37408 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 115 / Wednesday, June 14, 2000 / Notices

1 19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5).

2 19 CFR part 201.

3 19 CFR part 207.

4 64 FR 41949, August 2, 1999. 5 65 FR 16632, March 29, 2000.

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 731–TA–474 and

475 (Review)]

Certain Lug Nuts From China and

Taiwan

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Scheduling of full five-year

reviews concerning the antidumping

duty orders on chrome-plated lug nuts

from China and Taiwan.

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives

notice of the scheduling of full reviews

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

Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act) 1 to

determine whether revocation of the

antidumping duty orders on chromeplated lug nuts from China and Taiwan

would be likely to lead to continuation

or recurrence of material injury within

a reasonably foreseeable time. The

Commission has determined to exercise

its authority to extend the review period

by up to 90 days pursuant to 19 U.S.C.

1675(c)(5)(B). 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,2 and part 207, subparts A, D, E, and

F.3

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 22, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William Chadwick (202–205–3390),

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 August 2, 1999, the Commission

instituted expedited reviews pursuant to

section 751(c)(5).4 However, in the

course of considering the record in the

expedited reviews, the Commission

determined, on March 22, 2000, that it

would proceed with full reviews

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

A record of the Commissioners’ votes,

the Commission’s statement on

adequacy, and any individual

Commissioner’s statements are 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 August 14, 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 August 31,

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 August 18,

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 August 24, 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 August 22, 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 September

12, 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

September 12, 2000. On October 4,

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 October 6, 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

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 115 / Wednesday, June 14, 2000 / Notices 37409

1The products and investigation numbers for the

various countries are: Argentina: light-walled

rectangular tube (731–TA–409); Brazil: circular

welded nonalloy steel pipe (731–TA–532); Canada:

oil country tubular goods (731–TA–276); India:

welded carbon steel pipe and tube (731–TA–271);

Korea: circular welded nonalloy steel pipe (731–

TA–533); Mexico: circular welded nonalloy steel

pipe (731–TA–534); Singapore: small diameter

standard and rectangular pipe and tube (731–TA–

296); Taiwan: small diameter carbon steel pipe and

tube (731–TA–132), oil country tubular goods (731–

TA–277), light-walled rectangular tube (731–TA–

410), and circular welded nonalloy steel pipe (731–

TA–536); Turkey: welded carbon steel pipe and

tube (701–TA–253 and 731–TA–273); Thailand:

welded carbon steel pipe and tube (731–TA–252);

and Venezuela: circular welded nonalloy steel pipe

(731–TA–537).

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: June 8, 2000.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–15006 Filed 6–13–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

Certain Pipe and Tube From Argentina,

Brazil, Canada, India, Korea, Mexico,

Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey,

and Venezuela 1

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Reopening of the record and

request for comments on the subject 5-

year reviews.

SUMMARY: The U.S. International Trade

Commission (the Commission) hereby

gives notice that it is reopening the

record in these reviews for the purpose

of considering new factual information,

submitted by any person and not

already submitted for the record,

regarding the agreement between

Siderca SA of Argentina and the United

Steelworkers of America concerning the

planned reactivation of the steel tube

mill located in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario,

Canada, formerly operated by Algoma

Steel Inc. of Canada, for the production

of oil country tubular goods.

The Commission is not reopening the

record for any purpose other than to

receive new factual information from

any person on this issue only and

comments from any party on this new

factual information. The record will

reopen on June 8, 2000, and will close

on June 14, 2000. On June 15, 2000, the

Commission will make available to

parties all information on which they

have not had an opportunity to

comment.

On or before June 19, 2000, parties

may submit final comments, not to

exceed 10 pages, double-spaced and

single-sided, on stationery measuring

81⁄2 by 11 inches, addressing only this

new factual information, but such final

comments must not contain any new

factual information not previously

submitted for the record 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 business

proprietary information (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

and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules,

each document filed by a party to these

reviews must be served on all other

parties to these 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.

For further information concerning

the reviews see the Commission’s Rules

of Practice and Procedure, part 201,

subparts A through E (19 CFR part 201),

and part 207, subparts A and F (19 CFR

part 207).

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 8, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brian R. Allen (202–708–4728), 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).

Authority: These reviews are being

conducted under authority of title VII of the

Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published

pursuant to section 207.21 of the

Commission’s rules.

By order of the Commission.

Issued: June 8, 2000.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–15005 Filed 6–13–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337–TA–414]

In the Matter of Certain Semiconductor

Memory Devices and Products

Containing Same; Notice of

Commission Determination To Grant a

Joint Motion To Terminate the

Investigation on the Basis of a

Settlement Agreement

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the U.S. International Trade

Commission has determined to grant a

joint motion to terminate the abovecaptioned investigation on the basis of

a settlement agreement, and to vacate

the final initial determination of the

presiding administrative law judge.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim

Yaworski, Esq., Office of the General

Counsel, U.S. International Trade

Commission, 500 E Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)

205–3096. 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 of the Tariff Act

of 1930. On February 1, 2000, the

Commission determined to review the

final ID in its entirety. 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