 

or longer than 40 inches (101.6 cm). The depth of 

the bag may be shorter than 6 inches but not longer 

than 40 inches (101.6 cm). 

PRCBs are typically provided without any 

consumer packaging and free of charge by retail 

establishments (e.g., grocery, drug, convenience, 

department, specialty retail, discount stores, and 

restaurants) to their customers to package and carry 

their purchased products. The scope of the 

investigations excludes (1) polyethylene bags that 

are not printed with logos or store names and that 

are closeable with drawstrings made of 

polyethylene film; and (2) polyethylene bags that 

are packed in consumer packaging with printing 

that refers to specific end-uses other than packaging 

and carrying merchandise from retail 

establishments (e.g., garbage bags, lawn bags, trashcan liners).’’

confidential business information 

deleted.

Written Submissions: Because of time 

constraints, the Commission will not 

hold public hearings in connection with 

the advice provided under this 

investigation number. However, 

interested parties will be invited to 

submit written statements (a signed 

original and 3 copies) concerning the 

matters to be addressed by the 

Commission in this investigation. The 

Commission is particularly interested in 

receiving input from the private sector 

on the likely effect of any proposed 

preferential treatment on affected 

segments of the U.S. textile and apparel 

industries, their workers, and 

consumers. 

All written submissions must conform 

with the provisions of section 201.8 of 

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (19 CFR 201.8); any 

submissions that contain confidential 

business information must also conform 

with the requirements of section 201.6 

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure (19 CFR 201.6). In the 

event that confidential treatment of the 

document is requested, an additional 

copy must be filed, in which the 

confidential information must be 

deleted. Section 201.6 of the rules 

requires that the cover of the document 

and the individual pages be clearly 

marked as to whether they are the 

‘‘confidential’’ or ‘‘nonconfidential’’

version, and that the confidential 

business information be clearly 

identified by means of brackets. All 

written submissions, except for 

confidential business information, will 

be made available in the Office of the 

Secretary to the Commission for 

inspection by interested parties. The 

Commission may include confidential 

business information submitted in the 

course of this investigation in the 

reports to the USTR. The Commission 

will also issue a public version of each 

report. Any confidential business 

information received by the 

Commission in this investigation and 

used in preparing the reports to the 

USTR will not be published in the 

public version of the report in a manner 

that would reveal the operations of the 

firm supplying the information. All 

submissions should be addressed to the 

Secretary, United States International 

Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20436. 

The Commission’s rules do not 

authorize filing submissions with the 

Secretary by facsimile or electronic 

means, except to the extent permitted by 

section 201.8 of the Commission’s Rules 

(19 CFR 201.8) (see Handbook for 

Electronic Filing Procedures, available 

on the Commission’s Internet site at 

ftp://ftp.usitc.gov/pub/reports/

electronic_filing_handbook.pdf). 

Persons with questions regarding 

electronic filing should contact the 

Secretary (202–205–2000 or 

edis@usitc.gov).

List of Subjects 

Caribbean, African, Andean, tariffs, 

imports, yarn, fabric, and apparel.

By order of the Commission.

Issued: February 3, 2004. 

Marilyn R. Abbott, 

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 04–2687 Filed 2–6–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation Nos. 731–TA–1043–1045 

(Final)] 

Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From 

China, Malaysia, and Thailand

AGENCY: International Trade 

Commission.

ACTION: Scheduling of the final phase of 

antidumping investigations. 

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives 

notice of the scheduling of the final 

phase of antidumping investigations 

Nos. 731–TA–1043–1045 (Final) under 

§ 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, Malaysia, and Thailand of 

polyethylene retail carrier bags, 

provided for in subheading 3923.21.00 

of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 

the United States.1

For further information concerning 

the conduct of this phase of the 

investigations, 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 26, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Olympia Hand, (202) 205–3182, 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 

these investigations may be viewed on 

the Commission’s electronic docket 

(EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background.—The final phase of 

these investigations is being scheduled 

as a result of affirmative preliminary 

determinations by the Department of 

Commerce that imports of polyethylene 

retail carrier bags from China, Malaysia, 

and Thailand are being sold in the 

United States at less than fair value 

within the meaning of § 733 of the Act 

(19 U.S.C. 1673b). The investigations 

were requested in a petition filed on 

June 20, 2003, by PCL Packaging, Inc., 

Barrie, Ontario; Sonoco Products Co., 

Hartsville, SC; Superbag Corp., Houston, 

TX; Vanguard Plastics, Inc., Farmers 

Branch, TX; and Interplast Group, Ltd., 

Livingston, NJ; collectively known as 

the Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bag 

Committee. 

Participation in the investigations 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 these 

investigations as parties must file an 

entry of appearance with the Secretary 

to the Commission, as provided in 

§ 201.11 of the Commission’s rules, no 

later than 21 days prior to the hearing 

Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 26 / Monday, February 9, 2004 / Notices 6005

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