[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 13 (Thursday, January 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3246-3247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-1344]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 731-TA-527 (Review)]


Extruded Rubber Thread From Malaysia

AGENCY:  United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION:  Scheduling of a full five-year review concerning the 
antidumping duty order on extruded rubber thread from Malaysia.

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SUMMARY:  The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of a 
full review 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 
antidumping duty order on extruded rubber thread from Malaysia would be 
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury. For 
further information concerning the conduct of this review 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 FR 
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 13, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Gail Burns (202-205-2501), 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 November 4, 1999, the Commission determined that responses to 
its notice of institution of the subject five-year review were such 
that a full review pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Act should 
proceed (64 FR 62689, November 17, 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 Review 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 this review 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 
review 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 
review.

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 this review available to authorized 
applicants under the APO issued in the review, 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 review. A party granted 
access to BPI following publication of the Commission's notice of 
institution of the review 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 review will be placed in the 
nonpublic record on May 9, 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 review 
beginning at 9:30 a.m. on June 1, 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 22, 
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 25, 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 review 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 18, 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 8, 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 review may submit a written statement of information pertinent to 
the subject of the review on or before June 8, 2000. On July 5, 2000, 
the Commission will make available to parties all information on

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which they have not had an opportunity to comment. Parties may submit 
final comments on this information on or before July 7, 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 review must be served on 
all other parties to the review (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 review is 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.

    Issued: January 14, 2000.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
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