Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 79 / Monday, April 24, 2000 / Notices 21791

1For purposes of this investigation, Commerce

has defined the subject merchandise as ‘‘tin mill

flat-rolled products that are coated or plated with

tin, chromium or chromium oxides. Flat-rolled steel

products coated with tin are known as tin plate.

Flat-rolled steel products coated with chromium or

chromium oxides are known as tin-free steel or

electrolytic chromium-coated steel. The scope

includes all the noted tin mill products regardless

of thickness, width, form (in coils or cut sheets),

coating type (electrolytic or otherwise), edge

(trimmed, untrimmed or further processed, [sic] and

scroll cut), coating thickness, surface finish, temper,

coating metal (tin, chromium, chromium oxide),

reduction (single-or double-reduced), and whether

or not coated with a plastic material. All products

that meet the written physical description are

within the scope of this investigation unless

specifically excluded.’’

(b) The respondents are the following

companies alleged to be in violation of

section 337, and are the parties upon

which the complaint is to be served:

Hitachi, Ltd., 6, Kanda-Surugadai, 4-

chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101–8010,

Japan

Hitachi Semiconductor (America), Inc.,

179 East Tasman Drive, San Jose,

California 95134

Sega Enterprises, Ltd., 1–2 12 Haneda

Ota-Ku, Tokyo 144–8531, Japan

Sega of America, Inc., 650 Townsend

Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA

94103

(c) Karin J. Norton, Esq., Office of

Unfair Import Investigations, U.S.

International Trade Commission, 500 E

Street, SW, Room 401–A, Washington,

DC 20436, who shall be the Commission

investigative attorney, party to this

investigation; and

(4) For the investigation so instituted,

the Honorable Debra Morriss is

designated as the presiding

administrative law judge.

Responses to the complaint and the

notice of investigation must be

submitted by the named respondents in

accordance with § 210.13 of the

Commission’s rules of practice and

procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to

19 CFR 201.16(d) and 210.13(a), such

responses will be considered by the

Commission if received no later than 20

days after the date of service by the

Commission of the complaint and the

notice of investigation. Extensions of

time for submitting responses to the

complaint will not be granted unless

good cause therefor is shown.

Failure of a respondent to file a timely

response to each allegation in the

complaint and in this notice may be

deemed to constitute a waiver of the

right to appear and contest the

allegations of the compliant and to

authorize the administrative law judge

and the Commission, without further

notice to the respondent, to find the

facts to be as alleged in the complaint

and this notice and to enter both an

initial determination and a final

determination containing such findings,

and may result in the issuance of a

limited exclusion order or a cease and

desist order or both directed against

such respondent.

By order of the Commission.

Dated: April 18, 2000.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–10184 Filed 4–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 731–TA–860 (Final)]

Tin-and Chromium-Coated Steel Sheet

From Japan

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–860 (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 Japan of tin-and chromium-coated

steel sheet, provided for in subheadings

7210.11.00, 7210.12.00, 7210.50.00,

7212.10.00, 7212.50.00, 7225.99.00, and

7226.99.00 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: April 12, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christopher J. Cassise (202–708–5408),

Office of Investigations, U.S.

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).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The final phase of this investigation is

being scheduled as a result of an

affirmative preliminary determination

by the Department of Commerce that

imports of tin-and chromium-coated

steel sheet from Japan 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

October 28, 1999 by Weirton Steel

Corp., Weirton, WV.

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.

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Staff Report

The prehearing staff report in the final

phase of this investigation will be

placed in the nonpublic record on June

16, 2000, 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 June 29, 2000, 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 23, 2000. 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 26, 2000,

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 June 23, 2000.

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 July 7,

2000; 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 July 7, 2000.

On July 25, 2000, 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 27, 2000,

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.

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: April 17, 2000.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–10075 Filed 4–21–00; 8:45 am]

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 332–414]

Competitive Assessment of the U.S.

Large Civil Aircraft Aerostructures

Industry

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of investigation and

scheduling of public hearing.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 14, 2000.

SUMMARY: Following receipt of a request

on March 13, 2000, from the Committee

on Ways and Means of the U.S. House

of Representatives, the Commission

instituted investigation No. 332–414,

Competitive Assessment of the U.S.

Large Civil Aircraft Aerostructures

Industry, under section 332(g) of the

Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Industry-specific information may be

obtained from Mr. Peder Andersen

(202–205–3388), Office of Industries,

U.S. International Trade Commission,

Washington, DC 20436. For information

on the legal aspects of this investigation

contact Mr. William Gearhart of the

Office of the General Counsel (202–205–

3091). The media should contact Ms.

Margaret O’Laughlin, Office of External

Relations (202–205–1819). Hearing

impaired individuals are advised that

information on this matter can be

obtained by contacting the TDD

terminal on (202) 205–1810.

Background: As requested by the

Committee, the Commission, pursuant

to section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of

1930, has instituted an investigation and

will prepare a report examining the civil

aerostructures industry (e.g., fuselage,

wings, and landing gear) in its capacity

as a major supplier to the large civil

aircraft (LCA) industry. This study will

not include nonstructural components

such as avionics and engines. The

Commission will examine the

composition of the industry and recent

trends, the process of new

aerostructures development, the means

and trends in government supports and

other financial assistance, and the

relative strengths and weaknesses of the

aerostructures industries in the United

States, Europe, Canada, and to the

extent possible, Asia. The report will

focus on the ability of the U.S. civil

aerostructures industry and certain of its

suppliers to compete over the short and

long terms with those industries in

Europe, Canada, and to the extent

possible, Asia.

Public Hearing: A public hearing in

connection with the investigation will

be held at the United States

International Trade Commission

Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington,

DC, beginning at 9:30 a.m. on December

6, 2000. All persons will have the right

to appear, by counsel or in person, to

present information and to be heard.

Requests to appear at the public hearing

should be filed with the Secretary,

United States International Trade

Commission, 500 E Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20436, no later than

5:15 p.m., November 22, 2000. Any

prehearing briefs (original and 14

copies) should be filed no later than

5:15 p.m., November 22, 2000; the

deadline for filing post-hearing briefs or

statements is 5:15 p.m., December 20,

2000. In the event that, as of the close

of business on November 22, 2000, no

witnesses are scheduled to appear at the

hearing, the hearing will be canceled.

Any person interested in attending the

hearing as an observer or nonparticipant may call the Secretary of the

Commission (202–205–1806) after

November 22, 2000 to determine

whether the hearing will be held.

Written Submissions: In lieu of or in

addition to participating in the hearing,

interested parties are invited to submit

written statements concerning the

matters to be addressed by the

Commission in its report on this