[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2645-2646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-1094]


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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.

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ACTION:  Scheduling of expedited five-year reviews concerning the 
countervailing duty and antidumping duty orders on sulfanilic acid from 
China and India.

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SUMMARY:  The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of 
expedited reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(3) of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(3)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation 
of the countervailing duty and antidumping duty orders on sulfanilic 
acid from China and India would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. 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 7, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Debra Baker (202-205-3180), 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

    On January 7, 2000, the Commission determined that the domestic 
interested party group responses to its notice of institution (64 FR 
53412, October 1, 1999) were adequate and the respondent interested 
party group responses were inadequate. The Commission did not find any 
other circumstances that would warrant conducting full reviews. \1\ 
Accordingly, the Commission determined that it would conduct expedited 
reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(3) of the Act. \2\
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    \1\ 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.
    \2\ Commissioner Okun did not participate in this phase of the 
five-year reviews.
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Staff Report

    A staff report containing information concerning the subject matter 
of the reviews will be placed in the nonpublic record on April 17, 
2000, and made available to persons on the Administrative Protective 
Order service list for these reviews. A public version will be issued 
thereafter, pursuant to section 207.62(d)(4) of the Commission's rules.

Written Submissions

    As provided in section 207.62(d) of the Commission's rules, 
interested parties that are parties to the reviews and that have 
provided individually adequate responses to the notice of institution, 
\3\ and any party other than an interested party to the reviews may 
file written comments with the Secretary on what determination the 
Commission should reach in the reviews. Comments are due on or before 
April 20, 2000, and may not contain new factual information. Any person 
that is neither a party to these five-year reviews nor an interested 
party may submit a brief written statement (which shall not contain any 
new factual information) pertinent to the reviews by April 20, 2000. 
However, should Commerce extend the time limit for its completion of 
the final results of its reviews, the deadline for comments (which may 
not contain new factual information) on Commerce's final results is 
three business days after the issuance of Commerce's results. If 
comments contain business proprietary information (BPI), they must 
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.
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    \3\ The Commission has found the response submitted by NFC to be 
individually adequate. Comments from other interested parties will 
not be accepted (see 19 CFR 207.62(d)(2)).
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    In accordance with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the 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.

Determinations

    The Commission has determined to exercise its authority to extend 
the review period by up to 90 days pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 
Sec. 1675(c)(5)(B).

    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. 00-1094 Filed 1-14-00; 8:45 am]
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