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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).

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 solid

fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate from

Russia 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 July 23,

1999, by the ad hoc Committee for Fair

Ammonium Nitrate Trade (COFANT)

(consisting of Air Products & Chemicals,

Inc., Allentown, PA; Mississippi

Chemical Corp., Yazoo City, MS; El

Dorado Chemical Co., Oklahoma City,

OK; Nitram, Inc., Tampa, FL; LaRoche

Industries, Inc., Atlanta, GA; and WilGro Fertilizer, Inc., Celina, TX).

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

§ 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

§ 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 9, 2000, 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 this investigation beginning at

9:30 a.m. on March 23, 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 March 13, 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 March 15,

2000, 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 March 16, 2000. 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 March 30,

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 March 30,

2000. On April 20, 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 April 24, 2000, 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.

In accordance with §§ 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 § 207.21 of the Commission’s

rules.

Issued: January 12, 2000.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–1096 Filed 1–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 701–TA–178 (Review)

and 731–TA–636–638 (Review)]

Stainless Steel Wire Rod From Brazil,

France, India, and Spain

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Scheduling of full five-year

reviews concerning the countervailing

duty order and antidumping duty orders

on stainless steel wire rod from Brazil,

France, India, and Spain.

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives

notice of the scheduling of full reviews

pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the

Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.

§ 1675(c)(5)) (the Act) to determine

whether revocation of the

countervailing duty order and the

antidumping duty orders on stainless

steel wire rod from Brazil, France, India,

and Spain would be likely to lead to

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continuation or recurrence of material

injury. For further information

concerning the conduct of these reviews

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, D, E, and F (19 CFR part

207). Recent amendments to the Rules

of Practice and Procedure pertinent to

five-year reviews, including the text of

subpart F of part 207, are published at

63 F.R. 30599, June 5, 1998, and may be

downloaded from the Commission’s

World Wide Web site at http://

www.usitc.gov/rules.htm.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 11, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Valerie Newkirk (202–205–3190), 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).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On October 1, 1999, the Commission

determined that responses to its notice

of institution of the subject five-year

reviews were such that full reviews

pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Act

should proceed (64 F.R. 55962, October

15, 1999). A record of the

Commissioners’ votes, the

Commission’s statement on adequacy,

and any individual Commissioner’s

statements will be available from the

Office of the Secretary and at the

Commission’s web site.

Participation in the Reviews 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 these reviews

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, by 45

days after publication of this notice. A

party that filed a notice of appearance

following publication of the

Commission’s notice of institution of

the reviews need not file an additional

notice of appearance. The Secretary will

maintain a public service list containing

the names and addresses of all persons,

or their representatives, who are parties

to the reviews.

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 these reviews

available to authorized applicants under

the APO issued in the reviews, provided

that the application is made by 45 days

after publication of this notice.

Authorized applicants must represent

interested parties, as defined by 19

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

reviews. A party granted access to BPI

following publication of the

Commission’s notice of institution of

the reviews 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

reviews will be placed in the nonpublic

record on May 3, 2000, and a public

version will be issued thereafter,

pursuant to section 207.64 of the

Commission’s rules.

Hearing

The Commission will hold a hearing

in connection with the reviews

beginning at 9:30 a.m. on May 23, 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 May 16, 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 May 18, 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), 207.24,

and 207.66 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 to the reviews may submit

a prehearing brief to the Commission.

Prehearing briefs must conform with the

provisions of section 207.65 of the

Commission’s rules; the deadline for

filing is May 12, 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 207.67 of the

Commission’s rules. The deadline for

filing posthearing briefs is June 2, 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

reviews may submit a written statement

of information pertinent to the subject of

the reviews on or before June 2, 2000.

On June 23, 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 June 27, 2000,

but such final comments must not

contain new factual information and

must otherwise comply with section

207.68 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

reviews must be served on all other

parties to the reviews (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 reviews are being

conducted under authority of title VII of the

Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published

pursuant to section 207.62 of the

Commission’s rules.

By order of the Commission.

Issued: January 12, 2000.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–1095 Filed 1–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 701-TA–318 (Review)

and 731–TA–538 and 561 (Review)]

Sulfanilic Acid From China and India

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.