Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 91 / Wednesday, May 10, 2000 / Notices 30133

1For purposes of this investigation, Commerce

has defined the subject merchandise as ‘‘pipes,

tubes, redraw hollows, and hollow bars, of circular

cross-section, containing 10.5 percent or more by

weight chromium, regardless of production process,

outside diameter, wall thickness, length, industry

specification (domestic, foreign or proprietary),

grade or intended use. Common specifications for

the subject circular seamless stainless steel hollow

products include, but are not limited to, ASTM–A–

213, ASTM–A–268, ASTM–A–269, ASTM–A–270,

ASTM–A–271, ASTM–A–312, ASTM–A–376,

ASTM–A–498, ASTM–A–511, ASTM–A–632,

ASTM–A–731, ASTM–A–771, ASTM–A–789,

ASTM–A–790, ASTM–A–826 and their proprietary

or foreign equivalents.’’

Excluded from the scope of the investigation are:

(1) finished oil country tubular goods (‘‘OCTG’’)

certified to American Petroleum Institute standards

5CT or 5D or to a proprietary OCTG specification;

(2) OCTG coupling stock with ‘‘mother-child

traceability’; (3) line pipe marked, produced,

warranted, or certified only to API or proprietary

line pipe specifications and used in a pipeline

application; and (4) hollow drill bars and rods.

Additional explanation of scope exclusions is

presented in Commerce’s preliminary notice of

sales at LTFV (65 FR 25306, May 1, 2000).

The products subject to this investigation are

covered by statistical reporting numbers

7304.10.5020; 7304.10.5050; 7304.10.5080;

7304.41.3005; 7304.41.3015; 7304.41.3045;

7304.41.6005; 7304.41.6015; 7304.41.6045;

7304.49.0005; 7304.49.0015; 7304.49.0045; and

7304.49.0060; of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of

the United States (HTS). The statistical reporting

numbers are provided for convenience; the written

description of the subject products is controlling.

General information concerning the

Commission may also be obtained by

accessing its Internet server (http://

www.usitc.gov).

Issued: May 5, 2000.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–11732 Filed 5–9–00; 8:45 am]

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[Investigation No. 731–TA–859 (Final)]

Circular Seamless Stainless Steel

Hollow Products 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–859 (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 circular seamless stainless

steel hollow products. 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 28, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Diane J. Mazur (202–205–3184), 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

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 circular seamless stainless

steel hollow products 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 26, 1999, by

Altx, Inc., Watervliet, NY; American

Extruded Products Corp., Beaver Falls,

PA; DMV Stainless USA, Inc., Houston,

TX; Salem Tube, Inc., Greenville, PA;

Sandvik, Steel Co., Scranton, PA;

International Extruded Products LLC d/

b/a Wyman-Gordon Energy Products—

IXP Buffalo, Buffalo, NY; and United

Steelworkers of America, AFL–CIO/

CLC, Pittsburgh, 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 June

29, 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 July 12, 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 July 5, 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 July 7, 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.

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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 July 6, 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 19,

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 19, 2000.

On August 10, 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 August 14,

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.

Issued: May 4, 2000.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–11731 Filed 5–9–00; 8:45 am]

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[Inv. No. 337–TA–414]

In the Matter of Certain Semiconductor

Memory Devices and Products

Containing Same; Notice of

Commission Determination To Extend

the Target Date for Completion of the

Investigation

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the U.S. International Trade

Commission has determined to extend

the target date for completion of the

above-captioned investigation by 45

days, or until Monday, June 26, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Clara Kuehn, Esq., Office of the General

Counsel, U.S. International Trade

Commission, 500 E Street, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20436, telephone

(202) 205–3012. Hearing-impaired

persons are advised that information on

this matter can be obtained by

contacting the Commission’s TDD

terminal on 202–205–1810. General

information concerning the Commission

may also be obtained by accessing its

Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Commission ordered the institution of

this investigation on September 18,

1998, based on a complaint filed on

behalf of Micron Technology, Inc., 8000

South Federal Way, Boise, Idaho 83707–

0006 (‘‘complainant’’). The notice of

investigation was published in the

Federal Register on September 25, 1998.

63 FR 51372 (1998).

The presiding administrative law

judge (ALJ) issued his final initial

determination (ID) on November 29,

1999, concluding that there was no

violation of section 337. He found that:

(a) Complainant failed to establish the

requisite domestic industry showing for

any of the three patents at issue; (b) all

asserted claims of the patents are

invalid; (c) none of the asserted claims

of the patents are infringed; and (d) all

of the patents are unenforceable for

inequitable conduct. On February 1,

2000, the Commission determined to

review the final ID in its entirety and

two procedural issues. The notice of the

Commission decision to review the final

ID was published in the Federal

Register on February 7, 2000. 65 FR

5890 (2000). On February 15, 2000,

respondents, complainant, and the

Commission investigation attorney (IA)

filed written submissions on the issues

under review. Responsive submissions

were filed on February 22, 2000.

On April 4, 2000, complainant Micron

and respondents Mosel Vitelic, Inc. and

Mosel Vitelic Corp. (collectively

‘‘Mosel’’) filed a joint motion to

terminate the investigation by

settlement and vacate the ID. The IA

filed a response to the joint motion on

April 14, 2000. The joint motion is

currently pending before the

Commission. The Commission

determined that, given the pending joint

motion, the target date for completion of

the investigation should be extended

until Monday, June 26, 2000. The

previous target date for completion of

this investigation was May 11, 2000.

The authority for the Commission’s

determination is contained in section

337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in

sections 201.14, 210.6, and 210.51(a) of

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (19 CFR 201.14, 210.6, and

210.51(a)).

Copies of the public version of all

nonconfidential documents filed in

connection with this investigation are or

will be available for inspection during

official business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15

p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S.

International Trade Commission, 500 E

Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20436,

telephone 202–205–2000.

By order of the Commission.

Issued: May 4, 2000.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–11730 Filed 5–9–00; 8:45 am]

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Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: United

States International Trade Commission.

TIME AND DATE: May 15, 2000 at 2 p.m.

PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street S.W.,

Washington, DC 20436, Telephone:

(202) 205–2000.

STATUS: Open to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

1. Agenda for future meeting: none.

2. Minutes.

3. Ratification List.

4. Inv. No. 731–TA–841

(Final)(Certain Non-Frozen

Concentrated Apple Juice from China)—

briefing and vote. (The Commission will

transmit its determination to the

Secretary of Commerce on May 22,

2000.)

5. Inv. No. 731–TA–429 (Review)

(Mechanical Transfer Presses from

Japan)—briefing and vote. (The

Commission will transmit its